10 Awesome Mob Cocktails

Prohibition, Shmro-hibition. Make these cocktails at your next Prohibition or Mob-era theme party, stamped with The Mob Museum's seal of approval.

"What America needs now is a drink." -President Franklin Roosevelt, after Prohibition was repealed

1. The Godfather

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Reportedly a favorite of Marlon Brando's.

Mix and enjoy over ice.

2. Old Fashioned

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Before "Mad Men," this drink was popular pre-Prohibition.

Place sugar cube in an old fashioned glass, add bitters to sugar. Drizzle a very small amount of water over the sugar and mix contents together. Add the whiskey or bourbon, cherry and orange. Enjoy over ice or straight up.

3. Manhattan

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Another classic Prohibition-era cocktail.

Add all ingredients to a glass, stir and add the cherry. Shaking a Manhattan is not recommended.

4. Backroom Mob

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Skip the soda to take this drink from refreshing to classic.

Crush the mint leaves, add all ingredients to a shaker (minus the soda) with ice, shake, strain and pour into your glass. If desired, top with the soda.

5. Negroni

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If whiskey isn't your spirit, try this classic gin cocktail.

Pour all ingredients into a glass with ice, stir well.

6. Mafia's Kiss

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Experience the sweet side of the Mafia.

Add all ingredients to a glass with ice, stir and serve.

7. Chicago Cocktail

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A cocktail named after the city infamous for bootlegging operations.

Add brandy, bitters and liqueur to a shaker with ice, shake and pour into an old fashioned glass. Top with champagne, if desired.

8. The Al Capone

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A variation on the Negroni, the Al Capone uses rye whiskey.

Add ingredients to a shaker with ice, shake, pour into your glass and garnish with the orange.

9. Meyer Lansky Sour

Via blog.cityeats.com

Using Meyer lemon juice, this gin cocktail from a deli in Washington D.C. is sure to be popular in your speakeasy.

Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice, shake vigorously and strain into your glass.

10. Whiskey

On the rocks or neat. The Mob don't need nothing mixed with their booze.