By The Daily Beast
Whether you’re planning a big Tony Awards watch party, or just having an intimate gathering, the awards show is best consumed with a little libation. In honor of this year’s nominees, here’s some themed cocktails to celebrate Broadway’s big night.
Tequila Mockingbird
1 Jalapeño pepper slice
3 Watermelon cubes (about ⅓ cup)
2 oz Silver tequila
3⁄4 oz Fresh lime juice
3⁄4 oz Agave syrup
Muddle the jalapeño and watermelon in a shaker.
Add the remaining ingredients and ice, and shake until well-chilled.
Fine-strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
Adam Screw-Driver
Add 1 ½ oz of vodka into a glass over ice.
Top with the orange juice.
Ferry-Manhattan
1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Green chartreuse
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 dash Regan’s Orange Bitters No. 6
1 dash Angostura bitters
Orange peel oil
Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice and stir for 20 seconds.
Using a julep strainer, strain into a cocktail glass.
Express the oil from an orange peel over the drink, then discard peel.
Beetle-gin-and-juice
Fill a glass with ice and add 1 ½ oz of gin.
Fill with the juice of choice and stir.
Jack and Coke-lahoma
Add 1 ½ oz of Jack Daniels into a glass over ice.
Top with the Coke.
Julie White Russian
2 oz Vodka
1 oz Kahlúa
Heavy cream
Add the vodka and Kahlúa to an Old Fashioned glass with ice.
Top with a large splash of heavy cream and stir.
All Mai Tai Sons
1 oz Dark Jamaican rum
1 oz Rhum Clément V.S.O.P. Martinique rhum agricole vieux
1⁄2 oz Orange curaçao
1⁄2 oz Latitude 29 Formula orgeat
1 oz Fresh lime juice (keep shell)
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup (to taste)
Add all the ingredients into a shaker with 2 scoops of crushed ice, and shake well for 10 seconds.
Pour unstrained into a double Old Fashioned glass.
Sink the spent lime shell into the drink.
Garnish with a mint sprig.
Prom-egranate Martini
1 1⁄2 oz Vodka
1⁄2 oz St-Germain
2 oz Pomegranate juice
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice.
Shake, and strain into a Martini glass.
Garnish with a rose petal.
Bryan Vodka-Cranston
Add 1 ½ oz of vodka into a glass over ice.
Top with the cranberry juice.
Toot-Sea Breeze
1 1⁄2 oz Vodka
3 oz Cranberry juice
1 1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
Add all the ingredients into a glass with ice and stir.
Garnish with a lime wheel.
Recipes courtesy of liquor.com