Category: Food & Drink

Game of Thrones & House of the Dragon Party Cocktails and Recipes

Several years ago, when HBO was airing the final season of Game of Thrones (based on George R.R. Martin’s best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series), the excitement manifested itself in elaborate “watch parties” around the world. Food Channel …

Several years ago, when HBO was airing the final season of Game of Thrones (based on George R.R. Martin’s best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series), the excitement manifested itself in elaborate “watch parties” around the world. Food Channel participated by sharing a few drinks and dishes based on the warring families and on some of the more compelling characters, like the White Walkers and Dothraki.

With the debut of the prequel in 2022 (House of the Dragon), we decided to re-share this post, recipes and all.

What Is Dead May Never Die

This cocktail, inspired by House Greyjoy, was crafted with Deveron 12-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch from the Deveron Distillery in northeastern Scotland. The scotch is nuanced with the flavors of dill and caraway from Aquavit and a touch of dried seaweed from Dashi. Created by Andrew Record, National Single Malts Ambassador for Deveron in San Francisco.

This cocktail, inspired by House Greyjoy, was crafted with Deveron 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch from the Deveron Distillery in northeastern Scotland. The scotch is nuanced with the flavors of dill and caraway from Aquavit and a touch of dried seaweed from Dashi.
What Is Dead May Never Die. Photo: Devron.

Ingredients

1-1/2 ounces Devron 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch

3/4 ounce Svöl Danish Style Aquavit

1 ounce Meyer lemon juice

1/2 ounce Dashi syrup

Directions

Dashi Syrup: Make a simple syrup by combining a near-boiling 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 cup cane sugar. Steep one sheet of nori and 1/2 cup of bonito flake for one minute in hot liquid. Fine strain to remove all solids. Chill syrup before using.

Cocktail: Combine ingredients in shaker tin over ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into large rocks glass over ice. Garnish with sheet of seaweed.

The Usurper, Lord Paramount of the Stormlands

Inspired by House Baratheon, this cocktail pairs Royal Brackla 12-Year-Old Scotch Whiskey with the richness of Fino sherry and a zip of passion fruit to create punch fit for a king. Created by Andrew Record, National Single Malts Ambassador for Deveron in San Francisco.

Inspired by House Baratheon, this cocktail pairs Royal Brackla 12 Year Old Scotch Whiskey with the richness of Fino sherry and a zip of passion fruit to create punch fit for a king.
The Usurper, Lord Paramount of the Stormlands, Photo: Devron.

Ingredients

2 ounces Royal Brackla 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch

1 ounce Fino Sherry

3/4 ounce lemon juice

1/2 ounce passionfruit syrup

Directions

Combine all ingredients over ice in shaker tine. Shake vigorously. Strain into tall glass. Top with soda. Garnish with handful of grapes.

The Dragonglass

The Dragonglass cocktail was created by Hemant Pathak, Mixologist of NYC’s Michelin Star restaurant Junoon. He says “One way or another, the catalyst in the final season will have something to do with Dragonglass!” The cocktail will be served in the restaurant starting April 14, a new addition to the robust Game of Thrones-themed cocktail menu.

The Dragonglass cocktail was created by Hemant Pathak, Mixologist of NYC's Michelin Star restaurant Junoon.
The Dragonglass. Photo: Junoon.

Ingredients

1.5 ounces Belvedere Smogory Forest

0.75 ounce Basil-Limoncello

0.5 ounce lemongrass-infused Cocci Americano

0.5 ounce citric acid solution

1 ounce ginger ber

Directions

Stir all ingredients with ice. Serve in small wine or rocks glass with ice sphere. Garnish with Angostura Amaro.

The following cocktail and appetizer recipes are courtesy of celebrity caterer Andrea Correale, founder and president of Elegant Affairs. The White Walker Martini recipe follows, with links to the appetizer recipes below. A GOT watch party is the kind of thing Andrea does every day for her clients, which include Brooke Shields, Mariah Carey, Jimmy Fallon and P. Diddy.

White Walker Martini

The White Walker Martini was created by celebrity caterer Andrea Correale to serve during your watch party for the final season of Game of Thrones.
White Walker Martini. Photo: Elegant Affairs.

