It’s Oscar night!
A lot of the MAM Fam are either hosting or attending Oscar watching parties. But the question is…what should you drink??
I have used my sommelier training to create a custom cocktail list that works with this year’s Best Picture nominees.
Joker - Suffering Bastard
- 1 ounce bourbon, 1 ounce gin, 1 ounce fresh lime juice, 1 dash Angostura bitters, 4 ounces chilled ginger ale— I cannot in good conscience endorse mixing gin and bourbon. I can, however recommend consuming a stiff drink while watching the Joker.
Marriage Story- The Last Word
- ¾ gin, ¾ luxardo, ¾ lime, ¾ green chartreuse
— With a very dialogue heavy script like Marriage Story, Its safe to say the two main characters fought over having the last word a lot. Hopefully this cocktail will provide the much needed “beer goggles” while you debate the age old question: is Adam Driver hot or not?
1917 - Dark ‘n Stormy
- (2 ounces dark rum, preferably Gosling's, 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice (optional,) Ice, 1 candied ginger slice, 3 ounces chilled ginger beer)
— The official rum ration for British soldiers during World War I was 2.5 ounces per man twice weekly. Rum was so ubiquitous in the trenches that it was used not only as a reward for the men but also as a treatment for almost all of their aliments. Also an acceptable drink for ‘1917’ is ‘one shot’ of the finest British ale. Get it? One shot?!
Little Women - Hot Toddy
- 2 ounces Bourbon, ½ ounce lemon, ¾ honey, Hot water
— It’ s cold. Everyone is dying. Enjoy a hot toddy and be thankful you don’t live in the Reconstruction Era.
Jojo Rabbit - Champagne Cocktail
- 1 sugar cube, Angostura bitter, top with Champagne
— “You’ll drink champagne if you’re happy, Champagne if you’re sad.”
Parasite - Death in the Afternoon
- 1 1⁄2 oz Absinthe, 4 1⁄2 oz Champagne
— Spoilers! Also acceptable, anything with peach schnapps.
The Irishman - Irish Coffee
- 2 oz Jameson, ½ simple, top with coffee
— This movie is three hours and 30 minutes. You need an Irish Coffee.
Ford v Ferrari - Manhattan
- 2 ounces Bourbon, 1 ounce Vermouth, dash bitters
— Bourbon and Ford are arguably two of the most American entities. Add a little Italian vermouth as a nod to Ferrari and dash of bitters to settle your stomach during the racing scenes you’ve got a perfect cocktail to enjoy during Ford v. Ferrari.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - Bloody Mary
- 1 lemon wedge, 1 lime wedge, 2 oz vodka, 4 oz tomato juice, 2 dashes Tabasco, 2 tsp horseradish, 2 dashes Worcestershire, 1 pinch celery salt, 1 pinch black pepper, 1 pinch paprika
— Surprisingly, vodka didn’t become popularized in the U.S. until the ‘50s when Hollywood actors discovered its “discreet smell”- meaning they could drink on set all they wanted without smelling like booze. No doubt Rick Dalton consumed numerous Bloody Marys on set.
Enjoy, and please, drink responsibly.