Richard Sherman: “Miss Morris, I’m perfectly capable of fixing my own breakfast. As a matter of fact, I had a peanut butter sandwich and two whiskey sours.”
As Miss Morris, when we hear “The Seven Yea Itch” (1955), we think Whiskey Sours; and vice versa:
Shake with ice, strain into ice-filled old-fashioned glass and serve on the rocks … and try to keep your eyes on the drink.
Recalling the serial killer in “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984) who murders his victims in their dreams, here’s a drink to keep you awake, though not sober:
Combine all ingredients in a shaker. Shake hard and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a dash of cinnamon.
* = For pumpkin spice syrup, blend the following ingredients until smooth:1 15 oz can of pumpkin puree2 cups water1 1/2 cups sugar1 tsp cinnamon1/2 tsp ground dried ginger1/2 tsp nutmeg1/4 tsp. ground cloves
Michael Williams: [sees dozens of stick-men hanging from trees] “No red-neck is this creative.”
“The Blair Witch Project” (1999).
The Tiny Hands cocktail was purportedly thought up by Deidre Darling of Chicago’s The Savoy, who describes the drink: “The cocktail is further enhanced by the bitterness of the Fernet-Branca. The garnish was inspired by the formation of dolls out of wooden sticks.”
Fill all ingredients into a shaker, shake to emulsify egg white, add ice and shake to chill. Strain and garnish with cinnamon sticks, cloves and tea leaves.*To infuse Sailor Jerry Rum with tea, soak tea bags in rum. Let steep. Strain before use.
If it’s good enough for Jake and Elwood … . So thought many and the drink made a comeback in the early 80ies.
John Candy and the Orange Whip on YouTube:
Quoting those words no one really wants to hear when picking up a hitchhiker:
Hitchhiker: “My family’s always been in meat.”
“The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (1974)
This refreshingly crispy cinnamon and cider cocktail mix complements a good medium-rare piece of meat very nicely … or perhaps it might chill you to the bone, depends on the company.
Pour ingredients over Ice. Stir. Garnish with stemmed maraschino cherry.
Stirred over ice, strained into a chilled glass, served “straight up” or “on the rocks”, garnish with Maraschino cherry or lemon twist and serve in an iced cocktail glass.
Created by Beefeater in Honour of Helen Mirren‘s “The Queen” (2006), ideal for an Oscar viewing party:
Pour into Old Fashioned glass filled with ice, stir and garnish with lime wheels.
Originally created at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in the 1930ies, its first revival is due to a 1972 Rolling Stones party at the Trident in Sausalito where Mick Jagger liked it so much that he and his entourage started drinking them down and making the drink popular, although the 1988 film by the same name starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Mel Gibson and Kurt Russell also did it’s part.
Pour tequila and orange juice and mix together. In a tall glass, fill with ice cubes and pour in mixture. The secret is the red to yellow gradient. Take grenadine and slowly add it in to allow it to fall to the bottom. Take an orange slice and maraschino cherry and garnish.
Bartender: “What will you be drinking, sir”
Jack: “Hair of the dog that bit me, Lloyd.”
Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) in “The Shining” (1980)
No, this cocktail was not served at the Overlook Hotel, although this bitter-sweet mix of vermouth and bitters does in some ways convey the growing anxiety leading up to Jack’s rampage and ultimate death.
It’s a drink to come home to:
Combine all ingredients in a shaker, then strain into a cocktail glass and top with a cinnamon stick.
Fill a shot glass with cherry vodka and put inside a larger glass. Take the energy drink and pour into the glass until it reaches the top of the shot glass.
The rumour suggesting that Chuck’s canned urine was the original recipe for Red Bull remains unconfirmed.
A vodka-based mint-julep, created for the “Atonement” (2007) Oscar party:
Don’t forget to save the water ’till last to top off.
Holly, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961): “Promise me one thing: don’t take me home until I’m drunk – very drunk indeed.”
Pour white creme de cacao into a 2 oz shot glass for the first layer. Follow it up by floating 1 oz of heavy cream on top. Add whipped cream and a maraschino cherry.
Or iss it milk? A White Russian? A Knifey Moloko high-ball?
From Johnny Depp‘s “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” (1998):
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes, shake and strain into high-ball glass. Garnish with pineapple and cocktail cherry. For the professional: try a mezcal on the side.
The origin of the drink is unclear, but legend has it that Marlon Brando favoured this cocktail during the shooting of Mario Puzo’s“The Godfather” (1972).
Bourbon instead of scotch is optional, on ice in an old-fashioned glass, and be sure to order in a joisey accent. Replace the scotch with vodka and you’ve got a “Godmother”, replace it with cream and you’ve got a “Godchild”. If you prefer Cognac instead of whiskey, check “The French Connection” elsewhere in this list.
Nick & Nora’s Dry Martini
Nick Charles: “What are you drinking?”
Guest: “Nothing, thanks. Nothing.”
Nick Charles: “Oh, that’s a mistake.”
Reporter: Is he working on a case?
Nora Charles: Yes.
Reporter: What case?
Nora Charles: A case of scotch.
When in doubt, seek professional advice:
Nick Charles: “The important thing is the rhythm. Always have rhythm in your shaking. Now a Manhattan you shake to fox-trot time, a Bronx to two-step time, a dry Martini you always shake to waltz time. Add ingredients to a mixing glass and fill with ice, stir, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a small Spanish olive without pimento.”
As the bartender in “The Nutty Professor” commented:
“You going to drink this here, or are you going to take it home and rub it on your chest?” The drink was tested by experts: “This is totally drinkable – kind of like a weird Manhattan.” … or was that “Yeah, we’re in Manhattan and it’s weird.”?
The Dude‘s, of “The Big Lebowski” (1998) fame, favourite:
Pour coffee liqueur and vodka into an ice filled Old Fashioned glass. Float fresh cream on top and stir slowly. ”
And this film being a treasure trove memes and animated GIFs, 2nd perhaps only to “Animal House” (1978), here are a few I collected or rendered for my Twitter audience:
No, it isn’t a Knifey Moloko high-ball. The author of “A Clockwork Orange” Anthony Burgess left us few clues except that one of the main ingredients is milk and probably barbiturates to taste, but this drink isn’t a bad replacement:
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, gin, whiskey, orange and lime juices, simple syrup and bitters, shake, strain into a chilled coupé, garnish with nutmeg and serve.
The 100th post belongs of course to W.C. Fields, the comedian remembered for playing profane, child-hating, boastful, dishonest, lecherous, and on occasion physically violent characters on-screen, and apparently not being the nicest of people off-screen.
If Mae West at least made pro forma attempts of disguising the gist of her lines and quotes in the flimsiest of innuendos or spoonerisms, such as …
”A hard man is good to find.”
(but not“Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me.” which is a famous misquote)
… Fields was much more straight-forward with his favourite subject:
”Somebody left the cork out of my lunch.”
”I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.”
”The cost of living has gone up another dollar a quart.”
Since Mr. Fields was not much of a cocktail man, though he did purportedly begin his day with two Martinis, one before and one after breakfast, therefore making it difficult to nail down his drinking habits to one type of drink, the ”Gin & Orange” will have to serve as a stand in:
During the shooting of ”Tillie and Gus” (1933) Fields spiked the orange juice of his three-year old co-star Baby LeRoy and later, with the toddler staggering across the stage, Fields kept muttering: ”The kid’s no trooper. Look at him, he ain’t no trooper.”
Fill a chilled rocks glass with ice cubes, add all ingredients and garnish with an orange peel.
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