The Thinking Drinkers

What to drink while watching American Crime Story

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If you’re bracing for a bleak winter by lining up a box-set binge, then at least there’s a glut of options on the gogglebox right now. And as you settle on the sofa, the moment will be capped if you find the most appropriate drink to sip as you get square eyes. Here then, are some perfect pairs.

Succession, with Old Fashioned

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Sky Atlantic/HBO’s Succession revels in a luxurious backdrop of deal-making private helicopter drops and tête-à-tête tension on over-sized yachts, along with impossibly expensive tailoring, timepieces and indeed discerning drinks.

From Connor Roy’s hyper decanted wine poured from a blender to Roman’s dirty martinis, or Greg and Tom’s bottle serve vodka in a nightclub, luxury liquids reinforce the show’s indulgence.

But since it’s Logan Roy’s old-fashioned media mogul’s tactics will win the day, we suggest an Old Fashioned to go with his ruthless values. And what better American whiskey to use than Elijah Craig Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon (£45.45,

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