We understand that not everyone can attend a private Johnnie Walker tasting with 'Mad Men' star Christina Hendricks. But Speakeasy was there, so we can tell you what it was like.

On your way into a storefront located at Hudson and Jane Streets in the West Village, you first pass the huddle of papparazzi on the street, anxiously peering at a growing mass of black thunderclouds. Inside, you are greeted by smartly dressed bartenders, waiting behind a bar covered in sparkling rocks glasses and snifters.

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