Splashmakers: Ellen Page, Lisa Ray and Sandra Oh have all been turned into beverages (Photo by Kenny)
Oscar buzz and party chatter were not the only things served up at the Hazelton Hotel’s TIFF event last week. Official sponsor Skyy Vodka unveiled its annual trifecta of celebrity-inspired cocktails, each with an unsurprising dose of—what else?—Skyy Vodka (although our preliminary research indicates that any kind of vodka can be used). The full list, after the jump.
In keeping with tradition, the three beverages were named after Canadian talent (last year, Don McKellar, Scott Speedman and Atom Egoyan were boozified). Here are this year’s winners:
• The Page Pucker, named after Ellen Page in Whip It: a simple pink grapefruit juice and vodka combo, topped with a raspberry.
• The Ray of Light, inspired by Lisa Ray of Cooking With Stella: vodka, mango juice and X-Rated Fusion Liqueur.
• The C“Oh”conut Dream, in honour of Sandra Oh from Defendor: coconut water, vodka and Amarula in a glass rimmed with some off-putting coconut-flavoured grit.
[...] cocktails were the tipple of the evening, served by girls in Stolichnaya minidresses. (Apparently, Skyy isn’t the only vodka game in town.) Once “Too Close” by Next came on, the dance party picked [...]
September 11, 2009 at 2:10 pm | by Willem Dafoe, blueberry cocktails and Salt ’n’ Pepa at W Studio | Toronto International Film Festival 2009 | torontolife.com/daily