Ingredients

1-1/2 ounces vodka

1 ounce Blue Curacao

1/2 ounce Elderflower Liquor

1 teaspoon crushed dry ice

Directions

In a cocktail shaker, place the dry ice (be careful handling dry ice, read instructions carefully). Add in all other ingredients. Shake well and strain (without the ice) into a cold martini glass.

Appetizers Fit For A Queen

Enjoy the battle for the Seven Kingdoms.

Editor’s note: This post was originally published in 2019 and updated on August 23, 2022.

Game of Thrones & House of the Dragon Party Cocktails and Recipes

Several years ago, when HBO was airing the final season of Game of Thrones (based on George R.R. Martin’s best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series), the excitement manifested itself in elaborate “watch parties” around the world. Food Channel …

Several years ago, when HBO was airing the final season of Game of Thrones (based on George R.R. Martin’s best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series), the excitement manifested itself in elaborate “watch parties” around the world. Food Channel participated by sharing a few drinks and dishes based on the warring families and on some of the more compelling characters, like the White Walkers and Dothraki.

With the debut of the prequel in 2022 (House of the Dragon), we decided to re-share this post, recipes and all.

What Is Dead May Never Die

This cocktail, inspired by House Greyjoy, was crafted with Deveron 12-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch from the Deveron Distillery in northeastern Scotland. The scotch is nuanced with the flavors of dill and caraway from Aquavit and a touch of dried seaweed from Dashi. Created by Andrew Record, National Single Malts Ambassador for Deveron in San Francisco.

This cocktail, inspired by House Greyjoy, was crafted with Deveron 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch from the Deveron Distillery in northeastern Scotland. The scotch is nuanced with the flavors of dill and caraway from Aquavit and a touch of dried seaweed from Dashi.
What Is Dead May Never Die. Photo: Devron.

Ingredients

1-1/2 ounces Devron 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch

3/4 ounce Svöl Danish Style Aquavit

1 ounce Meyer lemon juice

1/2 ounce Dashi syrup

Directions

Dashi Syrup: Make a simple syrup by combining a near-boiling 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 cup cane sugar. Steep one sheet of nori and 1/2 cup of bonito flake for one minute in hot liquid. Fine strain to remove all solids. Chill syrup before using.

Cocktail: Combine ingredients in shaker tin over ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into large rocks glass over ice. Garnish with sheet of seaweed.

The Usurper, Lord Paramount of the Stormlands

Inspired by House Baratheon, this cocktail pairs Royal Brackla 12-Year-Old Scotch Whiskey with the richness of Fino sherry and a zip of passion fruit to create punch fit for a king. Created by Andrew Record, National Single Malts Ambassador for Deveron in San Francisco.

Inspired by House Baratheon, this cocktail pairs Royal Brackla 12 Year Old Scotch Whiskey with the richness of Fino sherry and a zip of passion fruit to create punch fit for a king.
The Usurper, Lord Paramount of the Stormlands, Photo: Devron.

Ingredients

2 ounces Royal Brackla 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch

1 ounce Fino Sherry

3/4 ounce lemon juice

1/2 ounce passionfruit syrup

Directions

Combine all ingredients over ice in shaker tine. Shake vigorously. Strain into tall glass. Top with soda. Garnish with handful of grapes.

The Dragonglass

The Dragonglass cocktail was created by Hemant Pathak, Mixologist of NYC’s Michelin Star restaurant Junoon. He says “One way or another, the catalyst in the final season will have something to do with Dragonglass!” The cocktail will be served in the restaurant starting April 14, a new addition to the robust Game of Thrones-themed cocktail menu.

The Dragonglass cocktail was created by Hemant Pathak, Mixologist of NYC's Michelin Star restaurant Junoon.
The Dragonglass. Photo: Junoon.

Ingredients

1.5 ounces Belvedere Smogory Forest

0.75 ounce Basil-Limoncello

0.5 ounce lemongrass-infused Cocci Americano

0.5 ounce citric acid solution

1 ounce ginger ber

Directions

Stir all ingredients with ice. Serve in small wine or rocks glass with ice sphere. Garnish with Angostura Amaro.

