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Tequila Cocktail

One of our favorite drink recipes from the ’40s, it’s definitely in the same family as the Margarita.
January 1949
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Sweet Wine Country

In the summer, except on extraordinarily clear mornings, you can hardly ever see the Sierras from the Valley towns.
October 1948
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Peach in Champagne

One of our favorite drink recipes from the ’40s, this could be a precursor to the Bellini. Or its inspiration?
July 1948
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Vermouth Cassis

A favorite drink from the ’40s that is particularly relevant today with the resurgence in the vermouth category.
July 1948
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Blood ’N’ Sand Cocktail

The Blood and Sand is one of the few classics that includes Scotch.
November 1947
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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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Whisky Sour

Another of our favorite drink recipes from the ’40s, its a bar benchmark, a bit like roast chicken at a French bistro.
November 1946
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Alexander II

Swapping brandy for gin is generally a bad idea, but in this case it really works.
January 1946
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Jack Rose Cocktail

Once considered one of the “six basic cocktails”, it deserves to be better known than it is.
January 1946
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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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