It’s 1964 and Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce is limping into ’65 in serious financial trouble. They want to have a laid back Christmas party, well they have to have a laid back party because the budget can’t account for anything else. But Roger Sterling finds out that the heir to the Lucky Strike throne, Lee Garner,… Continue reading Vintage Christmas Ads & An Eggnog Recipe
Category: Drink Recipes
Prohibition Era Cocktails: The Mary Pickford
Born in Toronto as Gladys Marie Smith, Mary Pickford became the biggest celebrity of the Silent Era. She came to be known as “The Girl with the Golden Curls” and “America’s Sweetheart.” Mary was possibly the first celebrity to shrewdly make sure her public persona as America’s Sweetheart stayed in tact. She was never pictured… Continue reading Prohibition Era Cocktails: The Mary Pickford
Prohibition Era Cocktails: Black Velvet
It’s Friday the 13th and what better drink to have on a day like today than a Black Velvet. This drink originates way before Prohibition. It’s said that after Prince Albert died in 1861 the steward at the Brook’s Club in London wanted everything in mourning, even the champagne. So we have this half Guinness… Continue reading Prohibition Era Cocktails: Black Velvet
The American Pulps Drink Like A Character Series
Because any excuse to drink is a good excuse we’ve started a series called, Drink Like a Character. Whether it’s a drink from a TV Show (the Flaming Moe perhaps?), a book, or a movie – we want to make it. Regardless of genre or taste, we’re not picky. If you’ve got any requests, email… Continue reading The American Pulps Drink Like A Character Series
Prohibition Era Cocktails: The Daiquiri
It’s widely accepted that Jennings Stockton Cox is the man who invented the Daiquiri in the Cuban town of, well, Daiquirií in 1898. But it was the bartender at the El Floridita, Constantino Ribalaigua Vert who crafted the drink for Tennessee Williams, Jean-Paul Sartre, Gary Cooper and of course Ernest Hemingway, made El Floridita in… Continue reading Prohibition Era Cocktails: The Daiquiri
Prohibition Era Cocktails: The French 75
Created in 1915 at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris by Harry MacElhone the French 75 is said to have gotten it’s name because they said the drink had as much kick as a 75-millimeter field artillery gun. After making one I can attest, it’s the most potent champagne mixed-drink I’ve had. Harry’s New York… Continue reading Prohibition Era Cocktails: The French 75
Drink Like A Character: The Don Draper Old Fashioned
It’s not called old for nothing, this is likely one of the earliest North American cocktails with it first being referenced in 1806 (that’s during Thomas Jefferson’s administration. That’s old). Aside from Don Draper, this was one of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s favorite drinks, along with the Dirty Martini. Harry Truman also enjoyed his Old Fashioned’s,… Continue reading Drink Like A Character: The Don Draper Old Fashioned
Prohibition Cocktails: Reppin’ NYC
Start spreadin’ the news. Here’s some drink recipes named after some of the boroughs of Newww Yooorrrrkkkk. Sorry. Sorry. Three of the five boroughs had some pretty popular drinks back when American’s weren’t allowed to drink and did anyway, but only one of them is still consumed on the regular. These drinks are a part… Continue reading Prohibition Cocktails: Reppin’ NYC
Prohibition Cocktails: The Bee’s Knees
This is a recipe from the book Contraband Cocktails by Paul Dickson. I’m going to try to get through all of these and write about them eventually. In order to do so I need to get my hand on some absinthe which is not cheap. When we set up a Patreon it’s the important things… Continue reading Prohibition Cocktails: The Bee’s Knees
Aperol Spritz
OK, I will admit this is probably going to be the least manly of drinks that will grace the pages of our digital magazine (unless we find a sangria recipe worth writing about). But whatever, we’re trying to put a modern twist on the Men’s Magazines of the 50’s and 60’s and that means putting… Continue reading Aperol Spritz