Finally! Season 3 of “Mad Men” premieres August 16. And it’s just not “Mad Men” without booze.
Who can forget when Sally Draper mixed a Tom Collins for the grown-ups? Or when Don Draper wooed Rachel Menken with one of the prettiest Mai Tais I’ve ever seen? And of course there was Freddy Rumson’s … incident in the office after one Screwdriver too many.
So what better way to celebrate the start of this new season than with a 1960s Mad Men cocktail party!
Here are a few cocktails we’ve seen characters order, plus some additional suggestions appropriate for the era.
Old Fashioned (Don Draper)
1 sugar cube
1 dash bitters
1 tsp. water
2 oz. rye whiskey
Muddle the sugar cube, bitters and water in an old-fashioned glass. Add rye and stir. Add ice plus a twist of lemon peel. (Don’t leave the peel in the glass) Garnish with an orange slice.
Vodka Gimlet (Betty Draper)
1 oz. lime juice
1 tsp. simple syrup
1.5 oz. vodka
Shake with ice then strain into a cocktail glass.
Gibson (Roger Sterling)
2.5 oz. gin
1/2 oz. dry vermouth
Stir with ice, then strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cocktail onion.
Brandy Alexander (Peggy Olson)
1/2 oz. Creme de Cacao
1/2 oz. brandy
1/2 oz. heavy cream
Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass.
Other 1960s cocktails:
