This week, we combine the Recipe Box with the Color Choice Basket to celebrate the season premiere of my obsession, Mad Men. The colors here invoke the stark minimalism of the show’s opening sequence. The recipe is for a drink my husband devised when I said I wanted to drink something appropriate to the 1960s setting of the show, but I don’t like the rye that is typical for Manhattans. This drink is a hybrid of Old Fashioneds and Manhattans.

• 2 parts Bourbon
• 1 part sweet vermouth
• Dash of bitters

Combine with ice in a shaker. Shake and pour into glasses. Add a maraschino cherry (and if you want it sweeter, add a splash of the juice in the cherry jar).

And of course, unlike the characters of Mad Men, drink responsibly: stay at home to watch the premiere or have a designated driver!