By a stroke of nothing but luck, last night I ended up at a party for Johnnie Walker whiskey, where the amazing Christina Hendricks (Mad Men's Joan Holloway) was on hand to help the brand open a private lounge in SoHo.  Hendricks chatted with me for a few moments before the party kicked off.  "I wouldn't say I drink lots of it, but I do enjoy whiskey," she said, professing a particular fondness for Johnnie Walker's Green Label.  And how does she take it? "I just like to have my scotch on the rocks, actually. Keep it simple."  "You got that from Don Draper," I told her.  "The things you learn from Don Draper!" she said. "I guess so."  Hendricks and her husband, actor Geoffrey Arend, plan to spend the holidays with Hendricks' father and then have "a big New Year's Eve party."  And if you're planning to get her anything, take note: "I always like to get things for my kitchen," she says. "I cook a lot, so I like pots and pans and gadgets and things."  Hendricks just finished filming Drive, a movie with Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan. It's directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, the Danish director who helmed Bronson.  "After I saw Bronson I was so excited to work with this guy, he's so talented," she says. "I think it's going to be a really good film. I don't know if it will be as intense as Bronson, but it will be pretty intense."  Before I left to get my own taste o' whiskey, you know I had to ask about Mad Men. Here's what she said:  "I don't know anything. We haven't even been told if we're going again! I'm serious. We don't even know when we'd start filming, and we definitely don't know anything about the story."  Ah, well. And with that and a handshake, the actress floated away.  See photos of: Mad Men, Christina Hendricks  To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor  . For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to  . Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. To view our corrections, go to
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