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Star Wars Cocktail Masterlist

Let's get kriffed up, mudscuffers.

Recipes below the cut.

Gin Erso

No-Moon Rise on Scarif

Pabu Colada

Screecher's Peach

Malastare Mule

This is the Wave

Hunter's Sarge-arita

Tibanna and Tonic

Big Trouble in Little Mon Cala

It's Always Sunny in the Entertainment District

List will be updated regularly!

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I don’t know why Labyrinth has been on my mind lately, but I suspect it has something to do with all this rain we’ve been having. Rainy days always make me want comfort food, even when it comes to books, TV and movies, and it really doesn’t get much more comforting than a muppet-based fairytale, right?

So when I set out to make a cocktail based on a particular story, one of the things I always take into account are any actual drinks, foods or flavors present in canon. There isn’t too much of that pictured in Labyrinth, aside from the goblins sipping grog up in the castle, but there is one particular thing that gets eaten onscreen: the drugged peach that Jareth forces Hoggle to give to Sarah.

As Sarah takes a bite (and really, she should know better than to eat fruit in a fantasy mirror-verse, being a fairytale connoisseur herself) she remarks that the peach tastes strange, and that suddenly “everything’s dancing.” After the masquerade ball dream sequence, Sarah wakes up with the peach still in hand, and to her horror finds a glistening worm crawling out of the core.

So! We’ve got one poisoned peach, complete with worm. Obviously, this is a job for mezcal.

I used a passionfruit-infused mezcal because I happened to have it on hand, and the sweet fruitiness of the passionfruit mixes really well with the smokiness of mezcal. If I’d planned to make up a special batch just for this cocktail, though, I might’ve tried infusing it with peach rather than passionfruit. But I did have ripe peaches on hand, so I mixed up a peach syrup instead. I knew I wanted an ingredient that would contribute to the strange taste and the hallucinatory quality of the peach, so I decided on Gran Classico, an amaro aperitif with a range of ‘strange’ flavors, including rhubarb, bitter orange and wormwood, which carries (incredibly trace amounts of) the hallucinogen thujone. I chose grapefruit for the citrus-- no particular reason, just thought it would go best. And of course, the whole thing must be topped off with bubbly, in a nod to Jareth’s crystal ball-bubbles, and the lavish mirror-masquerade Sarah finds herself lost in.

Everything’s Dancing

2 oz passionfruit mezcal

1/3 oz Gran Classico

1/3 oz peach syrup

1/3 oz grapefruit juice

top with prosecco

Shake mezcal, Gran Classico, peach syrup, and grapefruit juice on ice. Strain into a chilled coupe and top with cold bubbly. Garnish with a sliver of peach, and enjoy the illusion, while it lasts.

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Trick or Treat

Bartender Mic here. Happy Halloween, Nika! DJ's not-so-subtle attempt at finding out if you like absinthe didn't work, so I just went for it. I whipped this cocktail up after Draig and I got into a little… uh… You know what? Probably best not to post it on the holonet. Never know what the Corries are reading.

Big Trouble in Little Mon Cala

Ingredients 1.5 oz/45 ml bourbon 1/4 oz/7.5 ml absinthe (optional) 2 oz/60 ml apple juice or cider 1/2 oz/15 ml lemon juice 1/4 oz/7.5 ml agave or simple syrup 2 dashes angostura bitters 2 oz/60 ml ginger beer ice dried lemon slice for garnish

Methods In a shaker, combine bourbon, absinthe, apple juice, lemon juice, bitters, and agave syrup and shake with lots of ice. Strain into a glass and top with ginger beer. Garnish with dried lemon.

Cheers.

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Like Star Wars cocktails? You can find all my cocktail recipes here.

@nika6q

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🎃👻Trick or Treat👻🎃

Bartender Mic here. Happy Halloween, Sunshine! Got a riff on your favorites here. Let's see… I think I'll call it…

It's Always Sunny in the Entertainment District

Ingredients

1.5 oz/45 ml tequila 1/2 oz/15 ml Cointreau 1/2 oz/15 ml sour apple schnapps 1/2 oz/15 ml lime juice 1 tsp/4 g sugar 3 sprigs fresh mint, plus more for garnish ice

Methods

In a shaker, muddle three sprigs of mint with the sugar until the mint is thoroughly crushed and the sugar is starting to dissolve. Add tequila, Cointreau, schnapps, and lime juice and shake until the sugar is completely dissolved. Then, add the ice and shake until the shaker frosts over. Double strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the remaining fresh mint.

Cheers.

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Like Star Wars cocktails? You can find all my cocktail recipes here.

@sunshinesdaydream

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Star Wars Cocktails: Hunter's Sarge-arita

Much like its namesake, this cocktail is a twist on a classic. Cool and delicious, with a hint of bitterness, and topped with a signature red bandana.

Ingredients

3/4 oz/23 ml lime juice 1/2 oz/15 ml simple syrup (optional) 4 dashes Angostura bitters 3/4 oz/23 ml Cointreau or triple sec 2 oz/60 ml tequila Chamoy or Tajin for the rim Ice

Methods

Shake together all ingredients; strain into a glass rimmed with Chamoy or Tajin. Serve on the rocks.

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Star Wars Cocktails: Screecher's Peach

Don't let its sweet appearance fool you; this peachy cocktail goes down a little too easily, but it has a spicy secret. The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many flavors some consider to be... unnatural.

Recipe below the cut.

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Ingredients

2 oz/60 ml peach nectar 2 oz/60 ml ghost pepper vodka or other spicy vodka 1 oz/30 ml peach schnapps ½ oz/15 ml lemon juice Ice

Methods

Shake together all ingredients; strain into cocktail glass.

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Star Wars Cocktails - Tibanna and Tonic

From Rishi to Bespin, Tibanna will get you where you're going and serve up some explosive fun along the way!

Ingredients

1/2 oz/15 ml lime juice 2 oz/60 ml tonic water 1 oz/30 ml limoncello 1 oz/30 ml gin 3 dashes orange bitters Crushed ice Lime wedge for garnish

Methods

Build in the glass. Add ice, lime juice, gin, bitters, and limoncello; stir. Top with tonic water and garnish with lime wedge.

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Star Wars Cocktails: the Malastare Mule

Zillo Beast got you down? Drown your sorrows in this sweet-sour cocktail topped with a sprinkle of spice so you can really get kriffed up!

Recipe below the cut.

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Ingredients

Crushed ice 1/2 oz/ 15 ml lime juice 1-1/2 oz/45 ml tamarind vodka 2 oz/40 ml ginger beer Kessel spice, or Chamoy powder if you don't have a spice runner on speed dial

Methods

Build in the glass. Add ice, lime juice, and tamarind vodka; stir. Top with ginger beer and a sprinkle of Chamoy powder.