2010 Oscar Nominee Inspired Cocktails

Top your Alien Secretion Cocktail, inspired by the movie District 9, with this gelatin alien skin disc!

Ingredients

• 1 Oz plain gelatin (4 5oz. packages)
• 1 Cup coconut rum (cold)
• 1 Cup pineapple juice (cold)
• 2 Cup(s) boiling water

Directions

• Combine rum and pineapple juice and sprinkle gelatin over cold mixture and let set for a few minutes.
• Add boiling water and stir until fully dissolved (5 mins.)
• Pour into shallow flat bottom glass pans 1/4 in thick. Chill over night.
• Place pan of set gelatin in hot water for a few seconds to loosen from the edges and invert onto a plate lined with wax paper.
• Cut into circles slightly larger than the mouth of the glass. Store in refrigerator on trays lined with wax paper until use.

Film Inspiration: Avatar

Description: Become one with the Na'Vi people of Pandora with this one-of-a-kind mock-cocktail (non-alcoholic and kid friendly!). A mix of fruit-infused flavors soars the taste buds to new heights with a green slushy center surrounded with grape juice and rimmed with pop rock candy. Turn out the lights for an extra-terrestrial treat: the stir stick glows-in-the-dark!

Highlight ingredient(s): Glow stir stick and pop rock candy rimAdult version: add 1 oz of tequila to lime Popsicle blend

Ingredients

• A fiesta glass
• 1 lime popsicle
• 4 Oz of grape juice
• Watermelon "Pop Rocks" candy
• A lemon wedge
• *If making an adult version: 1 Oz of tequila

Directions

• Moisten the rim of a fiesta glass with lemon juice and dredge the edge in pink pop rocks.
• Blend the Popsicle with a hand mixer.
• Pile blended lime pop into center of the pre-rimmed glass.
• Float grape juice around glass. Add a green glow stick as a stir stick.

Film Inspiration: Inglouurious Basterds

Description: Like LT Aldo Raine, Brad Pitt's character from Inglourious Basterds, this cocktail is all about the bitters. A hearty mix of Cognac, orange bitters and a covert spritz of Absinthe proves to put a kick back into any soldier's step.

Highlight Ingredient(s): bitters & Absinthe

Ingredients

• An old-fashioned glass
• 2 Oz cognac
• 2 Oz ginger beer
• 3 dashes of orange bitters
• 1 spritz of Absinthe
• An orange twist

Directions

• Mix all ingredients in an old-fashioned glass over ice. Garnish with burnt orange twist and a spritz of Absinthe from a spray bottle.

Film Inspiration: The Hurt Locker

Description: This crystal-clear beverage camouflages any trace of the spirits within. An otherwise potent combination of vodka, gin, tequila and rum gets a cinematic twist with lemon-lime soda and a splash of white cranberry juice. Don't let this drink fool you, it only looks harmless.

Highlight Ingredient(s): 4 clear liqueurs, lemon-lime soda and White Cranberry Juice

Ingredients

• An iced tea glass
• 1 Oz vodka
• 1 Oz gin
• 1 Oz tequila
• 1 Oz rum
• .5 Oz triple sec
• 2 Oz lemon-lime soda
• 2 Oz white cranberry juice
• 3 to 4 lemon wheels

Directions

• Combine all ingredients in glass over ice, giving it a good stir.
• Float lemon wheels in glass as garnishes, giving it the appearance of harmless lemon ice water.

Film Inspiration: Up in the Air

Description: Let this cocktail ease your fear of flying. Named for the multiplicated sum of proofs in each ingredient, the Mile High is composed of equal parts Southern Comfort and Bacardi 151. Don't forget your complimentary airline snack: a pretzel stick with a top coat of peanuts.

Highlight Ingredient(s): peanut-coated pretzel stick and mini bottles of alcoholFor Pretzel Stick -

• Classic-style pretzel rods
• Crushed Peanuts
• Honey

Directions:

• Lightly coat the end of a pretzel stir stick with honey. Roll in crushed peanuts. Serve as a supplement to The Mile High.

Ingredients

• A highball glass
• 2 Oz Southern Comfort
• 2 Oz Bacardi 151

Directions

• Combine ingredients in highball glass over ice. Top with pretzel stick rolled in peanuts.