Award-Worthy Cocktails for The Oscars 2014!

And the nominees are…!

In anticipation of the red hot red carpet this Sunday, Goodtaste got together with several of our go-to mixologists from the Houston hospitality scene to concoct a cocktail, inspired by their favorite film nominated at the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2, 2014 (7e|4p).

Needless to say, with so many amazing films from the past year, we savored every last drop of their creative creations…

These recipes can be a lot of fun to whip together for any festive viewing parties! And the winners are:

Eleven XI for The Wolf of Wall Street:

The Jonah

Ingredients:

• One whole egg
• 1 ½ ounces of Old Forester Straight Bourbon Whisky
• 1/2 ounce of St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
• 3/4 ounce of  Domaine de Canton French Ginger Liqueur
• 1/2 ounce of turbinado syrup – equal parts of sugar in the raw and water; bring water to boil and stir in sugar as it dissolves
• 2 dashes of Tiki bitter
• 1 ounce of lemon juice

Crack egg into shaker and add remaining ingredients. Shake dry (no ice) for two minutes.  Add ice and shake for another minute and a half. Pour into glass and garnish with ground cinnamon and Angostura bitters.

The Leo

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces of Pierre Ferrand cognac
• 3/4 ounce of Dolin Dry Vermouth
• 1/2 ounce of Cocchi Americano vermouth
• 1/4 ounce of Mathilde Poire Liqueur
• 2 dashes of orange bitters

Mix ingredients in glass, stir and garnish with lemon twist.

Liberty Kitchen & Oysterette for August: Osage County:

The ‘Julia Roberts’

• 1.5 oz 1876 Vodka infused with pineapple
• .5 oz St Germain
• 2 oz cranberry juice

Shaken over ice. Strained into martini glass. Topped off with Bisol Rose. Garnish with Cherry.

 

 And a Bonus…

“Her”

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz Herradura Anejo Tequila
• .5 oz Grand Marnier Cuvee du Centenaire
• 4 oz Vanilla Custard (ice cream can be substituted)

Blend in blender. Served up with brulee sugar as garnish.

 

Masraff’s for Blue Jasmine:

Ingredients:

• 1oz Cognac (Hennessy VS is fine)
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 1/2 oz simple syrup
• 1/2oz Leopold Cranberry Liqueur

 

Also Try:

 

Boudro’s Tangerine Dream

 

 

Bohanan’s Old Fashioned American Hustle

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