The 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards air this Sunday, and here at Hypable we want to help you party like it’s 1969.
We present 12 drinks inspired by the 2013 Best Drama and Best Comedy Emmy nominees. From Game of Thrones to Modern Family, we’ve got your taste buds covered.
Dramas
‘Mad Men’
Don Draper likes his cocktails like he likes most things: Old Fashioned. So whether you’re making it for a Hilton, or just making it for yourself, this “manliest” of cocktails will leave you feeling like a true mad man come Emmy night.
Old-Fashioned
2 oz whiskey
1 sugar cube
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 slice lemon
Place sugar cube in an Old-Fashioned glass and dissolve with a splash of water. Add two dashes of Angostura bitters, ice cubes, a slice of lemon and 2 oz of whiskey. Mix and leave stirring rod in glass.
‘Breaking Bad’
We wouldn’t encourage you to make blue meth (since, you know, it has the tendency to turn people into psychotic baby-thieves), but making this blue vodka-based cocktail is a much more reasonable alternative to celebrate one of the most dangerously gripping dramas on television.
Blue Ice
1 shot Vodka
1/2 shot Blue Curacao
1 dash lime juice
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
‘Game of Thrones’
Dornish wine might be the drink of choice in Westeros, but out here in the North, we scoff at the sweet stuff. On Emmy night, cheer on the Starks with this hearty drink from the official Game of Thrones cookbook, specially inspired by the Old Bear’s infamously picky drinking habits.
Hot Spiced Wine
1 bottle of sweet red wine
1/2 cup of honey
1 tbs each of ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, and nutmeg
Handful each of dried cherries, raisins and almonds
Bring wine and honey to a simmer, then remove from heat and stir in spices. Serve into mugs.
‘Downton Abbey’
A must-have at Downton dinners, the Crawley’s are singlehandedly responsible for bringing sherry back in style. Once the most popular drink in the U.S., the sherry cobbler faded into obscurity during the Prohibition era when our tastes got, shall we say, a little more rebellious. So keep it classy like a Crawley Sunday night and settle in with this fruity, Dowagger Countess-approved drink.
Sherry Cobbler
4 oz sherry
1/2 tablespoon superfine sugar
1 orange slice
raspberries
Shake the sherry, sugar and orange peel well with cracked ice, then pour unstrained into a tall Collins glass. Top with raspberries and add a straw.
‘Homeland’
Carrie might like her tequila straight, no lime, but we recommend going with something that makes you sound a little less depressed and lonely. So have fun on Emmy night and be thankful you’re (probably) not a C.I.A. agent in love with a terrorist by sipping on Carrie’s favorite tequila, lime included.
Tequila Revolución Silver Mojito
2 oz Tequila Revolución Silver
1 oz agave nectar
1 oz lime juice
2 oz club soda
4 mint leaves
Muddle the mint leaves in a shaker, then add the tequila, nectar and lime juice. Fill the shaker with ice, shake, and strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Top with club soda.
‘House of Cards’
Compared to most of the personalities on this show, this drink isn’t actually that sour, and with Frank Underwood’s bourbon of choice, Blanton’s, it can be downright refreshing as you celebrate on Emmy night.
Blanton’s Whiskey Sour
2 oz Blanton’s bourbon
2/3 oz lime juice
1/2 tsp sugar
Add all ingredients into a shaker, fill with ice, then shake. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
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