I Hope No One Took You The Benihana

This drink is a Mad Men inspired shot- I Hope No One Took You The Benihana.  I found this small shot glass at an antique store and even though I don’t normal do/make shots I couldn’t pass it up.  The coloring and design reminded me so much of Mad Men; like it would be from someone’s office bar at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce.  When I started to think about memorable Mad Men scenes the Honda presentation popped in my head.  I think about this scene a lot because Pete gifts the main Honda executive a cantaloupe nicely wrapped in a box and then gave his associates bottles of Johnnie Walker Red.  A wrapped cantaloupe- what a strange thing to do!  And I guess it wasn’t just me who thought it odd since the cantaloupe recipient asks to switch gifts.  I’m sure Pete had the best intentions but he missed the mark.  After thinking about this scene for the thousandth time since it aired, I figured why not put those two flavors together in this small glass and have a Honda meeting of my own.  The drink name comes from a Joan Harris quote from the same episode.  And of course I used one of my Mad Men series finale party props as a garnish.  Enjoy this refreshing little shot- I hope you like it more than the guy from Honda liked his cantaloupe.