The Cocktails Bar Leone's Lorenzo Antinori Served at the Oscars

As the film industry concludes its biggest night, the bar program for the Governors Ball that immediately follows the Oscars awards ceremony is something Lorenzo Antinori will likely never forget. Invited by the Academy, Antinori was tasked to create four bespoke cocktails to serve at the ball. With his brother, Charles Joly, also of Bar Leone, named The World’s 50 Best Bars No. 1 in 2025, Antinori designed a quartet of cocktails built around Don Julio tequila.

Titled Best in Show, The Golden Margarita, Maestro Martini, and The Sequel, the drinks were served to Hollywood’s biggest names, with Joly and Antinori spending the entire week leading up to the 66th Governors Ball preparing thousands of ingredients to ensure every glass is as polished as the ceremony itself.

Best in Show

1 ounce Tequila Don Julio Blanco

1/2 ounce Italian aperitif

1/3 ounce dry vermouth

Dash of elderflower liqueur

1/2 ounce cucumber syrup

2/3 ounce fresh lime juice

1 1/2 ounce sparkling water

Long cucumber slice and Mexican salt for garnish

Directions:

Add all the ingredients into a tall highball glass with ice and give it a stir.

The Golden Cut Margarita

1 oz Tequila Don Julio Reposado

Dash of gin

1/4 oz fresh lime juice

1/2 oz simple syrup

2 dashes grapefruit bitters

Toasted baby corn for garnish

Directions:

Pour all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir, and then strain into a rocks glass over a large format ice cube. Garnish with toasted baby corn.