Posts tagged Dave Gibbons
Ep 98 - Watchmen Part 4 - Show Notes

This Month: Considered the greatest graphic novel in the history of the medium, the Hugo Award-winning story chronicles the fall from grace of a group of super-heroes plagued by all-too-human failings. Along the way, the concept of the super-hero is dissected as the heroes are stalked by an unknown assassin.



Drinking Game

The Ends Justify the Means - Any time the villain try to justify his actions, take a drink.

What's That in the Background - Whenever this is background action that you also need to pay attention to, take drink.

Knot-y, knot-y - Every time knots are mentioned, take a drink. 

Smiley Face - Whenever you see a smiley face, take a drink.



The Octopus

  • I oz Bacardi 151
  • 1 oz orange juice
  • 1 oz passion fruit nectar
  • Dash bitters
  • Soda

Add first three ingredients to a snifter and stir. Fill with crushed ice and top with soda.



Ozymandias’s Cape

  • 45 ml smirnoff no. 21 vodka
  • 20 ml sour raspberry liqueur
  • 20 ml blue curacao
  • 5 ml lime cordial
  • 180 ml cranberry juice cocktail
  • 4 -5 ice cubes

Pre-chill vodka in freezer. (Recommended: Pre-chill all ingredients instead of using too much ice; which can dilute the drink).



L.A. River Water

  • 1/2 oz Vodka
  • 1/2 oz Gin
  • 1/2 oz Light Rum
  • 1/2 oz Triple Sec
  • 1/2 oz Blue Curacao
  • 1/2 oz Raspberry Liqueur
  • Sweet and Sour Mix

Pour vodka, gin, rum, triple sec, blue curacao and raspberry liqueur into a glass with ice. Fill it with sweet and sour mix.



Gordian Knot

  • 2 oz Coffee Liquore
  • 1.5 Creme de Cacao
  • 0.5 oz Half and Half

Shake the shit and strain into low ball with ice.


Episode 98 - Watchmen, Part 4 (Issues 10-12) is out on February 26th.  Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunesStitcherGooglePlay, and TuneIn

Ep 96 - Watchmen Part 2 - Show notes

This Month: Considered the greatest graphic novel in the history of the medium, the Hugo Award-winning story chronicles the fall from grace of a group of super-heroes plagued by all-too-human failings. Along the way, the concept of the super-hero is dissected as the heroes are stalked by an unknown assassin.



Da Bomb Dot-com - Every time there is a mention of the posibiity of a nuclear war, take a drink. 

Date Night - Every time a date is mentioned, take a drink.

The Shadows on Wall - Every mention of the Hiroshima Shadows, Take a drink. 

Meta Rorschach - Every Time Rorschach mentions himself in 3rd person



Hiroshima

  • 4 oz Whiskey
  • 2 oz Martini and Rossi Extra Dry Vermouth
  • drops of Absinthe

Shake the shit out of it, and strain into highball glass.



The Rorschach Test

  • 1 1/2 ounce aquavit, preferably CH Aquavit
  • 1 ounce Amer Picon
  • 3/4 ounce lemon juice
  • 3/4 ounce  grenadine
  • 2-3 ounces light pale ale, preferably Brooklyn Summer Ale

Garnish: rolled orange peel on a skewer

DIRECTIONS

  1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Add all ingredients, except beer.
  3. Shake lightly and pour, ice included, into a hurricane glass.
  4. Top with beer.
  5. Garnish with rolled up, skewered orange peel.


Mars Explosions

    • 60 ml Orange juice chilled
    • 40 ml Vodka, frozen ice
    • 1 dash grenadine, chilled cocktail cherry and orange slice to decorate


Stir the orange juice and vodka over ice until well frosted. Strain into a chilled goblet or wine glass. Stir the rum and grenadine together and pour slowly into the middle of the juice so the red color spreads gently outwards. Dress with a cocktail cherry and a twist of orange peel. Serve cold.



Ink Blot

  • 1 oz dry vermouth
  • 3 oz vodka
  • 2 drops bitters

Add vermouth and vodka to an ice filled shaker. Shake the shit out of it, strain into s chilled martini glass. Add two drops of bitters to make ink drop effect.


Episode 96 - Watchmen, Part 2 (Issues 4-6) is out on February 12th.  Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunesStitcherGooglePlay, and TuneIn

Ep 95 - Watchmen Part 1 - Show Notes

This Month: Considered the greatest graphic novel in the history of the medium, the Hugo Award-winning story chronicles the fall from grace of a group of super-heroes plagued by all-too-human failings. Along the way, the concept of the super-hero is dissected as the heroes are stalked by an unknown assassin.



Drinking Game Rules

The Voices in my Head - Whenever Rorschach is narrating what’s going on around him, take a drink. 

The Florida Rule - Whenever a character mentions their retirement from superhero work, take a drink. 

This Is Not the World We Know - Every time there is a mention that this is an alternate reality, take a drink. 

Nobody Gives a Shit But Me - Every time Rorschach warns people of things, and they blow him off, take a drink. 



5 Mile Long Island

  • 1 ounce vodka
  • 1 ounce gin
  • 1 ounce light rum
  • 1 ounce gold tequila
  • 1 ounce Blue Curacao liqueur
  • 5 ounces sour mix
  1. Fill a collins glass with ice.
  2. Pour in the liquors, and then the sour mix .
  3. Finally, add the blue curacao.
  4. Garnish with a slice of lemon and a straw.
  5. And feel free to tinker with the amount of sweet and sour to get it to your taste


Dr Manhattan

  • 2 oz clove infused gin
  • 1 oz dry vermouth
  • 1/2 oz st Germain
  • 2 dashes bitters
  • Splash of blue curaçao

Chill two glasses, one with ice, in the freezer. Once fully chilled, take the glass with ice and add the gin, vermouth, bitters and enough curaçao to make it a bright blue. Stir for 30 seconds and strain into chilled glass. Drink quickly so it doesn’t warm up.



BLACK & BLUE MANHATTAN

  • 4 oz bourbon
  • 1 tbsp. blueberry shrub (1 cup blueberries, ½ cup balsamic vinegar, ½ cup sugar)
  • 3-4 shakes of bitters
  • splash of vermouth
  1. Blueberry shrub: add blueberries and balsamic vinegar to a container and place in fridge for 3 days. Strain liquid through mesh sieve into a small saucepan. Bring to boil and add sugar stirring to dissolve. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes or until thickened. Let cool completely.
  2. Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.Stir with stirring spoon.
  3. Dump into a rocks glass.
  4. Serve with blueberry garnish.


The Black Freighter

  • 2 oz Gosling’s Black Seal Dark rum
  • 3/4 oz Grand Marnier
  • 1/2 oz Hiram Walker Creme De Cacao Dark

Combine over ice and stir. Too many of these, and your night might end up on the cutting room floor just like the Black Freighter scenes that were cut from the movie. 


Episode 95 - Watchmen Part 1 (Issues 1-3),  is out on February 5th.  Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunesStitcherGooglePlay, and TuneIn