This recipe is used by permission from The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook: Inside the Kitchens, Bars, and Restaurants of Mad Men by Judy Gelman and Peter Zheutlin (Smart Pop, 2011).
Courtesy of the Oak Bar, Plaza Hotel, New York, NY
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According to The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook, this drink was first made for Lady Randolph Churchill, Winston's mother, when she hosted a banquet for presidential candidate Samuel Tilden at the Manhattan Club in the early 1870s.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces rye whiskey
- 1/2 ounce sweet vermouth
- 2-3 dashes Angostura bitters
- Maraschino cherry, for garnish
Preparation
- 1 Pour whiskey, vermouth, and bitters into a mixing glass with ice cubes. Stir well.
- 2 Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- 3 Garnish with the cherry.
- 4 Yield: 1 drink
