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ith the holiday season nearly upon us, the time is right for some specialty cocktails. And Paul Feig is just the man to serve ’em


up. In addition to directing such hits as Bridesmaids and Spy, creating the comedy series Freaks and Geeks and directing (and act- ing in) episodes of The Office and Arrested Development, Feig happens to be a master


mixologist. His new book, Cocktail Time!, is a compendium of classic drinks and his own creations. Feig’s book grew out of his “Quaran-


tine Cocktail Time!” Instagram videos, in which America’s favorite “Drunk Funcle” donned his best threads to demonstrate making a cocktail to entertain followers stuck in COVID lockdown. Here he shares two of his favorite drinks—a Grasshopper and the Golden Dawn.


Grasshopper


“This drink is an absolute crowd-pleaser,” Feig promises. “I’ve never made one for anybody who said they didn’t liki iÌ° -im«lÞ «ÕÌ] «io«li yi« oÛiÀ iÌ°»


X 1 oz green crème de menthe X 1 oz white crème de cacao X 2 oz heavy cream X Whole nutmeg


1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add crème de menthe, white crème de cacao and heavy cream. Shake vigor- ously. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Grate fresh nutmeg on top and jump for joy! Serves 1.


28 | NOVEMBER 13, 2022 © PARADE Publications 2022. All rights reserved. Mixing It Up With Paul


Chatting from his home in London, Feig told us about mixing martinis voÀ > «ÀinVi] hià v>ÛoÀiÌi `Àink >n` Ìhi oni Ìhin} ÞoÕ½ll niÛiÀ wn` in his bar. —Alison Ashton


%QEMVCKN ƂV HQT C MKPI Feig and his wife, Laurie, recently had tea with King Charles III (then Prince Charles) at his Highgrove estate. “He’s a really wonderful guy. I really liked him,” says Feig. “At the end, he gave me a bottle of his gin [Buckingham Palace Dry Gin, available only in the United Kingdom], and I gave him a bottle of my gin. I actually made martinis for him] Ão ½Ûi m>`i m>ÀÌinià voÀ > kin}° `iwniÌilÞ h>Ûi Ìo «ÕÌ Ìh>Ì on mÞ résumé now.” Whose gin is better? “Let’s just say all gins are wonderful in their own way.”


Go-to tipples A very dry gin martini with a twist, stirred (not shaken, so the ice doesn’t dilute the gin), is his standing order. He’s also a fan of gin and soda (“It’s one of the best skinny drinks you can have”). And he enjoys sampling signature cocktails at bars and restaurants around the world. “For mi] i̽à VonÃÌ>nÌ ÀiÃi>ÀVh Ìo wn` Üh>̽à Ìhi niÜ Ìhin} >n` Üh>̽à moÀi vÕn and what's going to surprise people.”


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PHOTO BY HAARALA HAMILTON; FROM COCKTAIL TIME! BY PAUL FEIG. COPYRIGHT © 2022 BY PAUL FEIG. REPRINTED BY PERMISSION OF WILLIAM MORROW, AN IMPRINT OF HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS.


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