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Episode 206: Oscar Pre-Show with Jake from Galaxy of Film

This week we are joined by Jake from Galaxy of Film to go through our Oscar picks and get excited for the biggest night in Hollywood! 


Plus we grab some Don Julio and get our cocktails prepped for Oscar Night!


Cocktails come from Drinks Digest!

Golden Age Gimlet

 

  •  1.5oz Tequila Don Julio Blanco
  • 1.5oz Fresh pineapple juice
  • .75oz Fresh lime juic
  • .5oz Vanilla syrup 


Add ingredients to cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into chilled nick & nora glass. Garnish with olive.

The Class Act

  

  •  1.5oz mint-infused Tequila Don Julio 1942
  • .75oz fresh lemon juice
  • .5oz simple syrup
  • .33oz milk 


Add ingredients to clean mason jar and let sit overnight. Strain through coffee filter 2x. Serve in rocks glass with large ice cube.. 

Episode 205: Captain America: Brave New World & Red Hot Punch

When the newly elected President Thaddeus Ross tasks Sam Wilson, Captain America, to regroup the Avengers, an old nemesis is going to resurface to show the world Ross' true colors.


This week we go back into the MCU, plus we mix up a margarita that's as fiery as the Red Hulk.


Join us for lots of plot points, NA Tequila, new heroes, and a chat about Captain America: Brave New World!


This week's cocktail comes from The Alamo Draft House!

Ingredients

  • 1.5oz Tequila (We used the Ritual N/A Option)
  • 2.5oz Strawberry Puree
  • .5oz Lime Juice
  • 3 dashes Firewater Bitters

Instructions

  Shake all ingredients with ice then strain into ice filled rocks glass. 

Episode 204: You've Got Mail & the Coffee Negroni

Love and the internet age come to a head when two strangers cross paths as their hearts and bookstores are on the line. Plus, we brew up some espresso to catch that NYC 1990's vibe.


This week we get mail, hang out with the best dog, and try to make our way through the ups and downs of on-line dating at a time where a dial up modem was your connection to the world.


Join us for coffee, for literature, for secret keeping, for the best work friends, and a chat about You've Got Mail!


Cocktail comes from Coffee Bean Corral!

Ingredients

  • 1oz Gin
  • 1oz Campari
  • .5oz Sweet Vermouth
  • .5oz Coffee Liqueur
  • 1oz Espresso

Instructions

 Add ingredients to shaker and shake. Add ice and shake again. Strain into coupe glass.    

Episode 203: The Color Purple & Purple Lemonade

In this American classic we will follow Celie throughout her life of trauma, hardships, love, and connection. 


We'll talk about the acting performances, the Oscar nominations, the design of this adaptation, and mix up a purple lemonade to have along the way.


This week's cocktail inspiration comes from DaVinci Gourmet!

Ingredients

  • 3.75oz Lemonade
  • 1/3oz Lychee Liqueur or Syrup
  • 1.5oz Peablossom Gin

Instructions

 Shake lemonade and lychee with ice. Dump into tall glass and carefully pour over gin.   

Episode 202: The Wild Robot & Winter Scarves

This week we help Roz the robot with her task of training up Brightbill and mixing up a cocktail to help us survive the winter.


We are headed to the island to learn from the animals, come together, and probably cry over one of the years best animated films.


Join us for Grey Goose, beaver helpers, winter storms, love triumphing over all, and a chat about The Wild Robot!


This week's cocktail comes from Grey Goose!

Ingredients

  • 1.5oz GREY GOOSE® Vodka
  • 1oz Bénédictine Liqueur (Or Sub Honey)
  • 3oz Boiling Water
  • 2 Lemon Wheels
  • 1 Slice Of Fresh Ginger
  • 1 Large Cinnamon Stick
  • Garnish Lemon Wedge
  • Garnish Cloves

Instructions

 Add ingredients to mug, let steep for 3 minutes then enjoy!  

Episode 201: Mary Poppins & Rum Punch

When Mr. & Mrs. Banks needs some help taking care of their children, Mary Poppins will fly in on her magical umbrella and teach the children...and Mr. Banks....the true meaning of family.


This week we are mixing up a rum punch to help the medicine go down and chatting one of the most classic of Disney films.


Join us for rum, chimney sweeps, horse races, singing, and a chat about Mary Poppins!

Ingredients

  • 1.25oz Light Rum
  • 1.25oz Dark Rum
  • 2oz Pineapple Juice
  • 1oz Orange Juice
  • .75oz Lime Juice
  • .5oz Grenadine
  • Maraschino Cherries for garnish

Instructions

Add ingredients to shaker tin with ice. Shake and strain into hurricane or pint glass with fresh ice. Garnish with cherries.   

