Drinkable: Retro Cocktails For Your Pad

Do you know who Tom Collins is? Ever tried a Old Fashioned? Here are a couple of ideas for drinks that will make sure that your next retro themed Mad Men cocktail party is one for the books. Which is your favorite retro cocktail? Bottoms up from Ultra Swank.

Martini

2 oz. Gin or Vodka
2 drops Dry Vermouth (use less Vermouth for a drier Martini)
Garnish with olive or lemon twist

Tom Collins

Fill a Collins glass with ice
1 1/2 oz. Gin
Fill glass with equal amounts of Sweet & Sour and soda Water
Garnish with a cherry and a lime squeeze

Old Fashioned

2 oz. Brandy or Whiskey
Dash Angostura Bitters
3 oz. Squirt or Grapefruit Soda
Maraschino Cherry
Garnish with lemon and orange slices
Use 7UP for a sweeter drink

Manhattan

1 1/2 oz. Bourbon
1/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth or Dry Vermouth
Dash Angostura Bitters (optional)
Garnish with maraschino Cherry

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Cam

"Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By.'" ;) ....with a "Tom Collins" please!
Lee

Make my martini with vodka (Ketel One or Belvedere) and ditch the olive. YUM! I call it a Razorblade Martini in honor of a fictitious live performance by Portishead at the Albert Frey designed North Shore Yacht Club on the glorious Salton Sea.

As always, Chris, your positing are a pleasure to read.
Dawn

One of my all time fav old radio show lines? From Vincent Price as The Saint: "How about an Old Fashioned with a new acquaintance?"

And, yes, no food in my martini, please....
Diego

I've been trying these classic cocktails one by one recently. I had my very first old-fashioned and found out they're better with cheap bourbon!!
sondenkind

champagne+aperol for me with some color matching sunset
http://www.ultraswank.net Chris

@Lee I believe that James Bond likes it that way too.

@Sondenkind Isn't that the drink from norhern Italy? What's it called again?

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