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What Cocktail Suits You: Are you a Jessica? Or a Donna?

By Evyn Blair & Jessica Tierney • May 15th, 2014

What Cocktail Suits You: Are you a Jessica? Or a Donna?

When you watch Suits, on USA, it makes you think that you can pass the LSAT and become Dana Scott. Or Jessica Pearson. However, it’s not actually that easy. The LSAT is actually really hard. And we all can’t drink Don Julio 1942 every night. The good thing is that we can live through the characters on the show, picking our favorites and cursing those we hate (Louis, you are so girly sometimes you could have been on the female list). We’ve put together a list of the main female characters with the cocktails we think go with them. Now, while you are watching the drama unfold at Pearson Specter, you can sip on a red chili martini (a fit for Donna) and still act like you passed the LSAT even though we all know, you probably didn’t.

We can't wait for Season 4 to begin on June 11th, but in the meantime, we'll be practing our mixology skills and preparing for our favorite cast members to return to television. And here's just a little heads up. On Friday, June 6th, catch the Suits All Night Marathon on the USA network going from midnight to 6 a.m. Cast your votes online now for the episodes you want to air (voting ends on May 5th) and know that we'll be watching with our spiked-Suits drinks and toasting with you!

Jessica Pearson

What Cocktail Suits You: Are you a Jessica? Or a Donna?
Jessica Pearson is the head honcho of Pearson Specter. As managing partner, she hates to seem weak but also has a loving side for those who deserve her respect. She is definitely not someone you want to mess with or trick, because in the end, you will get caught and it won’t be pretty. Jessica almost always appears calm and collected, but on the inside there is always something stirring. Though on occasion she is willing to compromise, Jessica is strong-willed and won’t be taken down easily. It took her a while to work her way up the ladder to get to the powerful position she is at today, so it’s best to stay out of her way.

We believe Jessica would be a Manhattan, but not just any Manhattan. She would want her drink made with the award-winning Bulleit rye and topped with an espresso-soaked cherry. She needs a strong, powerful, and sophisticated drink, just like her, to get her through stressful times at the firm.

The Manhattan

  • 2oz. rye whiskey
  • 1/2 oz. sweet vermouth
  • 2-3 dashes Angostura bitters
  • Maraschino cherry for garnish


    • Dana Scott

    What would Dana drink? - Dana Scott of USA's Suits
    Dana “Scotty” Scott graduated top of her class from Harvard Law, beating out her current lover, Harvey. She is a force to be reckoned with in the courtroom and is now a senior partner at Pearson Specter.

    Scotty is the kind of person that doesn’t need a chaser. She’s not a shooter, but a shot of Don Julio 1942 instead. Forceful and determined, just like Scotty, this drink will go down smooth with hints of warm oak and peppermint.


    Donna Paulsen

    What would Donna drink? - Donna Paulsen of USA's Suits cast.
    Donna Paulsen - Harvey Specter’s sassy assistant. She is loyal to her friends and also knows all of the many secrets, scandals, and happenings that go on at Pearson Specter. Donna is the one person who can point out when Harvey is wrong and also dictate to him how he should handle certain social situations (i.e. his love life). Though she is an amiable person, Donna can be fierce when she needs to be. She has a sharp wit and often uses it to get her way or find out private information. I guess you could say Donna is sweet with a spicy kick, kind of like a red chile martini.

    This martini has tequila in it, which makes everyone a little sassy. Add some mango to sweeten it up and you have classy Donna, but there’s also shooter Donna (see below).

    Donna can also be an redheaded slut (the shooter) when she starts to get feisty. Jagger, cranberry and peach schnapps. Nothing wrong with that.

    *Evyn and Jessica’s favorite female character. She’s just so badass.

    Red Chile Martini

    Directions:

    Rim glass with some juice from lime and dip in the cayenne salt Chill glass in freezer

    Make mango puree; blend fresh mango with chili powder to taste; I added three shakes

    Put tequila, mango puree and lime juice into shaker; shake and strain into chilled martini glass

    Garnish with small red chile

    Red Headed Slut Shooter

  • 1 oz. Jagermeister
  • 1 oz. peach schnapps
  • 1/2 oz. cranberry juice


    • Rachel Zane

    Rachel Zane is highly respected and admired at the law firm, but she is still just a paralegal. She’s extremely bright and great at what she does, but her awful test taking skills have held her back from passing the LSAT’s and earning a law degree. But as time progressed, she eventually passed the exam and will now be attending law school. Rachel is a classic beauty with the intelligence to match- and she knows it. She is ambitious and determined but sometimes the stresses of work, preparing for law school, and hiding the many secrets of her boyfriend, Mike Ross, from everyone can make her break down. That’s why we think Rachel is a Chambordtini.

    This drink is strong, bold, and sweet; just like Rachel.

    Chambordtini

  • 1 oz Chambord
  • 1 oz. Honey Vodka
  • 1 oz Lime Juice
  • 4 fresh Raspberry's

    • Directions:

    Layer ingredients with ice in a shaker tin. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with raspberries.


    We don’t make three figures a year, and maybe neither do you, so we hope these at-home recipes suit your needs. We may not all be lawyers, but that doesn’t mean we can’t drink like one.


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