Episode 200: Nosferatu

This week for our 200th episode we are taking a look at one of the most historically important films of them all, 1922's Nosferatu and seeing how 102 years of influence shaped the 2024 version.


Join us for spooky counts, black & white, a ghastly and delicious martini, and a chat about Nosferatu!


Cocktail comes from In Vino Paratus.

Ingredients

  •  2oz London Dry Gin 
  • .75oz Lillet Blanc
  • .25oz Creme de Violette
  • Pomegranate Arils

Instructions

Add ingredients to shaker with ice. Shake or stir then strain into chilled coupe class. Add pomegranate arils  

Episode 199: Zoolander & ORANGE. MOCHA. FRAPPUCINO!

When Derek Zoolander is threatened by the new and so hot right now male model Hansel, will he retire? Go back to his roots? Assasinate the prime minister? Or help some kids who can't read good? 


This week we head to the runway and mix up an orange mocha frappucino to discuss one of the early 2000's comedy classics Zoolander!


Cocktail inspired by Corner Coffee Store!

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Coffee ice cubes and Kahlua/Coffee Liqueur
  • .5 cups chocolate chips
  • Juice from half an orange or 1.5oz Triple Sec
  • 1 tbsp Chocolate syrup
  • .75 Cup Milk/Chocolate milk
  • .25 Cup Half & half
  • Top with whipped cream

Instructions

Add all ingredients into blender. Blend until desired consistency. Top with whipped cream and orange zest. 

Episode 198: Year in Review & the Blackberry Thyme Sparkler

This week we are taking a look back at 2024 for Drink the Movies! We talk about the movies we watched, the cocktails we drank, and the fun times we had with all of you listeners out there! 


Plus, we mix up an amazing champagne treat for the New Year!


Cocktail comes from The Effortless Chic!

Ingredients

  • 6oz Blackberry Syrup*
  • 1 Bottle of champagne
  • 4oz Gin
  • 4 Sprigs of thyme
  •  Sugar for the rim (Optional)

Instructions

Add 1.5oz Blackberry syrup and 1oz Gin to a champagne flute. Then top with Champagne. Garnish with Thyme and Blackberries. Rim glass with colored sugar if desired.


*To make syrup add .5 cups blackberries to 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar is a saucepan. Heat to dissolve then steep blackberries for 30 minutes. Strain, cool, and store in refrigerator until ready to use. 

Episode 197: The Holiday & the Pomegranate Sparkler

Amanda and Iris are having a similar bad time with their love lives, so when they decide to switch places to get away for the holidays and clear their heads they will find themselves and a new love to ring in the new year.


This week we go from L.A. to England and back again, and have a few champagne cocktails along the way.


Join us for movie trailers, pomegranate, drinking wine at the grocery store, exercise, toxic exes, finally crying, love, and a chat about The Holiday.

Ingredients

  • Pomegranate Juice
  • Sparkling Wine
  • Pomegranate Arils or Cranberries if desired

Instructions

 Combine juice and sparkling wine in champagne flute. Garnish with arils or cranberries. 

Episode 196: Miracle on 34th Street & the Santa Claus Smash

When Kris Kringle stumbles into a job playing Santa Claus for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and changing the way that people see Christmas....the world, and the courts are going to ask...is this really Santa Claus?


This week we go back to a classic tale about real life miracles and happiness and mix up a bourbon smash to go along with it.


Join us for Whiskey (or Vodka), Oscar wins, black & white movies, and a chat about Miracle on 34th Street.


This week's cocktail comes from My Bartender!

Ingredients

  • 2oz Bourbon
  • 1oz Ginger Syrup
  • 2.5oz Pomegranate Juice
  • .5oz Lemon Juice
  • Ginger Beer
  • Mint & Pomegranate Arils

Instructions

Combine Bourbon, Syrup, Pomegranate, and Lemon Juice in shaker with ice. Shake and strain into ice filled rocks glass. Top with Ginger Beer and garnish with Mint & Pomegranate Arils


*Ginger Syrup - Dissolve equal Parts Sugar and Water. Roughly chop ginger and allow to steep in simple syrup as long as desired for ginger intensity. Strain and bottle, store in refrigerator.

Episode 195: A Boy Called Christmas & the Fuzzy Red Hat

Nikolas and his friend Miika the mouse are off on an adventure to find his father and the mysterious Elfhelm and help to bring Christmas cheer to the world.


