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Cut, it’s a Drink ! A liquid salute to the Oscars

The stage is set for another performance and a long, busy night behind the bar. So suck up the drama because life is a Cabaret old chum. In a cocktail glass, stir chill together and strain 1oz Martin Miller's gin, ½ oz dry vermouth, ½ oz Benedictine, and two dashes of Angostura bitters. Garnish with a cherry.

As the audience encores for a Curtain Call and you only have time for a shot, the cast of ingredients goes like this: ½ oz Midori, ½ oz Jagermeister, and ½ oz Jack Daniels – chill & strain in a cold shot glass.

Hello Norma Jean, the boulevard of broken dreams will never forget you. Some like it hot, but Marilyn Monroe liked it bubbly. To prepare her, start with a chilled champagne flute and add in the following: 1oz Calvados apple brandy, 1 teaspoon grenadine, and fill with 4 oz Dom Perignon, and garnish with two cherries and a spear.

After a long day on the set in the 50’s, you could sneak into a jazz club to hear Julie London sing or Chet Baker play, and order a Hollywood Martini to christen the end of day into night. It sounds a little something like this: In an iced martini glass, shake & strain the following: 2 ½ oz Tanqueray gin, ½ oz Goldwasser, ½ oz Noilly Prat dry vermouth, and garnish with a blue cheese-stuffed olive.

Take a trip down the Congo River with Kate and Bogie by first preparing the
African Queen. This steamboat contained the recipe - 1oz Amarula cream liqueur, ½ oz Chopin vodka, ½ oz Kahlua coffee liqueur. Dust over the top with cocoa.

Last year we said goodbye to a godfather of acting, so we salute Marlon Brando with a recipe of Italian fare to be served On the Waterfront. In a rocks glass filled with cracked ice, pour the following over: 1 ½ oz Chivas Regal scotch, ½ oz amaretto, and a ½ oz cream – garnish or no, your choice.

And here’s to you Mrs. Robinson, bartenders love you more than you will know. Come over, head for the house bar, chill a martini glass, and shake this familar combination together: 2 oz Ketel One vodka, ½ oz orange juice, ¼ oz Galliano. Garnish with a small wedge of orange.

Los Angeles wouldn’t be what it is today without the one thing it needed the most in order to grow – Water. In 1906, when William Mulholland led the way in creating the Owens Valley Project, it resulted in an explosion of opportunity, not to mention population. Water rights and corruption leads you to the making of Chinatown: Into a shaker, add ¾ oz each of Beefeater's gin, Gallo dry vermouth, Cinzano sweet vermouth, and top with a dash of Korbel brandy. Shake & strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon or a cherry.

Hats, boots and spurs is a style belonging more in the open spaces of country, not so fitting in the city. But that didn’t stop the Midnight Cowboy from seeking his dreams, as Joe Buck and Ratso Rizzo did their best to survive in the 35th anniversary of this classic. This drink is for them. By way of martini glass, shake & strain in 2 oz Maker's Mark bourbon, 1oz Bacardi dark rum, and a ½ oz heavy cream.

Whether you like your orange juice with or without Pulp, there is no Fiction when it comes to ordering a royale with cheese. Here’s to Vincent Vega and his knack for the odd thought. In a tumbler, pour the following over cubed or cracked ice: 1 ½ oz Absolut Citron vodka, 5 oz cold Martinelli's apple juice. Garn with an apple slice.

On an Asian slant, with flavors of passionfruit and melon, attending
Madame Butterfly may be to your tastes. In a coupette glass with crushed ice, shake & strain 1oz Passoa, ½ oz Midori, ½ oz Bols white creme de cacao, and 1oz Dole pineapple juice. Strain in, and layer pour 1oz cream and ½ oz Midori over the top.

Film buffs who enjoyed To Catch a Thief, Charade, or An Affair to Remember will find
the Cary Grant Cocktail to your desires. In a champagne flute, stir & strain 2 oz Roth vodka, ½ oz dry Sherry, and ½ oz lime juice. Garnish with a twist of lime.

And for those of you who merely dream of living the Glamourous Life, this drink is for you: In a martini glass, shake & strain 2 oz Belvedere vodka, a splash of Hiram Walker orange liqueur, ¼ oz grapefruit juice, and ¼ oz orange juice. Garnish with an orange wheel.