Friday, April 10, 2009

HARVEY (Wallbanger) comes to the Ritz!


Cinema Cocktails: HARVEY
Saturday, April 11 & Sunday, April 12 (Easter!) at the Ritz
Get you tickets here

Jimmy Stewart was never more enchanting, lovable or drunk as he is in the whimsical-but-realist tale of Elwood Dowd, a man who's either terminally insane or has a giant invisible rabbit friend named Harvey.

At cinema cocktails we love to have fun with specialty drinks. For those of you who know the storyline, the martini drinking Jimmy Stewart and his seemingly martini-induced friend makes HARVEY a shoe-in for the cocktail series. It also happens to be a great film, and we happen to have a beautiful 35mm print!

In crafting the special cocktail for this one, the name “Harvey” naturally led us to the Harvey Wallbanger, which was invented in 1952 by three-time world champion mixologist Donato 'Duke' Antone, the brother-in-law of New York state Senator Carlo Lanzillotti... (We don't just pour booze into glasses at the Ritz, we really do our homework.)

The Harvey Wallbanger is a three part drink made with vodka, Galliano, and orange juice. Never had one? Here’s your chance!

But that’s not all. We couldn’t let the martini reference from the movie escape us, so we’ve crafted the Wallbanger Martini from orange vodka, Galliano, a touch of Amaretto and a muddled orange ring. For the purist, our regular martinis will be available as well.

Show up with a stuffed bunny and get 5% off of your bill!

Come dressed as a bunny, we'll assume you've been over-served!

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