To celebrate the Academy Awards this year, we thought we’d get a little creative with Oscar inspired cocktails. Our friends at Bombay Sapphire, Benedictine Liqueur, Dewar’s and Cointreau teamed up to put together a few signature cocktails inspired by this year’s hottest films, including Black Swan, The King’s Speech, The Fighter and The Social Network. Dewar’s and Bombay Sapphire have been sponsoring a lot of the dinners and lunches for these stars and films leading up to the Oscars so they have definitely been sipped by all the A-listers. They’re perfect for serving during your Oscar viewing party! Don’t forget to check back in next week after the show for Oscar Fashion recaps, and click on the thumbnails below to see some of our favorite actresses and what to wear to the Academy Awards.
The King’s Speech
Raise your glass to Colin Firth’s Golden Globe and SAG victories with this decidedly British cocktail. Made with Earl Grey tea and Bombay Sapphire, the quintessential London Dry Gin, this cocktail is worthy of a King.
The Social Network
Created by Boston mixologist Scott Marshall of Drink, this coffee-infused Benedictine cocktail is the perfect drink to fuel those long nights spent hacking into the Harvard computer network.
The Fighter
Toast to two Knock-out performances from Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg, in this year’s The Fighter with a Dewar’s 12 cocktail that packs a punch, yet evokes passion. Watch as the film dukes it out for Oscar gold.
Black Swan
In one of the best performances of the year, toast Natalie Portman’s startling character portrayal in this psychological thriller. Follow her swirl of brilliance and insanity from White Swan to Black Swan, while drinking cocktails to match. Begin with the White Lady in its classic and purest form and end with the dark and deliciously menacing Cointreau Noir in Black Ice.
