Ten Movie/TV Cocktails (and their recipes)
A list of popular cocktails featured on-screen in some famous (and not so famous) films. Traditional recipes listed here may differ from the version prepared in the film. Bottoms up!
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- CreatorMatthew WeinerStarsJon HammElisabeth MossVincent KartheiserA drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.The guys at Sterling Cooper drink a lot of booze during the day, but Don Draper has ordered Old Fashioneds in several occasions outside the office.
Old Fashioned recipe:- 4 parts whiskey (Bourbon, rye or scotch)
- 1 sugar cube
- 2 dashes of Angostura
- 1 splash soda
- orange slice
- lemon twist
- 2 maraschino cherries
- DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsSean ConneryGert FröbeHonor BlackmanWhile investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.James Bond's signature on-screen drink is the Vodka Martini (though in the books he is much more eclectic in his choice of cocktails). I picked Goldfinger but this applies to most 007 films.
Dry Vodka Martini recipe:- 3 parts vodka
- a dash of dry vermouth
- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsJeff BridgesJohn GoodmanJulianne MooreJeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.The Dude is seen drinking a White Russian in almost every scene:
White Russian recipe:- 5 parts vodka
- 2 parts Kalhua or other coffee liquor
- 3 parts fresh milk cream
- DirectorMichael MannStarsColin FarrellJamie FoxxGong LiBased on the 1980s TV action/drama, this update focuses on vice detectives Crockett and Tubbs as their respective personal and professional lives become dangerously intertwined.Colin Farrell's Sonny Crockett claims to be a "fiend for mojitos" and even goes to Cuba to get one.
Mojito recipe:- 4 parts white rum
- 3 parts fresh lime juice
- 2 or 3 mint sprigs
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- soda water
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsHumphrey BogartIngrid BergmanPaul HenreidA cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.German officers order a French 75's at Rick's cafe, possibly to recover from the shock of finding out that there's gambling going on.
French 75 recipe:- 2 parts Gin
- 1 part simple syrup
- 1 part lemon juice
- champagne
- lemon twist
- DirectorUlu GrosbardStarsRobert De NiroRobert DuvallCharles DurningA worldly ambitious monsignor clashes with his older brother, a cynical Los Angeles homicide detective who is investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.Father Spellacy (Robert DeNiro) orders a Rob Roy straight up with a twist before having lunch with his brother Tom (Robert Duvall)
Rob Roy recipe:- 4 parts Scotch whisky
- 2 parts sweet vermouth
- 1 dash Angostura
- lemon twist
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsRobert De NiroJean RenoNatascha McElhoneA freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians.Although not actually consumed in the film, the Grasshopper's recipe is memorably referenced within a discussion about torture methods:
- Nobody can hold out indefinitely. Everybody has a limit. l spent some time in interrogation once.
- They make it hard on you?
- They don't make it easy. It was unpleasant. l held out as long as l could. All the stuff they tried... you just can't hold out for ever. Impossible.
- How'd they finally get to you ?
- They gave me a grasshopper.
- What's a grasshopper?
- That's two part gin, two part brandy, one part crème de menthe...
Classic Grasshopper recipe:- 2 parts Creme de menthe
- 2 parts Creme de cacao
- 2 parts fresh cream
- DirectorRichard ShepardStarsPierce BrosnanGreg KinnearHope DavisA globetrotting hitman and a crestfallen businessman meet in a hotel bar in Mexico City in an encounter that draws them together in a way neither expected.Pierce Brosnan's Julian Noble mentions that "Margaritas always taste better in Mexico" (along with something else, which we will leave unsaid...)
Classic Margarita recipe:- 7 parts Tequila
- 4 parts Triple Sec
- 3 parts lime juice
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsMarilyn MonroeTom EwellEvelyn KeyesWhen his family goes away for the summer, a hitherto faithful husband with an overactive imagination is tempted by a beautiful neighbor.Tom Ewell, channeling W.C. Fields, comments: "I'm perfectly capable of fixing my own breakfast. As a matter of fact, I had a peanut butter sandwich and two whiskey sours."
Whiskey Sour recipe:- 3 parts whiskey
- 2 parts fresh lemon juice
- 1 part simple syrup
- 1 dash egg white
- 1 maraschino cherry
- 1 slice orange
- CreatorDarren StarStarsSarah Jessica ParkerKim CattrallKristin DavisFour female New Yorkers gossip about their sex lives (or lack thereof) and find new ways to deal with being a woman in the late 1990s.One for the ladies. The Cosmopolitan is the signature drink of Carrie Bradshaw and company (in an episode, she even tries to order a cheeseburger with large fries with a Cosmo for a drink).
Cosmopolitan recipe:- 4 parts vodka
- 1 parts Cointreau
- 2 parts lime juice
- 3 parts cranberry juice