Titanic II: Now a cocktail complete with ship and iceberg
Unsinkable? This went down in about five minutes (Pic: P Mathew)
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The best bad movie I have seen over the past year is Titanic II.
Spoiler alert: I’m about to summarize the plot in less than 40 words so stop reading here if you don’t want to know it.
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The plot: A second and superior – nay, unsinkable – Titanic sets sail on the hundredth anniversary of the original launch but is doomed when ice shelf collapses in the Arctic send not one but two iceberg laden tsunamis hurtling across the Atlantic.
Atrocious story line but — given the cheesy acting, crude special effects and mind-boggling plot inconsistencies — it has a “so bad it is good” quality to it. (A favorite scene: the ship’s captain being told he must reach warmer, less iceberg-friendly waters – and has but 15 minutes to do so. Another: a sub captain who, told to rescue the Titanic, dramatically says, “Let’s get this cigar smoking!”)
Anyway, it seemed right that a cocktail exists that is as good as this movie is bad so I asked Paul Mathew at Flamme last night if he would make one. Luckily, he not only came up with a recipe but also created a ship-shaped garnish to fit the occasion. The Titanic II ingredients: apple juice ice ball (a.k.a. the “iceberg”) with Don Julio Reposado tequila, apple juice and grapefruit bitters.
By the way, if you ever make this drink, carefully consider the angle of your garnish. Mine came at such a slope that, had it been the Titanic II, saving anyone would have been near impossible. Can put a guy in a reflective mood…
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