Cocktails in the Movies

Besides constant arguing with his best friend Walter, what cocktail does The Dude always have in hand during The Big Lebowski? On the other hand, how does James Bond prefer his martini?

Besides using cocktails to further define a character, place or time, certain movies have created a surge in the popularity of several cocktails after its release. The Big Lebowski and the James Bond movies are two cases in point .Can you name the cocktail associated with the following movies (answers are below): The Big Lebowski, Blues Brothers, Bridget Jones’ Diary, James Bond movies, James Bond in Casino Royale, Groundhog Day, Meet the Parents, Sideways, Silence of the Lambs, A Clockwork Orange, Sex & the City, Mad Men, Some Like It Hot, North By Northwest, The Thin Man, Casablanca, The Big Sleep?

• Big Lebowski: The Dude drinks White Russians (vodka, coffee liqueur, cream)
• Blues Brothers: Orange Whip (rum & vodka)
• Bridget Jones Diary: Chardonnay
• James Bond films: Bond’s regular is the vodka martini, shaken not stirred
• Bond in Casino Royale: Vesper (Gin, Vodka, Lillet Blanc)
• Groundhog Day: Phil finds out that Rita’s favorite drink is sweet vermouth on rocks
• Meet The Parents: Jack drinks a Tom Collins (gin, lemon, seltzer)
• Sideways: Miles prefers the Pinot Noir
• Silence of the Lambs: Hannibal Lector likes liver with “some fava beans and a nice Chianti”
• Clockwork Orange: Moloko Plus (Absinthe, Anisette liqueur, Irish Cream)
• Sex & the City: the Cosmopolitan
• Mad Men: Old Fashioned
• Some Like It Hot: Manhattan
• North By Northwest: The Gibson (dry gin martini with pearl onion )
• The Thin Man: The Bronx (gin, sweet & dry vermouth, orange juice)
• Casablanca: Rick orders the French 75 (gin, lemon juice, champagne):
• The Big Sleep: Lauren Bacall likes a “Scotch Mist” (Scotch, rocks, unknown ingredient)

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