Amy Pond – The Ginger Scotch

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The Ginger Scotch

The grown-up version of our Young Amelia Pond mocktail, this hearty cocktail walks the line between savory and sweet, is both exotic and familiar, and  seems at all times to be both a simple drink and a complex cocktail.

4 oz. Ginger Beer*
3 oz. Scotch*
1 oz. Black Cherry Juice
½ oz. Grenadine*
2-3 dashes Angostura bitters

Fill a collins glass with ice, add all ingredients, stir, and garnish with a cherry.

*Because our cocktails are geared towards an affordable budget, this cocktail was created using Bundaburg Ginger Beer and Dewar’s White Label (blended Scotch). Different scotches will give different flavor profiles, as will various brands of ginger beer. If you prefer cheaper, more readily available ingredients, this drink can be made with ginger ale (Canada Dry or other) and Rose’s grenadine, although a higher quality grenadine (Small Hand Foods or similar), scotch (eg. single malt scotch), and ginger beer will give the drink a more refined palate. We encourage you to experiment until you find the combination that works best for your tastes, although we DON’T recommend using your expensive scotch in this drink – as James Bond said, that’d be a waste of good scotch.

Amy Pond is a feisty red-headed Scot played by Karen Gillan. A companion of the Eleventh Doctor, she first meets him as a seven-year-old when he crashes the TARDIS in her backyard. She asks to travel with him and he promises her that he’d return in 5 minutes. Twelve years later, he finally returns, but young Amelia now goes by Amy and is engaged to be married after a childhood of convincing herself that The Doctor wasn’t real. Once again she decides to travel with him, and throughout her many travels she gets married and has a daughter, although, well, it’s not quite as simple as all that. She finally leaves the TARDIS to live a normal life with her husband Rory in New York City. She traveled with Doctor from 2010-2012, until her departure midway through Series 7.

Young Amelia Pond, a Gingery Mocktail

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Young Amelia Pond

With a rich flavor and a clean finish, this gingery mocktail will make waiting for your “imaginary” friend all the more bearable.

6 oz. Ginger Ale
3 oz. Black Cherry Juice
¾ oz. Grenadine

Add all ingredients to a glass filled with ice, stir, and serve.

Young Amelia Pond is a fearless redheaded Scot portrayed by Caitlin Blackwood. Seven years old, she is first visited by The Doctor immediately following his regeneration from his 10th to his 11th incarnation after the TARDIS crash lands in her backyard. When he leaves to investigate an alert from the TARDIS, she puts on a hat and mittens, packs a bag, and waits for his return–a bit longer than anticipated.

Young Amelia Pond only encounters the eleventh incarnation of The Doctor, and doesn’t travel with him until she’s grown into a 19-year-old on the verge of being married.

(Image of Caitlin Blackwood courtesy of the BBC, pattern for the mittens available here)

The Master

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The Master

Smooth, pleasant, with a dash of darkness, this cocktail recalls the glory days of The Master during his first regeneration cycle; You aren’t sure if it’s your friend or your enemy, but you keep indulging anyway.

1 oz. Dark Rum

1 oz. Crème de Cacao

1-2 dashes Angostura Bitters

4 oz. Coca-Cola

The Master is The Doctor’s archenemy, a renegade Time Lord bent on becoming “the master of all matter.” A master of disguise and deceit, he is a persistent foe of The Doctor’s, always managing to escape and return with a new plan. He first appears in the series at the end of his regeneration cycle, scheming and elegantly evil. He is eventually forced to appear as a emaciated husk while he attempts to renew his regeneration cycle at the end of his final regeneration. He does manage to succeed in taking over the mind of a Trakenite named Tremas, whose body he wears until he is put on trial and executed by the Daleks (yes, even the Daleks found his crimes to be too evil). The Doctor is then charged with the transport of The Master’s remains from Skaro to Gallifrey, wherein The Master manages to maintain sentience in the form of an ooze (presumably his remains), which crashes the TARDIS. He manages to steal yet another body which is eventually sucked into the Eye of Harmony. Years later, unbeknownst to The Doctor, the Time Lords resurrected The Master in order to make him the ultimate soldier in the Time War, from which he fled and disguised himself as a human on Earth. After finally opening the fob watch which restores his Time Lord DNA, he once again is able to roam the universe in his quest to rule, now a rather deranged man willing to stop at nothing to get his way.

