Assembling a drinks menu
September 23, 2013 10:31 AM Subscribe
I’m holding an Agents of SHIELD watch party tomorrow and still need a few ideas for Avengers-themed drinks. Some more requirements under the cut:
1. I’d prefer simpler drinks, or at least drinks that don’t have that many hard to find or exotic liquors. Our cabinet has the basics well covered, but we’re not huge drinkers and I’d prefer not to have too much stuff that ends up being one-use lying around. The problem I’ve had with googling this is a lot of the drink suggestions I’ve found have involved booze I would probably never drink again.
2. The drinks don’t necessarily have to be alcoholic. Some of people attending wouldn’t be drinking in the first place, and I wouldn’t want to leave them out (We’re thinking of having a Clint Barton in the Morning be coffee, black, served in mug or carafe)
3. MCU or Comics Universe are both fine, as are drinks based off of what we know about SHIELD characters. We’re comics nerds. If we have to explain why Bucky Barnes would be a vodka and coke or mark it as a spoiler on the drink menu, so be it.
4. Themed drinks that are also not related to a specific character are also okay.
5. If anyone can think of a good Iron Man drink that incorporates roller skates, I would love them forever.
1. I’d prefer simpler drinks, or at least drinks that don’t have that many hard to find or exotic liquors. Our cabinet has the basics well covered, but we’re not huge drinkers and I’d prefer not to have too much stuff that ends up being one-use lying around. The problem I’ve had with googling this is a lot of the drink suggestions I’ve found have involved booze I would probably never drink again.
2. The drinks don’t necessarily have to be alcoholic. Some of people attending wouldn’t be drinking in the first place, and I wouldn’t want to leave them out (We’re thinking of having a Clint Barton in the Morning be coffee, black, served in mug or carafe)
3. MCU or Comics Universe are both fine, as are drinks based off of what we know about SHIELD characters. We’re comics nerds. If we have to explain why Bucky Barnes would be a vodka and coke or mark it as a spoiler on the drink menu, so be it.
4. Themed drinks that are also not related to a specific character are also okay.
5. If anyone can think of a good Iron Man drink that incorporates roller skates, I would love them forever.
Best answer: A Black Russian seems like the obvious choice for Black Widow. It's 3 parts vodka to 2 parts Kahluha.
posted by valoius at 10:50 AM on September 23, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by valoius at 10:50 AM on September 23, 2013 [1 favorite]
If anyone can think of a good Iron Man drink that incorporates roller skates, I would love them forever.
A high roller? This describes Tony Stark, contains the word 'roller,' and is orangey-red. (You can use any old cheapo orange liqueur in place of the Grand Marnier.)
posted by showbiz_liz at 10:55 AM on September 23, 2013 [1 favorite]
A high roller? This describes Tony Stark, contains the word 'roller,' and is orangey-red. (You can use any old cheapo orange liqueur in place of the Grand Marnier.)
posted by showbiz_liz at 10:55 AM on September 23, 2013 [1 favorite]
You could Hulk-ify almost any drink by adding a couple drops of green food coloring.
posted by maryr at 11:05 AM on September 23, 2013
posted by maryr at 11:05 AM on September 23, 2013
The Incredible Hulk is already a drink, 1:1 of Hpnotik and Hennessey, created as a flagship drink for promoting Hpnotik at its launch. It's green, as you'd expect, and it's not bad, but nothing special. It's fruit liqueur and cognac, so maybe you could make something similar and green it up.
posted by Sunburnt at 11:26 AM on September 23, 2013
posted by Sunburnt at 11:26 AM on September 23, 2013
The Phil Coulson should be something like cold whole milk with dash of cinnamon schnapps.
posted by Sunburnt at 11:33 AM on September 23, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Sunburnt at 11:33 AM on September 23, 2013 [1 favorite]
Whatever you choose, I'd put a Tesseract in it if you can find a local liquor or party shop that stocks them.
posted by pointystick at 11:38 AM on September 23, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by pointystick at 11:38 AM on September 23, 2013 [1 favorite]
July 4th Layered Drink: This kid-friendly drink is layered with Gatorade, Sobe Pina Colada, and cranberry-apple juice.
