What to know
- Seattle’s viral raccoon “Jimothy” has inspired the “Trash Panda” cocktail at a Seattle Mariners game, featuring an alcoholic drink served in a miniature trash bin with a faux raccoon tail and a Jimothy sticker.
- The themed drink is the latest tribute to the internet-famous raccoon, with other Seattle businesses also creating Jimothy-inspired cocktails following his virality.
- While Toronto has seemingly yet to debut its own Jimothy-themed drink, the city’s reputation with having an unofficial raccoon mascot, may mean seeing some renditions of its own soon.
- The cocktail has generated enthusiastic reactions online, with fans praising the Mariners’ marketing, joking about ordering the drink despite its appearance, and calling on the Toronto Blue Jays to create their own version.
Seattle’s global celebrity is still making waves, with a Mariners game at the city’s T-Mobile Park whipping up a raccoon- and garbage-themed cocktail.
The novelty style drink, dubbed the “Trash Panda,” features an unspecified alcoholic beverage in a plastic trash bin. The bin has a sticker of the iconic short-spined “Jimothy,” as well as a faux Raccoon tail garnish coming out of the top.
The drink follows the internet’s newfound love for the strangely shaped raccoon, spotted in Seattle just a couple of weeks prior.
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Jimothy captured millions of hearts online with his unusually short stature and distinctive walk.
Jimothy’s internet fame is now inspiring cocktails and other novelties
Other establishments in the south-of-the-border city have also jumped on the trend, with one restaurant dubbing a dark rum, coconut rum & cream beverage as Jimothy-inspired.
The drinks are one of many tributes popping up since the raccoon became a viral sensation.
Sightings of Jimothy, or Jimothy-inspired memorabilia in Toronto are yet to be seen, but being a city whose unofficial mascot is the raccoon, and has had a viral raccoon itself, it’s surely not far behind.
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‘Why have the Blue Jays not done this?’
The “Trash Panda” drink has caused a stir far beyond Seattle, with many people sharing their love for Jimothy under the post.
“This is so cool. We love Jimothy,” one X user said.
Another X user praised the Mariners for jumping on the trend.
“Fantastic marketing 👏🏻,” they wrote on X.
Despite the absurdity of the cocktail, many were still intrigued.
“That looks f**king disgusting and yes i will order two for myself, please.,” one X user wrote.
Some Canadians were also into the drink, asking when it would be Toronto’s turn to have their very own “Trash Panda.”
“Why have the Blue Jays not done this???” one X user asked.
Ultimately, the meme-turned-drink won over the hearts of many.
“Release the recipe so we can all have a trash panda 🤣,” one X user suggested.