The Master was written for and originally portrayed by Roger Delgado, who debuted the role in 1971 and played it until his unexpected death in 1973 (prompting the departure of Jon Pertwee’s 3rd Doctor, as they were old friends and Pertwee was devastated). Under heavy make-up, the Master was portrayed in “husk” form by both Peter Pratt  (1976) and Geoffrey Beavers (1981),  and as a mind-controlled Trakenite by Anthony Ainley, who played it until the eventually hiatus of the original series in 1989. As the possessed paramedic, Eric Roberts portrays The Master in the TV Film (1996), and in the revived series, The Master is reintroduced in human form by Derek Jacobi (2007) before John Simm took over the reigns for the rest of his New Who appearances (2007-2010).

Romana II – Gallifreyan Lady

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Romanadvoratrelundar II

This subtle twist on a vodka martini is not what you expect – its light flavors and delicate color mask a savory, sophisticated cocktail that is sure to be a hit with martini drinkers and Gallifreyans alike.

2 oz. Vodka

½ oz. Dry Vermouth

¼ oz. Triple Sec

7-8 drops Angostura Bitters

Absinthe rinse

Orange twist

Prepare a chilled, stemmed cocktail glass with an absinthe rinse. Add other liquid ingredients to a shaker filled with ice (DO NOT DASH THE BITTERS! ONLY allow 7-8 DROPS of bitters – the drink should be pale orange in color). Mix ingredients and strain into cocktail glass. Add orange twist and serve.

The 2nd incarnation of Time Lady Romanadvoratrelundar (Romana for short) was portrayed by Lalla Ward. Originally assigned to travel with The Doctor on his assignment to collect the Key to Time, Romana and The Doctor form an unlikely friendship and she requests to continue traveling with him after the assignment is completed. Choosing to take the form of Princess Astra of Atrios (after trying on several other forms), Romana I regenerates in the TARDIS during flight. Smart, capable, and just a little bit feisty, Romana II kept the Doctor on his toes as an intellectual equal and an honest companion as they traveled the stars together. Romana II was in the TARDIS for 2 years, from 1979-1981, and only traveled with the 4th incarnation of The Doctor before choosing to forge a life with K-9 in E-Space rather than return to Gallifrey.

Martha Jones – Medical Mojo

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Medical Mojo

This cocktail mirrors the strong, rich personality of Martha, as well as being a boozy twist on the kind of thing she probably kickstarts her day with.  Every doctor could use some caffeine to get their mojo flowing!

1 oz Dark Rum

1 oz Frangelico

½ oz Kahlua

4 oz coffee

Pour alcohols into the brew of your choice and stir, garnish with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and ground nutmeg.

Optional: Pre-freeze coffee ice cubes and serve cold.

Martha Jones is portrayed by Freema Agyeman (pronounced: A’-jea-min). A medical student, she first encounters The Doctor when an alien race known as the Judoon invade the hospital where she works and teleport it to the moon. After the incident is resolved, The Doctor offers to take her on his travels, and she accepts. She quickly develops romantic feelings for him, which remain unrequited throughout her travels with him, as he is still mourning the recent loss of Rose Tyler’s companionship. Finally, Martha decides to take control of her future and leaves the TARDIS of her own accord, but promises to see him again. On her own, she becomes a Medical Specialist for UNIT and is briefly employed at Torchwood, eventually marrying Mickey Smith, Rose Tyler’s old boyfriend. Intelligent, capable, determined, Martha is a force to be reckoned with. She traveled with the 10th incarnation of The Doctor for one season, in 2007, with cameos later in the series as well as appearing on the spinoff Torchwood.

