
Posted by Blueprint
Well, it looks like the Oscars are back in business, and are scheduled to air this Sunday. While settling into the you-shaped indent on the sofa to watch, why not try one of these cocktails inspired by some of the nominees?

Tommy Lee Jones in No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
Texas Ranger
1/2 oz gin
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
1/2 oz dry vermouth
3/4 oz grapefruit juice
1/4 maraschino liqueur
Add all ingedients to a cocktail shaker and strain. Serve in a cocktail glass.
Sweeney Todd
Bloody Mary
1 1/2 oz of vodka
1/2 c tomato juice
2 tz fresh lemon juice
Worchestire sauce to taste
Tabasco to taste
1 celery stick to garnish
1 lemon wedge to garnish
Optional:
Rim line of glasses with old bay (first rub rim with wedge of lemon)
Add horseradish sauce to taste
Combine the vodka, the tomato juice, the lemon juice, the
Worcestershire sauce, the Tabasco, 1 cup ice cubes, and salt and pepper
to taste, shake the mixture well, and strain it into a tall glass
filled with ice cubes. Garnish the Bloody Mary with the celery stick
and the lemon wedge.

Viggo Mortensen (and his vodka) in Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
Russian Roulette
1/2 oz Galliano
1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz banana brandy
1/2 oz orange juice
1/4 oz fresh lemon juice
Several fresh banana pieces
Pour all ingredients in iced cocktail shaker & strain.
La Vie En Rose
Cabernet Cobbler
4 oz chilled Cabernet Sauvignon red wine
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp superfine sugar
2 oz chilled soda water
Dissolve the sugar in the lemon juice and the water in a large wine
glass. Add cracked ice and pour the Cabernet Sauvignon wine. Stir
gently. Garnish with an orange slice, and serve.
There Will Be Blood
Danny's Downfall
1 oz blended whiskey
1 oz gin
1 oz sweet vermouth
Pour all ingredients into a mixing glass and stir with ice. Serve in a cocktail glass.
what is the name of the vodka viggo mortensen is drinking at the table.
Posted by: Deandre | Friday, September 19, 2008 at 02:37 AM
eastern promises looks good
Posted by: patrick | Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 05:43 PM