Comments on: Mad Men Mondays: The Stinger and The Gibson

By: Greg Murphy

Greg Murphy — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:49:45 +0000

The Stinger is referenced clearly in the 1960 Billy Wilder movie “The Apartment” (on which the Mad Men series heavily draws).

Look for the scene – pre-Christmas – in which the character, Joe Dobisch, takes the “Marilyn Monroe lookalike” back to Bud’s apartment for a late night liaison.

The only drinks they could get to take back to the love nest were from the bar in which they were in, which necessitated having to carry two handfuls of cocktail bowl glasses into the back of the yellowcab.

“Heeyyyyy, watch those Stingers!”

By: Le Glen

Le Glen — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:15:33 +0000

Nice post – exactly what I was looking for while watching that exact episode! Thx!

By: Robert Simonson

Robert Simonson — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:04:38 +0000

If you're interested in the cocktails on Mad Men, you might like reading this: http://offthepresses.blogspot.com/search?q=mad+men

By: Chad

Chad — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:30:35 +0000

Never make the mistake of ordering a Stinger at a poor cocktail establishment, you’ll get green Creme De Menthe instead of the white… it tastes the same, but makes the drink look ghastly.
Also, a Gibson, AFAIK is typically served with cocktail onions instead of olives as a garnish.