Thirsty Thursday - Cocktails in the City

 

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New York City is a cocktail kind of town....whether it is a Manhattan or Old Fashioned ala Don Draper and the Mad Men gang or a Cosmo with Carrie and the Sex and the City girls, isn't there just something about the city that makes you want to sit at an dark, oak bar and sip your favorite cocktail?
 

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Here are a few classic New York City watering holes:
 

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The King Cole Bar at the St Regis

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Bemelman's Bar at the Carlyle Hotel

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The Oak Bar at the Plaza

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 The Monkey Bar 

Some recipes for iconic New York City cocktails:

Manhattan

Old Fashioned

Sidecar

Cosmopolitan

Cheers!!