Host a Tapas Party - Guest Blog Post for Popsiculture

I was over on Popsiculture earlier this week talking talking Tapas!  This party was both fun to plan and to host!  You can check out the post in it's entirety here.

Thank you Angela for asking me to write a guest post for you!  You can follow Popsiculture on several social media sites including Facebook and Twitter.

“Mad Men” Inspired Cocktails - Guest Post by Popsiculture

I was excited to have Angela from Popsiculture write a guest post for me!  We have known each other since high school and hands down, she knows more about pop culture than anyone I have ever met. You'll want to make sure to check out Angela's blog, here, so you can follow her too.  She also does freelance public relations and marketing and you can contact her through her site.  Thanks again, Angela, for writing this guest post!  These cocktails are perfect to sip while watching "Mad Men" on AMC - cheers!

The final episodes of “Mad Men” are now showing on Sunday nights on AMC.  “Mad Men” takes place in the 1960’s New York advertising world and specifically the Sterling Cooper agency and its many incarnations as the years go by.  Creative genius Don Draper is the center of the series and as you can guess he’s a complicated soul. 

I was late to the “Mad Men” party, but it’s a good one to be in attendance at, regardless of when you get there.  It’s smart, nostalgic, and really well written, so there are twists and turns you didn’t know existed on Madison Avenue. 

If you’ve got something to celebrate, or if you want to drown your sorrows knowing that Don Draper will never be in your life, ever again {don’t forget, there is streaming on Netflix, so you can re-watch any episodes you want,} here are a few of my favorite drink recipes, inspired by Sterling Cooper & Partners, or course.

"Mad Men" Inspired Cocktails

Below are the recipes for each of these cocktails - cheers!

Kir Royale with Chambord

Kir Royale with Chambord

Serves 4

3 oz. Chambord

1 bottle Champagne

Raspberries, for garnish

Pour 1 tablespoon Chambord into each glass.  Fill with Champagne, and garnish with raspberry.

Tom Collins

Tom Collins
Serves 1

1 oz. fresh lemon juice

1 tsp. sugar

1 ½ oz. gin

Lemon or lime slices

Club Soda

Mix sugar, gin, and juice over ice in mixing glass.  Stir, strain in cocktail glass with ice, and top off with club soda.  Garnish with lemon or lime slices.

Cuba Libre

Cuba Libre

Serves 1

2 oz. light rum

1 oz. fresh lime juice

3 oz. Cola

Served in a highball glass, pour over ice in order given.  Garnish with a slice of lime.

Happy viewing and enjoy! 

For more ideas, check out AMC’s Mad Men Cocktail Guide here.