Mad Men-Inspired Cocktails
We’re Joansin’ for these libations!
Mad Men is about more than a 1960s ad agency and Christina Hendrick’s hotness. It’s also about booze! The season may be over but you can still fuel up like Don, Peggy, and the gang with these six cocktails inspired by the AMC hit.
PHOTO CREDIT: Frank Ockenfels / AMC | Licensed to Alpha Media Group 2012
Midnight Manhattan
by Stone Rose Lounge and inspired by Don Draper
1 ½ oz. Woodford Reserve
1 oz. Grand Marnier
½ oz. White Cranberry Juice
Splash of Fresh Lime Juice
Splash of Simple Syrup
Served up or on the rocks, garnish with a stem less cherry.
Coconut Basil Gimlet
by Whiskey Park and inspired by Betty Francis
2 oz. Ciroc Coconut
1 ¼ oz. Fresh Sour Mix
¼ oz. Fresh Lime Juice
¼ oz. Simple Syrup
1 large basil leaf
Add ice, cover and shake well, strain into an ice filled rocks glass.
Strawberry Smash
By Whiskey Blue and inspired by Joan Harris
Black Lily
By Lilium and inspired by Peggy Olson
1 oz. Brooklyn Vodka
3 Muddled Blackberries
¼ oz. Simple Syrup
Small Splash Fresh Lime Juice
Top of Gloria Ferrer Champagne
Build in a large shaker, muddle the blackberries, shake and strain into a champagne flute. Garnish with a single blackberry on a prism toothpick lying across the glass.
Cuban Cosmo
By Havana Central and inspired by Megan Draper
1 ½ oz. Bacardi Limon
½ oz. Triple Sec
½ oz. Roses Lime Juice
2 oz. Cranberry Juice
Mix preferred liquors in mixing glass. Using a strainer, pour chilled product into a Martini glass, garnish with lemon twist
Cara Cara Cosmo
By Koi Bryant Park and Inspired by Bert Cooper
1 ½ oz. Citrus Vodka
1 oz. Fresh Squeezed Cara Cara Orange Juice
½ oz. Lime Juice
½ oz. Simple Syrup
Finish with splash of cranberry, shaken and strained into a martini glass.
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