{"id":8033,"date":"2011-12-16T10:51:51","date_gmt":"2011-12-16T18:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=8033"},"modified":"2014-12-21T09:49:15","modified_gmt":"2014-12-21T17:49:15","slug":"wwddd-whiskey-buck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/wwddd-whiskey-buck\/","title":{"rendered":"WWDDD: Whiskey Buck"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n WWDDD<\/strong> being the acronym for the pop culture reference to What Would Donald Draper Do?<\/em>, or in this case, What Would Donald Draper Drink?<\/em><\/p>\n Donald Draper prefers the darker spirits like scotch, bourbon, and rye, and generally orders an Old Fashioned, but today he’s having a Whiskey Buck<\/span><\/strong>. An ideal cool weather cocktail, the Whiskey Buck’s<\/strong><\/span> big ginger flavor and bright citrus notes pairs perfectly with the sweet, warm caramel tones and deep smoky palate of aged bourbon.<\/p>\n Buck<\/em> and mule<\/em>, are slightly antiquated names for a family of historic mixed drinks that involve ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus juice, and a variety of spirits. Revived interest in “historic cocktails” may be attributed to disenchantment with the times, a desire to return to what we view as simpler days, the cultural phenomenon surrounding AMC Network’s Mad Men<\/em><\/strong>, baby boomer nostalgia, or simply the need for a good stiff drink.<\/p>\n