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In 1997, an unlikely movie took the world by storm. Leonardo DiCaprio became the star of teens' lockers everywhere. Women of all ages bought gigantic, heart-shaped faux-sapphire necklaces. And countless couples at weddings slow-danced to "My Heart Will Go On" for years afterward.
That movie, as I'm sure you've realized by now, was Titanic. Even director James Cameron admitted the movie — a fictionalized tale of two people from different classes finding love aboard the "unsinkable" ship, which (spoiler) hit an iceberg and capsized into the Atlantic — was, at first, a "$100 million ... chick flick." It was until an early preview got rave reviews in Minneapolis "that gave us our first hint that the movie transcended expectations," he told The Hollywood Reporter.
The movie spent so many weeks at No. 1 that it became the first movie to be released on VHS while it was still playing in theaters, and 20 years later, its fan following has endured. In honor of the anniversary, we wanted to raise a glass, which inspired these Gin & Titonic Shots. A riff on the classic G&T, these drinks are chilled with chipped ice, tinted with blue curaçao, echoing the iceberg that ended Jack and Rose's whirlwind romance.
It's a lighthearted drink to serve at your 20th anniversary watch parties, particularly for anyone who's turned the movie's most quotable scenes into drinking games. What? You haven't done that? Well, here are a few rules, in case you're curious.
Drink whenever...
- the heart of the ocean is prominently displayed on-screen
- someone references Jack being poor
- the word "unsinkable" is uttered
- Molly Brown puts someone in their place
- Rose says she'll "never let go"
That last one is dangerous, so maybe sip for each, rather than downing a whole shot. You don't want to black out before you see modern-day Rose drop the heart of the ocean into the water, prompting everyone you know into the second rage-debate of the night, do you? (The first being whether Jack and Rose could both fit on the door, of course.)
As you take in this tasty-yet-tasteless drink, please know that it's intended to be a lighthearted riff on the movie — not a drink poking fun at the 1,571 lives lost on the actual Titanic, when it sank in 1912. That said, if we made you go, "too soon, Delish, too soon," we're sorry.
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