You don't have to dress for the Oscars red carpet to drink like the stars during the Academy Awards. All you need is a glass of the official French champagne, some tequila and confidence in the mixology department.
"GMA" got an inside look at all the official libations that will be served during the 91st Academy Awards and the glamorous Governor's Ball.
Piper-Heidsieck will be the only champagne served at this year's Oscars as well as the official after party.
The revered French champagne house, known worldwide for its red label, created a custom, art-deco inspired limited-edition bottle for the red and gold theme of this year's awards show.
"This bottle represents the eternal union of the Red and the Gold – the glamour of the red carpet and the prestige of the gold statuette," Piper-Heidsieck general manager Benoit Collard said in a press release.
"This champagne, bottled in Reims and enjoyed in Los Angeles, is the very expression of the universal magic of cinema, to which we are paying tribute," he added.
The Governor's Ball will also feature two official Tequila Don Julio signature cocktails created especially for the glitzy post-Oscar celebration.
Oscars 2019 Cocktails by the Numbers:
6,000 total specialty cocktails served at the Oscars
Half a mile of reusable gold metal straws to be used
Approximately 100,000 Fresh herb leaves used (roughly 40,000 rosemary, 60,000 thyme)
100 hours of hands-on cocktail preparation and months of planning
Almost one mile worth of glassware needed for specialty cocktails alone
Mixologist Charles Joly created two drinks, the Rosella and the Ancho Old Fashioned, for this year's red and gold bash.
"Being able to design signature cocktails for the biggest party of the year is obviously a tremendous honor," he told ABC News. "Having the opportunity to assemble the best bartenders in the business and serve guests at the Academy Awards Governor's Ball is even better!"
Check out the full recipes below to shake up one of the carefully crafed cocktails at your own Oscars party.
Rosella
Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces Tequila Don Julio Blanco1/2 ounces White Vermouth
3/4 ounces Fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce simple syrup
5 drops Scrappy’s lavender bitters
1 1/2 ounces Fever Tree ginger beer
Hibiscus flower
Orange oils
Directions:
Combine Tequila Don Julio Blanco, white vermouth, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup and bitters into a shaker with ice. Shake gently.
Strain into a flute over a hibiscus flower.
Top with Fever Tree Ginger Beer and mist with orange oils.
Ancho Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Tequila Don Julio Reposado
Barspoon of Ancho Reyes Chile Liqueur
3 drops Bittered Sling Arabica Coffee Bitters
1/3 ounce Rich Demerara Syrup (2 parts sugar:1 part water)
Orange oil for mist
Orange twist for garnish
Directions:
Stir Tequila Don Julio Reposado, chile liqueur, coffee bitters and demerara syrup over ice.
Pour into an Old Fashioned glass over one large cube.
Mist with orange oil and place orange twist decoratively.
But the concoctions don't stop with the official menu.
Mixologists around the country shared these unofficial cocktail contenders award-worthy in composition, presentation and taste and inspired by this year's biggest films.
We Are The Champions
"Any Freddy Mercury-inspired drink needs to be bright and bold. I added the Earl Gray tea since that was his favorite, but it’s a very subtle flavor that works with the harmony of the cocktail," Cody Blaylock, a bartender at Bacchus Bar in Portland, said.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces Earl Grey infused vodka
1/2 ounce Strega
Barspoon Campari
1 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce simple syrup
Egg White
1/2 ounce Butterfly Pea flower tea
Directions:
Dry shake all ingredients except the tea, then add one large ice cube and wet shake. Double strain into a coupe. Use a syringe or barspoon to pour tea below the foam (it will naturally separate from the rest of the cocktail). Spray Angostura bitters over Freddy Mercury or any stencil of choice to create the silhouette.
A Star Is Born
"This is a riff on a classic Paper Plane that subs pineapple-infused Campari for a little bit more of a fun, Tiki feel," Tim Prendergast, bartender at Tre Rivali and the Outsider in Milwaukee, said. "The gold spray floats and swirls on top giving a glittery, cloud-like appearance like a nebula, where stars are born, but also with a nod to the movie."
Ingredients:
3/4 ounce Evan Williams bourbon
3/4 ounce pineapple-infused Campari
3/4 ounce Amaro Montenegro
3/4 ounce lemon juice
Directions:
Shake all ingredients, strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with a spritz of edible gold spray.
And The Award Goes To...
"I wanted to create a variation of a classic champagne cocktail, with a bit more glitz and glamour for the occasion," Blaylock said. "It’s a little herbal, a little sweet, and goes does smooth on award night."
Ingredients:
1/2 ounce Pierre Ferrand 1840
1/2 ounce Amaro Nonino
1/4 ounce St. Germain
4 Dash Regan’s Orange Bitters
2 Dash Angostura Bitters
Sparkling wine
Directions:
Build cocktail in glass and top with sparkling wine; garnish with expressed lemon and paint flute with a streak of gold dust.
Wakanda Forever
This cocktail was inspired by the first-ever superhero film to be nominated for Best Picture: "Black Panther." It combines smokey mezcal and muddled blackberries to create a beautiful hue that resembles the elusive potion made from the purple "heart-shaped herb" that gives the Black Panther his powers.
Ingredients:1 ounce Cointreau
2 ounces mezcal
1 ounce fresh lime juice
1/4 ounce fresh orange juice
3 blackberries
Directions:
Muddle blackberries in a shaker with Cointreau. Add remaining ingredients with ice. Shake and strain over ice into a rocks glass rimmed with smoked salt.
Sunset on Collins
New York City-based chef JJ Johnson was inspired by "Bohemian Rhapsody" and Rami Malek as powerhouse singer Freddie Mercury when he created the Sunset on Collins.
"The Oscars are full of passionate players, so it's fun to pull inspiration from Freddy Mercury here as his passion is on full display in Bohemian Rhapsody, up for many awards this year," Johnson said of his fruity and tangy passion fruit cocktail.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces Ketel One Family-Made Vodka
3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
3/4 ounce passion fruit puree
3/4 ounce agave syrup (2:1)
Dash Pimento bitters
Garnish with grated nutmeg
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a shaker over ice and shake well. Strain contents of strainer into a coupe glass. Grate fresh nutmeg over top to serve.
