It’s almost
time for the long-awaited Oscar night, and our bartender friends have
whipped up three celebratory cocktails inspired by this year’s biggest
nominees. While the A-listers show off their red carpet looks, you can
treat your viewing party guests to a selection of cocktails giving a nod
to this year’s big ticket nominees: The Revenant, Joy and Mad Max: Fury Road.
Celebrate Best Actor Nominee Leonardo DiCaprio with…The Bear Claw
Recipe created by John Henderson of The Happiest Hour NYC
Recipe created by John Henderson of The Happiest Hour NYC
After a “grizzly” bear attack, we’re certain Leonardo DiCaprio’s Revenant character could have used a life-sustaining cocktail… amongst
other things. With an orange swath reminiscent of a bear claw, this
morphing Maker’s Mark cocktail is surely the perfect drink to cheer on
Revenant for a Best Picture win.
2 parts Maker’s Mark Bourbon
¼ part Cherry Heering
1 dash Chocolate Mole Bitters
1 2x2 cola cube*
¾ part soda water
Orange swath
Place one cola cube into a short rocks glass; add Maker’s Mark, bitters, and soda water. Drizzle Cheery Herring over the top of the ice cube (which will slowly sink to the bottom of the cocktail for bloody effect!); stir briefly to incorporate and express an orange swath over the surface of the drink. *Cola cube: Freeze Mexican Coca-Cola overnight in a 2x2 ice cube tray
Celebrate Best Picture Nominee Mad Max: Fury Road with…The Furious Skull
If there’s one thing Mad Max and
Furiosa could have used after their high-speed chase through the
desert, it could’ve been a refreshing ice cold drink to take the edge
off. In this cocktail, the ice cube is the star, and is also a nod to
the skull-like mask worn by the merciless villain Immortal Joe.
1 ½ parts Sugar Island Spiced Rum
¾ part sweet vermouth
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 Campari ice cube*
In
a short rocks glass, combine Sugar Island Rum, sweet vermouth and dash
of Angostura bitters. Place the Campari ice cube in glass and if
desired, garnish with a SMALL pinch of pink salt. As the salt hits the
cube, it will spur the Campari cube to melt.
*Campari ice cube: Overnight, freeze a mixture of Campari and water in a skull-shaped mold, at a ratio close to 50:50
Celebrate Best Actress Nominee Jennifer Lawrence (from Joy) with…The Spill-Proof Shot
Created by Niccole Trzaska, The Liberty
J.
Law’s character in Joy became an overnight success by inventing the
Miracle Mop, and has been known to take a few on-stage tumbles in real
life. But lucky for you, no clean-up will be necessary with these
spill-proof gelatin shots that you can make ahead of your viewing party.
Makes 12-14 gelatin shots
5 ounces Ménage à Trois Straight Vodka
5 ounces water
5 ounces Tres Agaves Margarita Mix
1 Packet of Gelatin
Mix
all ingredients until smooth and no bubbles appear. Pour into gelatin
molds in the shape of your choice. Set in refrigerator until it becomes a
gel (Gelatin is not a solid nor a liquid it is both. So the higher the
alcohol the thinner the mixture will be)
These are so clever and perfect! I love the looks of the Furious Skull, but The Spill-Proof Shot looks like my kind of drink. Can't wait for Oscar night and sipping on these would only make it better.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great collection of cocktails for Oscars night! I think they all look fun and tasty, but our cupboard always has a good bourbon, so we may try the Bear Claw!
ReplyDeleteThese cocktails sound so festive and perfect for the Oscars. I was just going to pop open some prosecco, but maybe I should be more adventurous :)
ReplyDeleteLove these creative and fun cocktails Think I'm going to go with the spill proof shots!
ReplyDeleteThe post is fantastic! I love it so much:)
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Love the creativity in these drinks!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun post! Perfect for an Oscars party.
ReplyDeleteSuch fun cocktails for an Academy Awards party.
ReplyDeleteThey all look fabulous, I'm not sure I could pick one. Although that skull one is pretty darn cool.
ReplyDeleteThese are all so much fun. My favorite is the bear claw. LOL
ReplyDeleteRenee - Kudos Kitchen
How awesome these are! What a fun post. I haven't seen these movies, but I want to drink these drinks. Especially that Bear Claw.
ReplyDeleteOooo I love that Bear Claw and the glass that it's in!
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