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favorite cocktails: rum

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Zombie

It sounds like a typical tiki drink, but the Zombie first became popular at the 1939 World’s Fair, in New York City.
August 1954
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Frangipani

Although this crisp cocktail shares ingredients with the Hemingway Daiquiri, it has an identity all its own.
July 1955
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Coconut Punch

The presentation may be unusual, but this rum, coconut milk, and lime cocktail will transport you to the tropics.
March 1957
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Distrito Federal

You can think of this cocktail as a softer, more well-rounded Black Russian. Rum and brandy replace the vodka.
August 1958
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Grenade

Is it a grenade or a bomb-egranate? It’s a pomegranate juice and rum sparkler.
December 1997
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Rompope

Ruth Harkness brought this recipe back from Mexico ten years after bringing the first live giant panda to the U.S. from China.
March 1947
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Baltimore Eggnog

This recipe from the ’40s is so rich and delicious it impressed even a jaded food editor.
December 1945
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Frozen Daiquiri

A perennial summer favorite, though the idea of making it without a blender is daunting. Pull out the power tools.
June 1945
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Cugat Congo

This is just a Bacardi Cocktail with a dash of absinthe, but hey, it’s Xavier Cugat’s recipe!
January 1945
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The Baker “Improved“ Libre

After much research, Charles H. Baker Jr. found what was missing from a Cuba Libre and created one of our favorite drink recipes from the ’40s.
July 1943
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