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Old Fashioned
One of the fundamental cocktails, and the springboard for countless wonderful variations.
January 1965
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- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- whiskey,
- fruit,
- winter,
- spirits
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Ward 8 Cocktail
Essentially a whiskey sour with a dash of grenadine, we like this one better with rye, but bourbon’s good, too.
October 1962
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- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- bourbon,
- fall,
- spirits,
- beverages
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El Presidente Cocktail
Not to be confused with the daiquiri variant of the same, this tropical cocktail came from El Presidente Hotel in Acapulco.
February 1967
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- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- gin,
- brandy,
- winter,
- spirits
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Bitter Orange Kindler
From a piece called “Merrymakers,” this bitter-sweet libation makes a merry aperitif or digestif.
December 1965
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Pisco Sour La Fonda del Sol
The restaurant’s menu listed this cocktail as a “Pisco Sawer. ” By any name, it’s delicious.
April 1964
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Royal Cooler
A Gourmet original, this fascinating combination of liqueurs goes together surprisingly well.
August 1962
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Sloe Gin Fizz
Make this with a high quality sloe gin—such as Plymouth—and you’ll have a serious and refreshing drink.
July 1961
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French Breeze
There are too few cocktails made with Calvados. And there are too few cocktails made with grapefruit juice. Heres one with both.
July 1961
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Cocktail of the Week: Agave Margarita
For Cinco de Mayo, or whenever a well-balanced, refreshing cocktail sounds good, juice some limes and shake up a Margarita.
05.04.09
wine + spirits + beer
Oh, The Eaux-De-Vie
Checking in on the American Distilling Institute’s conference: The subject is fruit brandy.
04.30.09
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- brandy,
- spirits,
- agriculture,
- max watman
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