There is an attempted poisoning in Philip Pullman 's The Golden Compass .
In Philip Pullman 's Northern Lights , there is an attempted poisoning by the Master of Jordan College ( the novel ) or an official of the Magisterium ( the film ) of one of the major characters , Lord Asriel , via a decanter of Tokaji ( spelt 'Tokay ' ) in the first chapter .
Tokaji