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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
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- rum,
- xavier cugat,
- summer,
- absinthe
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Sloppy Joe’s Mojito
Another of our favorite drink recipes that originated at one of Charles H. Baker Jr.’s favorite Havana watering holes.
July 1943
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- rum,
- summer,
- spirits,
- beverages
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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
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- rum,
- spirits,
- cocktails,
- beverages
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Bridge Punch
Although we have no idea what Charles H. Baker Jr.’s pineapple problem was, this is one of our favorite drink recipes from the ’40s.
June 1943
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- brandy,
- spirits,
- cocktails,
- orange
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Mary Pickford Cocktail
The gorgeous color of this drink is a perfect match for the silent film star’s golden curls.
May 1943
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- rum,
- spirits,
- cocktails,
- pineapple
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Aristocrat Sparkling Punch
This 1940s recipe comes from an article called “Punch is for Parties.” Party on.
February 1942
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Phoebe Snow
This drink is named for a character in a railroad ad campaign that started in the 1880s.
November 1941
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Bijou Cocktail
A small amount of Green Chartreuse completely transforms a dry martini.
October 1941
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- gin,
- vermouth,
- spirits,
- cocktails