This cocktail is for a television icon, Tanya McQuoid (Jennifer Coolidge) from seasons one and two of The White Lotus. Though Tanya may not have survived to season three, she lives on in our hearts. The recipe uses Amaro Averna, which originates in Sicily, the setting of The White Lotus (and the scene of Tanya McQuoid’s demise). Combined with sparkling lemonade, it’s a refreshing cocktail for warmer weather. It’s glamorous, sweet, and a little bit dramatic…like Tanya herself. For another Jennifer Coolidge cocktail, try our MILF Punch for her role in American Pie as Stilfer’s Mom or our Bend and Snap for her role as Paulette in Legally Blonde.
Tanya McQuoid’s Most Iconic Quotes
Jennifer Coolidge’s performance in The White Lotus makes just about anything she says sound hilarious. But Mike White’s acerbic writing lets her really shine—in season one, one of her best moments is the breakdown between her and Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) where she wails that at the center of her personality is “a straight-up alcoholic lunatic.”
And of course, the line of season two is her lip-gloss-laden distress in “These gays…they’re trying to murder me!”
If you don’t know Tanya…well, now you do. This Tanya McQuoid cocktail is for all the drama queens out there. Don’t ever change.
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The Sicilian Murder, a Tanya McQuoid Cocktail
Description
Miss Tanya in season three of The White Lotus? This cocktail is for you.
Ingredients
- 2oz Sicilian Amaro Averna
- 2oz sparkling lemonade such as San Pellegrino
- Lemon twist
Instructions
- Pour amaro into snifter glass.
- Top off with sparkling lemonade. Drink can also be served over ice if desired.
- Garnish with lemon twist.
- Optional lipstick stain for that Tanya McQuoid flair.
Recipe by Emma Riva
Photography by Laura Petrilla
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