Film & TV — Writing — Joe Patrick Rogers

SIX FILM AND COCKTAIL PAIRINGS TO LIVEN UP YOUR NIGHTS IN

“Not just a return to form for Guy Richie but one of the best whisky drinking films in years. The framing device for the action sees Hugh Grant’s slimy hack sneaking into criminal enforcer Charlie Hunnam’s house to engage in a bit of light blackmail in the form of narration. In doing so, Grant pilfers a bottle of whisky from Hunnam’s drinks cabinet – a 40-year-old Glenfarclasdistilled in 1976, to be precise. If you happen to have a bottle of that lying around then, well, have fun with that. To drink along with the Gentlemen the rest of us can make do with the benchmark Glenfarclas 15yo; an excellent dram in its own right.”

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cocktails, spirits, Film & TVJoe RogersApril 15, 2020netfli, amazon, itunes, cocktails

THE FIVE BEST NETFLIX SHOWS, PAIRED WITH THE PERFECT DRINK

“A well-chosen match of refreshment and entertainment at home can help immerse you in the action and make a movie night or streaming marathon truly memorable. Think sipping rye whiskey with Don Draper, or dropping sake bombs to Kill Bill (part one, of course. Part two would call for Margaritas). Here are five pairings to enliven your Netflix nights…”

Film & TV, cocktailsJoe RogersMarch 27, 2019netflix, pairings, spectator

THE ULTIMATE HORROR FILM AND WHISKY PAIRINGS

“Matching food and drink with films can be a lot of fun. Think eating pasta and meat sauce with Ray Liotta in Goodfellas, or drinking $5 shakes along to Pulp Fiction. But a great pairing doesn’t necessarily have to be from the film – like Hannibal Lecter’s Chianti, say – it can play on something sensory or thematic to help get you in the mood. Imagine slurping on a bright red Blood and Sand while Dracula (pick your favourite) tears into someone’s neck, or downing a Zombie cocktail with the actual voodoo undead in White Zombie.”