Mad Cocktails-The Drinks of Mad Men
August 16, 2009 by Sam Jacobs
Filed under Featured Content., Food + Drink.
Mad Cocktails
It’s hard to ignore the cultural phenomena surrounding AMC Network’s Mad Men. In just two seasons they’ve racked up significant nominations and awards, inspired fashion designers, and have perhaps even sparked a renewed interest in proper cocktails. For many years bartenders got away with mixing rum and Coke, vodka and tonic, Apple-tinis, and the vile Red Bull mixed with anything, calling them cocktails, and the public accepted this. The past few years, however have given way to the term Mixologist; glorified bartenders who specialize in the resurgence of the classic, proper cocktail as well as many new classically inspired concoctions. The popularity of Mad Men has undoubtedly been a major catalyst in the cocktail revolution, and personally I couldn’t be more grateful.
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Love this article; makes me want to try every single one of these cocktails while watching a Mad Men marathon!
A little surprised we do not see the Moscow Mule taking a supporting role. It was the drink that shifted America from Gin to Vodka (clear spirits only of course). Invented in the ’40s and popular by early ’50s it would fit in quite nicely since its popularity is traced back to a marketing idea – promotional glassware ie. Copper Mug.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Smirnoff vodka
1/2 oz elixir g ginger mix
Fill with lemon lime soda
Garnish with lime wedge
Instructions
Pour vodka & elixir g into copper mug. Fill with lemon lime and garnish
Cheers.
Proper way to make an old-fashioned: http://www.brilliantcocktails.com/archives/19
i want coctail detials pls
Here are a few fun alternatives from Paper! http://www.papermag.com/blogs/2008/08/bar_of_the_week_special_the_co.php