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Kaffeeklatsch Punch

Sometimes you need a pick-me-up, sometimes you need help relaxing. This drink can go both ways.
June 1969
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
crème de cacao,
bourbon,
summer,
spirits
recipes

Hibiscus Punch Emerald Beach Hotel

The perfect mixological metaphor for British Colonialism: A drink that combines rum and Pimm’s.
July 1968
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
rum,
Pimm's Cup No. 1,
summer,
spirits
recipes

Piña Colada

Have no fear, this is not the cloying drink of your youth. It’s a delicious and well-balanced tropical quaffer.
July 1968
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
rum,
fruit,
summer,
spirits
recipes

Cherry Bounce

A very, very old recipe, this infusion makes a terrific cordial, but can be used in mixed drinks as well.
August 1966
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
brandy,
rum,
summer,
spirits
recipes

Royal Cooler

A Gourmet original, this fascinating combination of liqueurs goes together surprisingly well.
August 1962
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
Cointreau,
kirsch,
Chartreuse,
summer
recipes

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
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
sloe gin,
summer,
spirits,
beverages
recipes

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
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
Calvados,
champagne,
summer,
spirits
recipes

Dunham Cooler

Orange juice tends to dominate whatever spirit it’s mixed with, but here the bourbon actually stands up to it.
July 1952
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
bourbon,
summer,
spirits,
beverages
recipes

Singapore Sling

The lime juice in this recipe is somewhat controversial—it was not part of the original formula—but trust us, the drink needs it.
August 1953
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
gin,
summer,
spirits,
beverages
recipes

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
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
rum,
summer,
spirits,
beverages