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The 11th Doctor – Fish Fingers and Custard

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Fish Fingers and Custard

1½ oz. Butterscotch Schnapps

1 oz. Maker’s Mark (or other bourbon)

¾ oz. Vanilla Vodka

per 1 c. (8 oz) Eggnog

Store-bought eggnog may be used with this recipe*. Garnish with crushed graham cracker** and two Swedish Fish.

*Proportions for 10 servings of this eggnog: 15 oz. Butterscotch schnapps, 10 oz. Maker’s Mark, 7½ oz. Vanilla Vodka, 10 c. Eggnog

**Crush graham crackers to medium fine – for best results, sift super fine dust out before serving. It’s supposed to look like breading.

The 11th incarnation of The Doctor is portrayed by Matt Smith. Self-described as a “madman with a box,” The Doctor’s 11th incarnation is characterized by a childish whimsy offset by the time-worn loneliness of a 1,000 year old time traveler. Smartly dressed in tweeds and bowties (and occasionally a fez or stetson), the professorial-looking Doctor often throws logic and planning by the wayside, favoring improvised “plans” and jumping into the middle of things (often while yelling “GERONIMO!”) instead of the calculated creativity of his immediate predecessor. Lively, eccentric, passionate, he is often tormented by his loneliness as both the last Time Lord and as a time-traveler whose companions must one day leave him, although he is careful to show them all great affection while he can. The youngest Doctor to date, the 11th incarnation was in the TARDIS for 4 years until his regeneration in the 2013 Christmas special The Time of the Doctor. His companions included Amy Pond, Rory Williams, River Song, Craig Owens, Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint, Strax, and Clara Oswald.

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Rose Tyler – The Rose Tyler

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The Rose Tyler

This drink captures Rose’s rough-around-the-edges feel while still maintaining the simple, refreshing, cheeky attitude that makes Rose so endearing.

1 oz. Vodka

2 oz. Sweet and Sour

Splash Grenadine (for color)

5-6 drops rose water on top

Add vodka, sweet and sour, and grenadine to a shaker filled with ice, shake well, strain into a stemmed cocktail glass or old fashioned glass filled with ice, add rose water, and serve. Optional lime garnish.

Rose Tyler is a companion portrayed by Billie Piper. A shop assistant in London, she first met the 9th incarnation of The Doctor right before he blew up her workplace. After saving her and the world from an Auton invasion controlled by the Nestene Consciousness, The Doctor invited her to travel with him. After initial reservations, she accepted, and the two roamed space and time together until she was eventually trapped in an alternate universe. Despite their brief time together, The Doctor’s relationship with Rose began a major shift within him, changing him from the lonely, angry soldier from the Time War into a softer, passionate fighter for peace. Rose traveled with the 9th and 10th incarnations of The Doctor over two seasons, from the first episode of the remount in 2005 through 2006, and returns in several episodes later in the series.

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Donna Noble – Ginger Mimosa

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Ginger Mimosa

This drink, while being gingery and effervescent like Donna, is what we imagine she would drink 50 of at a bar with The Doctor while on holiday.

Half Champagne

Half Ginger Beer (We like Reed’s Original)

Heavy splash Sweet and Sour

Splash Agave Nectar

Add all ingredients into a champagne flute, garnish with fresh ginger.

Donna Noble was a sassy companion portrayed by Catherine Tate. A temp worker from Chiswick, Donna first meets the tenth incarnation of The Doctor on her wedding day, where her husband-to-be is revealed to be a pawn for the Empress of the Racnoss. After The Doctor saves the day, Dona decides that she is not ready for travel with him and leaves, but is later reunited while investigating Adipose Industries. The Doctor offers once again, and Donna agrees to go with him.

Donna is a fiery red-head with a resourceful nature who is often mistaken for The Doctor’s wife, despite being one of his first companions without a romantic storyline. Though gregarious and feisty, she uses her tough exterior to hide internal feelings of unimportance and inadequacy. She traveled with the tenth incarnation of The Doctor for one season in 2008 before her memories needed to be wiped in order to save her life – she then married a man who loves her and The Doctor anonymously sent her a winning lottery ticket to ensure a stable financial future.

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