Welcome to the final Mad Men Cocktail Friday and the penultimate episode of Mad Men MoFo! We're taking a trip to Hawaii for today's cocktails, so read on for Piña Coladas, and the Blue Hawaiian recipe.
Mad Men season six opens with Don and Megan's Hawaiian vacation. Shortly after, Hawaii becomes the inspiration for an ad campaign. While Don's personal life affects his work in a variety of ways, this time it's not completely negative or insane. The hotel company rejects the ad, claiming the ad suggests character in the narrative "jumped off" to commit suicide. Creative says that's what makes it a brilliant ad.
It's no wonder Hawaii is subtly significant in the Mad Men world and fills even Don with slightly less angst. It's a self-contained paradisiacal escape from their sloppy, sordid lives. Madison Avenue's utopian antithesis. But it wouldn't be Mad Men if the booze wasn't flowing, even in Hawaii.
Blue Hawaiian Recipe
Ingredients
1 oz blue Curaçao
1 oz light rum
1 oz cream of coconut
2 oz pineapple juice
1 cup of ice
Cherry
Slice of pineapple
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients, except cherry and pineapple, in a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Garnish with cherry and pineapple. Add a cocktail umbrella if desired.
Piña Colada Recipe
Ingredients
1 ½ oz light rum
2 oz cream of coconut
2 oz pineapple juice
1 cup crushed ice
Cherry
Slice of pineapple
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients, except cherry and pineapple, in a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Garnish with cherry and pineapple. Add a cocktail umbrella if desired.
Photo credit: AMC
Have a lovely weekend, and thank you for following Mad Men MoFo this month! I will be back on Monday with a final post, behind the scenes of Mad Men MoFo.
Randi (laughfrodisiac)
I love Pina Coladas! Whenever I think of one, my brain immediately goes to '13 Going On 30' - "I'll have a Pina Colada, NOT virgin. Do you want to see my ID I totally have it." Anyway, thanks for posting a picture of Jon Hamm without a shirt. 😛