Primer: Mad Men Season 3
Including Period-Appropriate Drink Recipes: Manhattan, Old Fashioned
Mad Men Season 2 Finale
The Classic Manhattan
- 3 parts Knob Creek Bourbon
- 1 part sweet vermouth
- 2 dashes bitters
- 1 stemmed maraschino cherry
Chill a stemmed cocktail (martini) glass. Pour the bourbon, vermouth and bitters into a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes. Shake well to blend and chill. Strain the mixture into the cocktail glass; garnish with the maraschino cherry.
Old Fashioned
- 1.5 parts Knob Creek Bourbon
- 1 tsp Water
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 2-3 Dashes Angostura Bitters
- 2 Orange Wedges
- 1 Lemon Twist
- 2 Cherries
Place the sugar in an old-fashioned or lowball glass and soak with the bitters. Add a cherry, orange wedge and splash of water, and muddle the ingredients with the back of a bar spoon into a thick citrus paste. Fill the glass with ice cubes and add the Knob Creek Bourbon. Stir and garnish with a slice of orange and cherry and add a twist of lemon.
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