The following cocktail and appetizer recipes are courtesy of celebrity caterer Andrea Correale, founder and president of Elegant Affairs. The White Walker Martini recipe follows, with links to the appetizer recipes below. A GOT watch party is the kind of thing Andrea does every day for her clients, which include Brooke Shields, Mariah Carey, Jimmy Fallon and P. Diddy.

White Walker Martini

The White Walker Martini was created by celebrity caterer Andrea Correale to serve during your watch party for the final season of Game of Thrones.
White Walker Martini. Photo: Elegant Affairs.

Ingredients

1-1/2 ounces vodka

1 ounce Blue Curacao

1/2 ounce Elderflower Liquor

1 teaspoon crushed dry ice

Directions

In a cocktail shaker, place the dry ice (be careful handling dry ice, read instructions carefully). Add in all other ingredients. Shake well and strain (without the ice) into a cold martini glass.

Appetizers Fit For A Queen

Enjoy the battle for the Seven Kingdoms.

Editor’s note: This post was originally published in 2019 and updated on August 23, 2022.

Beverage of the Week: Hubbleton Brewing is all the best things about Wisconsin

Hubbleton Brewing isn’t really near anything. And that’s part of the charm (also charming? great beers).

Welcome back to FTW’s Beverage of the Week series. Previously, we’ve folded these in to our betting guides, whether that’s been for the NFL slate or a bizarrely successful run through the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Here, we mostly chronicle and review beers, but happily expand that scope to any beverage that pairs well with sports. Yes, even cookie dough whiskey. 

Hubbleton Brewing Company’s unofficial motto is along the lines of “it’s only hard to find the first time.” This is untrue. It’s hard to find the second, third and fourth times.

But it’s worth it.

The space between Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin is filled with lots of things, but nothing more frequent than farmland. I haven’t been to all of them, but I’m reasonably sure Hubbleton is the only one with a working brewery, tap room and beer garden.

I first visited Hubbleton four years ago, in the middle of winter, to find a three-table bar, about eight beers on tap and a very good brewery dog who stole my gloves each time they hit the floor. In the time since, it has expanded considerably.

The gravel parking lot out front became a pavilion with outdoor tap lines, picnic tables, tailgate games and a live stage for music. Walk past the brew kettles inside and an expansive bar awaits with room for maybe 100 people and enough pub games to keep even the most jittery patrons occupied.

The staff — primarily founder Dan Schey and his son Mike — have always been friendly and helpful. Everyone in the beer garden, whether they’re driving west from Milwaukee or just riding over from their nearby farm in an ATV, is pleasant and welcoming.

The tap list has expanded as well. Notably, I’ve never had a bad beer there.

The sum of these parts is an authentic, communal experience. Hubbleton is best experienced in person and, given the modest reach of their current distribution, possibly the easiest option for any beer lovers rolling through the midwest.

There’s going to be something you like there. You may not organically find yourself six miles east of Waterloo, WI in a town whose Wikipedia page runs exactly two sentences long, but you’ll soon realize the extra mileage was worthwhile.

Hubbleton continues to grow without losing the identity that makes it special. So how are the beers?

10 delicious, personally approved beers to help you celebrate International Beer Day

5 international beers. 5 American beers you can (hopefully) find at your local shop. Let’s celebrate this “holiday” right.

Look, I’m not one for stupid holidays. Particularly the ones that provide zero time off work.

But in between the “talk like a pirate day” and “national spaetzle day” and “rainbow unicorn day” you occasionally find a cause worth celebrating. Like today, August 5: International Beer Day.

If this sounds like a flimsy excuse to drink, well, it is. But it’s on a Friday, which at least makes it slightly more socially acceptable than, say, if it were a Tuesday. Taking advantage of the most popular happy hour of the week should provide plenty of opportunities to celebrate the mixture of hops, barley, water and yeast that’s still being perfected after thousands of years.

Here are 10 different beers worth seeking out for the holiday. Five are international imports. Five are domestic products. In the spirit of inclusion for all types of drinkers, I’ve even hit 10 different beer styles to ensure there’s something for (hopefully) everyone.

Are these the best beers in the world? Nope! But they’re beers I like. Hopefully you will, too.