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Cocktails for the Films of Dakota Fanning

folkinz:

Here is a collection of cocktails I compiled to enjoy while watching some Dakota Fanning classics.

I Am Sam: Little Dakota stars in this film as an intelligent girl with a mentally challenged father (Academy Award Winner Sean Penn).  This cocktail may be my most offensive choice and was inspired by an episode of Strangers with Candy, specifically this: “Hi. This is Wilford Brimley. Welcome to Retardation: A Celebration. Now, hopefully with this book, I’m gonna dispel a few myths, a few rumors. First off, the retarded don’t rule the night. They don’t rule it. Nobody does. And they don’t run in packs. And while they may not be as strong as apes, don’t lock eyes with ‘em, don’t do it. Puts ‘em on edge. They might go into berzerker mode; come at you like a whirling dervish, all fists and elbows. You might be screaming “No, no, no” and all they hear is “Who wants cake?” Let me tell you something: They all do. They all want cake.”

The Cake Shot

• 1/2 oz vodka
• 1/2 Frangelico
• one slice lemon
• 2 T sugar

  To take the shot take one slice of lemon, dip both sides of it in the sugar. Now lick the sugar off the lemon (don’t swallow it yet), take the shot, swallow, and bite the lemon slice.

Sweet Home Alabama: Dakota plays a young Reese Witherspoon in this southern romantic comedy.  And what white trash southern girl turned new york socialite doesn’t like a little alcoholic beverage named after their home state?

Alabama Slammer

• 1/2 oz vodka
• 1/2 oz Southern Comfort
• 1/2 oz amaretto
• 1/2 oz sloe gin
• orange juice

Pour the liquors into a highball glass filled with ice. Fill with orange juice.

Uptown Girls:

Pour one out for Brittany Murphy, preferably something cheap like Miller Lite.

The Cat in the Hat: Mike Myers inspires me to drink, but no so much for his talent, but probably to escape this movie. Dr. Seuss inspired this drink, not so much from this movie, but from the book “Green Eggs & Ham”.

Green Egg & Bacon Martini

• 1 oz Eggnog
• 1 oz Frangelico
• 1 oz Bacon infused vodka
• 2 T crushed ice
• 1 Whole nutmeg to grate for garnish
• 1 Drop of green food coloring

Place all ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake well for about 20 to 30 seconds. Pour the mix through a strainer into a martini glass; grate nutmeg over the drink and serve.

Man on Fire: This Dakota Fanning vehichle also stars Denzel Washington and takes place in Mexico City, so it only seemed natural to have some tequila.  What better way to have tequila than in a margarita?

Margarita

• Finely grated lime zest
• Coarse kosher salt
• Lime slice or wedge
• 2 oz tequila (my fave is Silver Patron)
• 1 oz Grand Marnier or Cointreau
• 1 1/2 oz lime juice, or more, to taste
• 1 1/2 C ice cubes

In a small shallow bowl or rimmed saucer combine the lime zest and salt and mix well. Run the lime slice around the rim of a stemmed, wide mouthed glass to moisten it, then turn the glass upside down and press the rim in the salt mixture. Set glass aside. In a cocktail shaker combine all remaining ingredients and shake well to chill. Strain into the prepared glass and serve immediately.

Hide & Seek:This was a thriller starring Dakota & Robert De Niro.  It only seemed fitting to honor Mr. De Niro with a drink from one of his best films since this one…eh…not so much.

The Raging Bull

• 2 oz vodka
• 2 oz 1800 Tequila
• Red Bull energy drink
• 1 splash lime juice

Pour vodka and tequila into a highball glass half-filled with ice cubes. Fill with red bull. Add a splash of lime juice, and serve.

War of the Worlds: Aliens takeover the world, Tom Cruise, whatever. Drink this.

Alien Secretions

• 1.5 oz Melon Liquor
• 2 oz Pineapple Juice
• 1.5 oz Malibu Rum

Mix on ice & strain into a highball glass.

Charlotte’s Web: This book was heartbreaking, and the movie also heartbreaking, but only because it sucked.  “Some pig” gets me every time.  In honor of Charlotte:

Spider Martini

• 1 part Midori Melon Liqueur
• 1 part Vodka
• Juice from 1/2 Lemon
• Chocolate syrup
• Grenadine
• chocolate dipped orange slice for garnish

Draw a chocolate web into a martini glass.  Place in freezer and chill. for a ghostly effect.  Shake all ingredients and strain into glass.  For a blood effect, drizzle grenadine down the side of the glass. Garnish with a chocolate dipped orange slice

Hounddog: What better way to celebrate Dakota’s most controversial film role than with a drink to drown her sorrows and fitting of course since it’s named after an Elvis Presley song.

Peanut Butter & Banana Shot

• 1 1/2 oz Vodka
• 1/2 oz Bailey’s Irish Cream
• 1 oz Creme de Banana
• 1 oz Frangelico

Pour ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice and shake hard. Then strain into a shot glass. Serve in a Shot Glass

The Secret Lives of Bees:This has something to do with bees.  IDK.

Honey Bee Cocktail

• 2 oz Jamaican dark rum
• 1/4 oz honey
• 1/2 oz lemon juice

Pour the rum, honey and lemon juice into a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake well, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve.

New Moon: Vampires! Werewolves! Dakota Fanning! Oh My.  Let’s celebrate her foray into the teen movie craze with a drink for those adult Twilighters!

The Twilight Martini

• 1 oz of white Crème de Cocoa
• 1 oz of vanilla Stolichnaya
• 1 oz of Lady Godiva white chocolate liqueur
• Chambord raspberry liqueur

Layer the first three ingredients in a martini glass in this order: Crème de Cocoa, vanilla vodka, finally the white chocolate liqueur. Drop in a dollop of the Chambord.The Chambord will sink to the bottom, so the white cocktail has a blood-red base (which adds a nice kick at the end.)