(reference pic and 4 other Red White and Blue drinks are here.)
posted by PlutoniumX at 11:41 AM on September 23, 2013
(reference pic and 4 other Red White and Blue drinks are here.)
posted by PlutoniumX at 11:41 AM on September 23, 2013
The Phil Coulson should be something like cold whole milk with dash of cinnamon schnapps.
Cold milk with a Donette on the rim, like a lemon slice! (reference)
posted by maryr at 11:49 AM on September 23, 2013 [1 favorite]
Cold milk with a Donette on the rim, like a lemon slice! (reference)
posted by maryr at 11:49 AM on September 23, 2013 [1 favorite]
Iron Man needs a rusty nail. And, there's always a Nick Fury.
posted by Emperor SnooKloze at 12:00 PM on September 23, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Emperor SnooKloze at 12:00 PM on September 23, 2013 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: So, finally getting back to this, and I figured I'd post the drinks we actually went with:
The Black Widow:
Vodka, Kaluha, and grenadine (it didn't layer at all, but it did have a nice reddish-black tinge to it)
Bucky Barnes:
Coke, Vodka, and some bitters
Maria Hill:
Diet Coke and Rum
The Agent Coulson:
Gin, Light Rum, Vodka, Cointreau and Lemonade (Definitely the winner of the night)
Hawkeye:
A can of grape soda - May or may not be a brand you've heard of. (It was fanta, because fanta was on sale at the family dollar)
Clint Barton in the Morning:
Coffee, served in a mug or carafe
Old School Nick Fury:
Gin Martini
MCU Nick Fury:
Spiced Rum and Ginger Beer (This is mostly because I wanted a dark and stormy, didn't want Old Nick Fury on there without the MCU version, and I couldn't think of anything good for MCU Nick Fury)
Gratuitous Wolverine Cameo:
A Beer. What else would they be?
The drinks we thought about but didn't put on the list:
The Hawkeye (Kate Bishop):
Sloe Gin Fizz (didn't buy the sloe gin)
The Tony Stark:
Scotch. Served with our without a mirror. (not enough people had read demon in a bottle, friends are not big scotch drinkers)
The Captain America:
Grenadine, half and half, and blue curacao (not willing to buy Blue curacao)
posted by dinty_moore at 10:31 AM on September 26, 2013 [1 favorite]
The Black Widow:
Vodka, Kaluha, and grenadine (it didn't layer at all, but it did have a nice reddish-black tinge to it)
Bucky Barnes:
Coke, Vodka, and some bitters
Maria Hill:
Diet Coke and Rum
The Agent Coulson:
Gin, Light Rum, Vodka, Cointreau and Lemonade (Definitely the winner of the night)
Hawkeye:
A can of grape soda - May or may not be a brand you've heard of. (It was fanta, because fanta was on sale at the family dollar)
Clint Barton in the Morning:
Coffee, served in a mug or carafe
Old School Nick Fury:
Gin Martini
MCU Nick Fury:
Spiced Rum and Ginger Beer (This is mostly because I wanted a dark and stormy, didn't want Old Nick Fury on there without the MCU version, and I couldn't think of anything good for MCU Nick Fury)
Gratuitous Wolverine Cameo:
A Beer. What else would they be?
The drinks we thought about but didn't put on the list:
The Hawkeye (Kate Bishop):
Sloe Gin Fizz (didn't buy the sloe gin)
The Tony Stark:
Scotch. Served with our without a mirror. (not enough people had read demon in a bottle, friends are not big scotch drinkers)
The Captain America:
Grenadine, half and half, and blue curacao (not willing to buy Blue curacao)
posted by dinty_moore at 10:31 AM on September 26, 2013 [1 favorite]
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