The Wives is a visually striking and refreshing gin-based cocktail inspired by Immortan Joe's five wives, featuring floral notes, pear juice, and a silky texture, served in a coupe glass with a candied lemon ribbon garnish. (Recipe Below)
As the rebel group looks for “The Green Place”, they are chased by Immortan Joe’s War Boys further and further into The Wasteland, our next cocktail inspiration. A riff on the popular cocktail Blood and Sand, The Wasteland blends together Mezcal, Sweet Vermouth, Blood Orange Juice, and Maraschino Liqueur giving this cocktail an acidic and citrus, biting flavor with a lot of smokiness much like the arid, dry land seasoned with the exhaust of the War Rigs that drive over it. Served in a rocks glass with a rim of rock sugar, course salt and cayenne pepper to add a sandy texture and overall alarming spice to really bring The Wasteland experience to this cocktail.
The Wives
1.5 oz (45mL) Gin
.75 oz (22.5mL) St. Germain
.5 oz (15mL) Luxardo
.25 oz (7.5mL) Lemon oleo saccharum
.5 oz (15mL) Pear Juice
.75 oz (22.5mL) Aquafaba
Chill a Coupe glass. In a shaker tin, combine 1.5 oz Gin, .75 oz Saint Germain, .5 oz Luxardo, .25 oz Lemon Oleo Saccharum, .5 oz Pear Juice, and .75 oz Aquafaba. Add ice and spring and more ice, cover and shake. Double strain into the chilled coupe. Garnish with a ribbon from the lemon oleo saccharum.
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Aviation Gin
Aviation Gin
Country: United States
ABV: 84 proof/42%
Brand: Diageo Company
Spirits Type: Gin
Taste: Citrus, Spice, Floral
Price Category: $
A dry gin that balances citrus and herbal notes to make it a clean, multipurpose gin.
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St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
Country: France
ABV: 40 proof/20%
Brand: Bacardi Limited
Spirits Style: Herbal, Spice, and Floral
Taste: Floral with hints of peach and pear
Price Category: $
A favorite amongst cocktail makers, elderflower liqueur is pleasantly floral and sweet, reminiscent of clover honey. Its familiar flavor makes it easy for the palate to accept while enhancing other flavors in a cocktail.
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Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
Country: Italy
ABV: 64 proof/32%
Brand: Girolamo Luxardo SpA
Spirits Type: Liqueurs/Cordials/Schnapps
Taste: Semi-Sweet, Cherry Fruit, Barrel Spice
Price Category: $
A liqueur that starts with fermenting Luxardo cherries and cherry tree branches in large ashwood vats. After three years, it is distilled then simple syrup and water are added to balance ot to 32% ABV. The overall flavor is that of cherry and straw with a cacao and bitter orange finish.
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Lemon Oleo Saccharum
Made with lemon peels and sugar macerating together to extract the oil from the peels. This results in a lightly lemon flavored syrup with no acidity. Peels from the saccharum can be sugared for candied lemon peel or used in garnishes.
4 oz (113 g) Fresh, Clean Lemon
Peels 4 oz (113 g) Cane Sugar
Combine Peels and Cane Sugar in a heavy duty resealable bag or resealable container. Muddle or massage until the oils start to release. Let it sit for 24 hours occasionally muddling or massaging every few hours. Strain out the liquid, store in an airtight container. Store peels in an airtight container. Refrigerate for longer storage.
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Fresh Pear Juice
Korean studies suggest that pear juice can help prevent hangovers because it contains the enzymes that are needed for metabolizing alcohol, therefore lessening absorption. We use pear juice because it is delightfully floral and light in flavor. If juicing pears fresh, a small amount of lemon juice or citric acid added will help maintain the desired white color.
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Aquafaba
An Egg White Substitute for cocktails. Aquafaba offers a silky texture that is slightly savory and can be aerated or shaken to create a cocktail foam.
An Egg White Substitute for cocktails
1- 15 oz can Garbanzo Beans/Chickpeas 1
barspoon Cream of Tartar
Strain out the chickpeas using a fine mesh strainer. Pour chickpea brine in a clean and dry condiment bottle, add 1 tsp cream of tartar and stir gently to combine. Seal and store in the refrigerator for 2-3 weeks. * A note on using aquafaba for cocktails: Gently swirl prepared aquafaba before use to redistribute the settled cream of tartar; acid such as citrus juice will be necessary for frothing emulsion.
Cocktails of the Wasteland: Sipping Through the Chaos of Mad Max: Fury Road
In the scorched wasteland of Mad Max: Fury Road, survival is a brutal currency controlled by Immortan Joe, the tyrannical ruler of The Citadel, where water, food, and even blood are hoarded as tools of power. Captured wanderer Max Rockatansky becomes a human blood bank for the sickly War Boy Nux and is dragged into Furiosa’s daring escape after she betrays Joe by smuggling his prized wives—women chosen to bear his children—to freedom. Inspired by these resilient fugitives, “The Wives” cocktail combines crisp gin, elderflower, maraschino liqueur, pear juice, lemon oleo saccharum, and aquafaba into a bright, floral drink crowned with a fluffy white foam and served with a candied lemon ribbon. The second cocktail, “The Wasteland,” mirrors the film’s relentless desert chase with a smoky blend of mezcal, sweet vermouth, blood orange juice, and maraschino liqueur, finished with a spicy rim of rock sugar, coarse salt, and cayenne. Like the film itself—an adrenaline-fueled masterpiece that revitalized the legendary franchise—both cocktails capture the contrast between beauty and brutality that defines George Miller’s post-apocalyptic epic.
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