Wednesday, February 1, 2012

The Mad Man Martini

Cocktails at the Pied Piper Room at the historic Palace hotel and I was trying a drink that is a new edition to  my list of favorites. They called it the "Mad Man" Martini; I just call it really good. It's a vodka martini with a splash of scotch (in this case Macallan 12). The smokiness of the scotch played well against the clean taste of the vodka . The vodka the Pied Piper Room served was Grey Goose but I could see Belvedere playing incredibly well in this drink. The smooth, sweet taste of the Belvedere would be a very nice contrast to the peaty, smoky flavor of the Scotch.  Mad Men indeed!