From the Bond's martini to the Sex and the City's Cosmopolitan, and from Marilyn's Manhattan to the Cocktail's Red Eye, all these drinks are synonymous with their on-screen characters. So, the next time you watch these movies, make the famous cocktail for yourself to double-up the fun. Most of the drinks have their original recipes but we present to you the recipes that made them famous. Also, don't forget to utter those famous dialogs while enjoying your drink.
Ingredients: ? 2 oz. London dry gin or cognac
? 1 ? oz. Lemon juice
? 1 tsp. Castor sugar/superfine sugar
? Sparkling wine
Glass - Collins glass/Champagne Flute
Directions:
Stir gin/cognac along with lemon juice in a Collins glass. Now, add sugar to the drink and stir well. Add ice to it and stir the drink. Once all the ingredients have mixed, top it up with champagne. You can garnish it with a lemon slice.
Ingredients: ? 1 oz. Vodka
? 6 oz. Tomato juice
? 1 can of Beer
? 1 raw Egg
Glass - Frosted Mug/Collins Glass
Directions:
Pour vodka in the frosted mug and then add tomato juice to it. Now, add chilled beer to the drink but do not stir. Crack an egg and add the contents to the mug. Do not stir and serve the drink. You can top it up with lemon peel or with celery stalks (just like Bloody Mary). You can also add coffee to it!
Cosmopolitan ~ Sex and the City
Ingredients: ? 1 oz. Vodka
? ? oz. Triple sec. (Cointreau orange liqueur)
? ? oz. Lime juice
? ? oz. Cranberry juice
Glass - Martini
Directions:
Shake vodka, triple sec., lime juice and cranberry juice in a shaker. Once they are mixed well, add ice to the drink and shake again. Pour the cocktail in a martini glass and garnish it with lemon peel or orange peel.
Whiskey Sours ~ The Seven Year Itch
Ingredients: ? 1.5 oz. Whiskey or bourbon
? 1.5 oz. Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
? 1 Egg white
? ? tsp. Sugar (powdered)
? Maraschino cherry
Glass - Old Fashioned
Directions:
Shake whiskey, lemon juice, egg white and sugar in a shaker with ice. Now, strain the drink into an old fashioned whiskey glass and garnish it with cherries.
White Russian ~ The Big Lebowski
Ingredients: ? 2 oz. Vodka
? 1 oz. Kahlua or any coffee-flavored liqueur
? 1 oz. Cream
Glass - Old Fashioned
Directions:
Add vodka and Kahlua in the glass (prefill the glass with ice). Now top it up with cream and enjoy the drink.
Singapore Slings ~ Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Ingredients: ? 1? oz. Gin
? ? oz. Cherry Heering
? ? oz. Cointreau
? ? oz. Benedictine
? 4 oz. Pineapple juice
? ? oz. Lime juice
? 1/3 oz. Grenadine
? 1 dash Angostura Bitters
Glass - Highball
Directions:
Shake all the ingredients in a shaker with ice, and strain it into a highball glass. You can garnish it with cherry or a slice of pineapple.
Ingredients: ? 2 oz. White rum
? 2 oz. Fresh lime juice
? 2 tsp. Sugar
? Soda water
? Mint leaves
Glass - Collins glass
Directions:
Muddle mint leaves and sugar, then add ice. Now pour rum and lime juice and stir. Add club soda/soda water and garnish with mint leaves.
Sweet Vermouth on the Rocks ~ Groundhog Day
Ingredients: ? Sweet Vermouth
? Lemon Wedge
Glass - Old Fashioned/ Highball
Directions:
Take the old fashioned glass and add ice to it. Now, slowly pour the sweet vermouth to it. Now, add twist lemon over the glass. Don't stir or shake the drink. You can garnish the drink with a lemon wedge. Your drink is ready, on the rocks and with the lemon twist, of course!
Ingredients: ? ? oz. Sweet vermouth
? 2.5 oz. Bourbon whiskey
? 1 dash Bitters
? 1 Maraschino cherry
? 1 Orange peel
Glass - Martini/Old Fashioned
Directions:
Shake all the ingredients along with ice in a cocktail shaker. Stir the drink in a martini glass and garnish it with cherry and orange peel.
Next time you are in a party or at a social gathering, impress your friends by sharing this information with them. But don't forget to order your drink, with the dramatic twist! Cheers...
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