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A spirited toast to all things alcoholic! \u00a0By Leslie Dinaberg<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Academy Awards <\/a>are on Sunday. My money’s on Argo<\/em><\/a> to take home the biggest prize of the night\u2014and firmly cement the Santa Barbara International Film Festival <\/a>as the must-stop red carpet event to strut your stuff on the way to the Oscars. I’m still marveling at how many Oscar-bound stars<\/a> made it to the festival this year.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, for those of us who won’t be at Hollywood\u2019s Dolby Theatre this weekend, the competition for Oscar-inspired libations is every bit as fierce as the race for Best Picture. Here are some red carpet cocktails to make your home viewing party a hit!<\/p>\n

Do your favorite films and your favorite cocktails match up? You’ll have to watch\u2014and try\u2014them all to make an educated decision.<\/p>\n

Amour<\/a><\/h4>\n

While beautifully shot and acted, to say this movie is a downer is the understatement of the year. However, CookInDineOut.com’s version of The Amour <\/a>cocktail is a sparkling champagne cocktail designed to invoke the earlier romance of the movie’s couple. Plus, a few sips of this might help you brace yourself for the intensity of the movie.<\/p>\n

Argo<\/a><\/h4>\n

Bacardi USA mixologist\u00a0Manny Hinojosa (how’s that for a cool-sounding job title?) has come up with a delicious-sounding Argo<\/em>-inspired Scotch-Campari cocktail with elderflower liqueur, basil and ginger ale,\u00a0The Diplomatic Escape<\/a>. \u00a0Certainly one of the most purely entertaining movies in the bunch, a little Scotch can only help this film go down even smoother.<\/p>\n

Beasts of the Southern Wild<\/a><\/h4>\n

Cajun Lemonade<\/a> is a great treat to celebrate this bayou-themed beast. This spiked version from Food & Wine<\/em> includes a generous splash of Vodka (or Rum), but nine-year-old star (and nominee)\u00a0Quvenzhan\u00e9 Wallis\u2014who gives an amazing performance in this haunting film\u2014should probably stick to good old lemonade.<\/p>\n

Django Unchained<\/a><\/h4>\n

Grey Goose Vodka<\/a> did a whole series of Oscar-inspired cocktails<\/a>, but this Coco Django<\/a> is a standout\u2014it even alludes to a quirky coconut drink that one of the characters has in a pivotal scene.<\/p>\n

Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Les Mis\u00e9rables Cocktail<\/a>\u00a0from Cocktail.com, featuring French brandy, is worth taking your\u00a0time to absorb, just like this sprawling, epic movie set in 19th-century France.<\/p>\n

Life of Pi<\/a><\/h4>\n

The Citrus Seas<\/a>, from Dallas’s SideDish Magazine, \u00a0is sublime and sea-worth salute to Ang Li’s beautiful film. They recommend Shellback Silver Rum<\/a>, but like the Cajun Lemonade, this one would be equally tasty with Vodka.<\/p>\n

Lincoln<\/a><\/h4>\n

Basil Hayden’s Bourbon<\/a> pays tribute to Lincoln<\/em> with this take on a traditional cocktail, Lincoln’s Manhattan<\/a>, mixing Bourbon, both sweet and dry vermouth, and maple syrup. They had me at Daniel Day-Lewis.<\/a><\/p>\n

Silver Linings Playbook<\/a><\/h4>\n

Word on the street is that Robert De Niro loved this Purity Silver Linings Playbook Martini<\/a>\u00a0at the Weinstein Company\u2019s\u00a0Silver Linings Playbook<\/em>\u00a0event. Another one of my favorite movies of the year … and there’s certainly not much to dislike about a pure Vodka and spring water cocktail!<\/p>\n

Zero Dark Thirty<\/a><\/h4>\n

The Drake Hotel in Chicago has come up with\u00a0Zero Dark Worthy<\/a>, a “heavy martini made from\u00a0Vodka, Cherry Brandy and Dark Cr\u00e8me de Cacao to commemorate the very heavy substance of the film. The title of the Zero Dark Thirty<\/em> is, as director Kathryn\u00a0Bigelow explains, “a military term for 30 minutes after midnight, and it refers also to the darkness and secrecy that cloaked the entire decade-long mission (to capture Osama Bin Ladin).”
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Pass the popcorn! Cheers!<\/p>\n

Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for more cocktail corner columns.<\/p>\n

\"Leslie<\/a>

Leslie Dinaberg<\/p><\/div>\n

When she\u2019s not busy working as the editor of Santa Barbara SEASONS, Cocktail Corner author Leslie Dinaberg writes<\/i>\u00a0mag<\/i>azine articles, newspaper columns and grocery lists. When it comes to cocktails, Leslie considers herself a \u201cgoal-oriented drinker.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Originally published in\u00a0Santa Barbara SEASONS<\/a>\u00a0on February 22, 2013.<\/div>\n

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