This week we are mixing up a delicious Christmas party-worthy cocktail and chatting about the book adaptation...and hoping to find a little elf magic for ourselves.


Join us for flying reindeer, the worst aunt ever, Kings, fairys, and a chat about A Boy Called Christmas!


Cocktail comes from Ameragave!

Ingredients

  • 2oz Ameragave Silver/Silver Tequila
  • 2oz Cranberry Juice
  • .75oz Orange Liqueur
  • .5oz Cinnamon Schnapps/Cinnamon Simple Syrup

Instructions

 Add ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into ice filled cocktail glass. 

Episode 194: Wicked & the Pink & Smoky

When Elphaba turns up at Shiz University, her differences and talents will put her in the sights of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. However, when the curtain gets pulled back on the Emerald City, Elphaba and her new friend Glinda will end up at odds on how to carry on the land of Oz.


This week we are grabbing a broom, mixing up a cocktail, and singing our way through this musical journey.


Join us for flying monkeys, defying gravity, mezcal, loads of Oscar talk, and a chat about Wicked!


Cocktail comes from Forbes!

Ingredients

  • 1 Part Lo-Fi Gentian Amaro
  • 1 Part Mezcal

Instructions

Add ingredients to rocks glass over large ice cube.

Episode 193: The Nightmare Before Christmas

When Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, decides to take over this years Christmas, the residents of Halloweentown will help him make it the spookiest one yet. However, Sally sees the error of his ways in this tale of love, holiday cheer, and embracing who you are.


This week we make Christmas, and pick up a bottle of hot sauce to help our cocktail on its way.


Join us for Zero, flying reindeer, poisoned soup, stop motion, and a chat about The Nightmare Before Christmas!


Cocktail comes from The Alchemist!

Ingredients

  • 1.5oz Jack Daniels
  • .75oz Ghost Pepper Reduction/Hot Sauce
  • 1oz Lemon Juice
  • .5oz Amaro Averna
  • Garnish with Toasted Marshmallow

Instructions

Shake Jack Daniels, Ghost Pepper, and Lemon Juice with Ice. Strain into glass. Float Amaro on top and garnish with Marshmallow.   

Episode 192: For the Boys & the Purple Heart

Dixie Leonard is scheduled to appear at a celebration of her former performing partner Eddie Sparks, but the story of how their relationship came to be and progressed through the years will leave us all wondering if these two can reconcile for the big night.


This week we sing, dance, tell jokes, and dry shake up a delicious floral gin cocktail that is worthy of the performance of Bette Midler in this singing heavy relationship drama.


Join us for violets, guitar shredding, 11 pounds of makeup, chemistry, breaking and entering, and a chat about For the Boys!


Cocktail comes from Ateliers & Saveurs!

Ingredients

  • .5oz Lemon Juice
  • .5oz Lavender Syrup
  • 1 Egg White
  • 1oz Violette Gin
  • 2oz Grapefruit & White Cranberry Juice

Instructions

 Add ingredients to shaker and shake. Add ice and shake again. Strain into coupe glass.  

Episode 191: Who Framed Roger Rabbit

When Roger Rabbit gets framed for a crime he didn't commit, it will be up to private eye Eddie Valiant to help clear his name and uncover the truth of who is behind the plan to take over Toon Town.


This week we revisit a classic that re-imagined what was possible to achieve with a little Hollywood movie magic, plus we mix up a blended berry smoothie to go along with this Oscar winning classic.


Join us for the dip, cartoon crossovers, red dresses, Wild Turkey, laughing ourselves to death, and a chat about Who Framed Roger Rabbit!


This week's cocktail comes from InShaker.com

Ingredients

  • 4 Blackberries
  • 3 Strawberries
  • 6 Raspberries
  • .75oz Honey
  • 5oz Cranberry Juice
  • Ice

Instructions

 Put ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.  

Episode 190: A Nightmare on Elm Street & the Freddy Shot

When a nightmarish figure begins to invade the dreams of Nancy and her friends, it's going to take all the bravery and courage she can muster to get the best of the disfigured Fred Krueger.


This week we visit one of the slasher icons, and mix up a shot that pays homage to that classic sweater you see in your sleep.


Join us for knife fingers, bathtubs, crazy effects, a jum rope, some Midori, and a chat about A Nightmare on Elm Street!


Cocktail comes from The Sunday Fix! 

Ingredients

  • .5oz Strawberry Syrup
  • .75oz Vodka
  • 1oz Midori

Instructions

Shake Layer Strawberry Syrup, then Vodka, then Midori into a shot glass. 

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