Cocktail Corner: Nominee-Inspired Signature Cocktails

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Awards season is officially under way and since most won’t be donning couture gowns on the red carpet, it’s time for you to start planning your at-home viewing parties.

As all hostesses know, no viewing soiree is complete without a nominee-inspired signature cocktail, we’ve compiled a few celebrity worthy drink recipes.

The Decedents Daiquiri
(Winner of Best Motion Picture, Drama)

You Will Need:

1/4 cup Jamaican rum
2 tablespoons triple sec
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco brand green pepper sauce
Lime slice

Directions:

Combine rum, triple sec, lime juice, and Tabasco green sauce in a cocktail shaker with 4 to 5 cubes of ice. Cover and shake vigorously.

Strain into chilled, stemmed cocktail glass. Float slice of lime on top.

Serves 1

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Olive Pitt Martini
(Brad Pitt, Moneyball)

You Will Need:

2 ounces premium vodka
1/2 ounce vermouth
5 drops original Tabasco brand pepper sauce
4 to 5 ice cubes
1 slice jalape o pepper

Directions:

Combine vodka, vermouth, Tabasco sauce, and ice in a cocktail shaker; cover and shake vigorously.

Strain into a chilled, stemmed martini glass. Add jalape o slice and serve.

Serves 1

Hope you enjoyed today’s Cocktail Corner. Cheers!