Drinks.
A cocktail book inspired by the drinks of Sex and the City
Manhattan From the episode “Out of the Frying Pan� (Season 6, Episode 16), the girls drank the Manhattan to celebrate the island of Manhattan. A classic in the raw, indulge in a little bit of Manhattan when you’re missing the island. Combine the vermouth, rye whiskey, and bitters in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Stir gently. Place cherry in the bottom of a chilled cocktail glass and strain the whiskey mixture over the cherry. Garnish with an orange twist.
Ingredients 1 ounce sweet vermouth 2 ounces rye whiskey 1-2 dashes Angostura bitters 1 maraschino cherry, for garnish 1 orange twist, for garnish
Absolut Hunk During Smith Jared’s (Samantha’s totally hot boyfriend in season 6) this was the drink inspired by Smith’s promotional ad (“Hop, Skip, and a Week” Season 6, Episode 6). Totally sweet and making us dream of Smith, this is a great drink for an all girl weekend. Place all of the ingredients, except for the lime twist, into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Vigorously shake the mixture for 35 seconds and then double strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish the drink with the lime zest twist and then serve immediately.
Ingredients 2 shots vanilla absolut vodka ½ shot fresh lime juice ½ shot sugar syrup ¼ shot pineapple juice Lime twist to garnish
Vodka Martini Let’s get “A ‘Vogue’ Idea” and all get Vodka Martini’s after work at mine (Season 4, Episode 17). If you ever need a drink to get drunk at Vogue at, we can all thank Carrie for showing us even at our lowest, we can still be totally fabulous. Combine vodka and dry vermouth in a cocktail mixing glass. Fill with ice and stir until chilled. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with three olives on a toothpick.
Ingredients 3 fl oz vodka 1 fl oz dry vermouth 1 ice cube 3 olives
Cosmopolitan Featured throughout the seasons and movies, the cosmo is probably the most iconic drink from the series. Think “Sex and the Country” (Season 4, Episode 9), Can I get a cheeseburger, fries and a cosmo? Combine vodka, lime juice, triple sec, and cranberry juice in a cocktail shaker. Add ice, cover and shake until chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Ingredients 1½ fl oz vodka ¼ fl oz lime juice ¼ fl oz triple sec ¼ fl oz cranberry juice 1 cup ice 1 lime wedge for garnish
Dirty Martini “Dirty Martini. Dirty Bastard” (Season 5, Episode 1). Let’s get this clear, if we ever need to throw a drink in the face of a cheating, lying, bastard, it will only be a dirty martini. We also drink them too... Pour the vodka, dry vermouth and olive brine into a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice and shake well. Rub the rim of a martini glass with the wedge of lemon. Strain the contents of the cocktail shaker into the glass and add the olive.
Ingredients 2fl oz vodka or gin 1 tbsp dry vermouth 2 tbsp olive brine 1 wedge of lemon 1 green olive