The Omni Parker House named its retro-themed bar after the Edwin O’Connor book fictionalizing Boston politics, and true to form, drinks like the Politico fill the cocktail menu. But a lot of this is just gimmick as most of the specialty cocktails are nontraditional fruity vodka drinks – and even the intriguing Dickens Punch (”gin-based fizzy punch that Charles Dickens drank when he stayed here”) turned out upon further inquiry to be simply Pimm’s Cup.

But I was in the mood for a Plymouth martini, and Last Hurrah was able to deliver credibly. I asked for it not too dry, and got a decent balance of gin and vermouth. My only gripe was the oversized glasses combined with the mini shakers left at the table with the extra, if watered down, cocktail remaining inside. I know a lot of customers like this touch and feel they’re getting something a little extra. Me, I’d be happy with a smaller, well-chilled cocktail at a couple bucks less.

But perhaps the real draw is just that Last Hurrah is a nice, downtown bar that’s not overrun with a scene. On a quiet, rainy Friday night, sometimes nothing’s better.

The Last Hurrah is located inside the Omni Parker Hotel, at the corner of Tremont and School Streets.