Star Wars Cocktails

ThinkGeek recently reached out to me about showcasing some of their Star Wars items, and my mind went in overdrive  on what I could do. I decided to throw a Star Wars Cantina-themed potluck, and to use some ThinkGeek items to inspire and create themed drinks. I’ll show you the party soon, but for now, let’s make some geeky drinks!

The Death Star

What do you make when you have a Death Star ice sphere? A Death Star drink, of course! “The Death Star” is an actual cocktail, I found out, that’s pretty similar to a Long Island Iced Tea. It’s POTENT . As it should be. (And seriously, whether you want to make the drink or not, the Death Star ice sphere is one of my new favorite things. It’s super easy to fill, looks amazing, and really classes up a glass of whiskey.)

Death Star Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 oz Jagermeister
• 1 oz triple sec
• 1 oz vodka
• 1 oz whiskey
• 2 oz sweet and sour mix
• 2 oz (or more) cola

Directions:

1. Place all ingredients into a glass with a Death Star ice sphere in it.
2. Stir to mix ingredients.
3. Enjoy!

Blue Milk(shake)

You can’t have a Star Wars party without blue milk, right? I decided to make a drink that was a bit more fun: a blue milkshake! R2-D2 helped me out with measuring the ingredients. (Aren’t the R2-D2 measuring cups the CUTEST?)

Blue Milkshake Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup vanilla ice cream (the whiter the better!)
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tsp blue Jell-O powder
• blue food coloring (optional)

Directions:

1. Mix the milk and Jell-O powder together.
2. Pour the milk/Jell-O mixture and ice cream in a blender.
3. Blend until smooth.
4. Add a few drops of blue food coloring to heighten the color, mix until even.
5. Pour into a glass and enjoy!

The Sith Lord

I received the lightsaber ice pop maker and instantly knew what I was going to do with Luke’s lightsabers: Mountain Dew. Duh. What else. But What would be fitting for ol’ Darth Vader’s? It hit me in the soda aisle: Mountain Dew Code Red. The dark force of the Mountain Dews. I placed a tsp of cherry vodka in the ice pop mold and filled the rest of it (approximately 1/3 cup) up with the Code Red. A bit of vodka makes it a bit more “naughty” without preventing it from freezing. Creating the ice pop made me decide to make the drink form as well. It’s super easy and quite tasty!

Sith Lord Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 shot cherry vodka
• 1 can Mountain Dew: Code Red

Directions:

• Fill a highball with ice.
• Pour in the vodka shot, fill the rest of the way with the Mountain Dew.
• Enjoy!

Just be careful when you’re eating those ice pops. REMEMBER: IT’S A LIGHTSABER! THAT’S A LIGHTSABER IN YOUR MOUTH!

What’s your go-to Star Wars drink? Will you be trying any of these?

(And a big shout-out to ThinkGeek for supplying the amazing tools to make these drinks! Check them out at ThinkGeek.com!)