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gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009

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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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Biloxi Blossom

One of the first chile-fied cocktails we published. And as if that weren’t enough spice, it’s got ginger, too.
October 1996
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Mi Rosa

Few drinks combine tequila and Champagne, but this gorgeous grown-up slushy makes it work.
October 1996
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Lemon Shandies

Beer and lemonade is a classic combination, but this is no normal lemonade. Mint gives it extra zing.
July 1996
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Margarita

There have been other tequila, lime, and triple sec cocktails, but this is the classic.
August 1981
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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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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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