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favorite cocktails: summer
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Frangipani
Although this crisp cocktail shares ingredients with the Hemingway Daiquiri, it has an identity all its own.
July 1955
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- rum,
- summer,
- spirits,
- beverages
recipes
Negroni Capriccio
More than half a century after a reader brought it to our attention, the Negroni has become fashionable again.
August 1956
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- gin,
- summer,
- spirits,
- beverages
recipes
Banana Daiquiri
The top banana, or at least the top banana daiquiri, originated on the island of St. Thomas.
June 1958
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- rum,
- summer,
- spirits,
- beverages
recipes
Yip Pip Cocktail
Lovers of classic cocktails bemoan the rise of the vodka Martini, but if you use good vermouth, this is actually quite delicious.
August 1952
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- vodka,
- vermouth,
- summer
recipes
Pimm’s Cup
A classic cocktail from Great Britain combines Pimm’s No. 1, which is the gin-based version of the liquor, and soda.
August 1957
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- pimm's,
- summer,
- spirits,
- beverages
recipes
Gourmet’s Champagne Punch
This festive Champagne punch is the perfect wedding-party libation: It looks as beautiful as it tastes.
June 1959
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- cognac,
- brandy,
- champagne,
- summer
recipes
Distrito Federal
You can think of this cocktail as a softer, more well-rounded Black Russian. Rum and brandy replace the vodka.
August 1958
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- rum,
- brandy,
- liqueur,
- summer
recipes
Lemon Shandies
Beer and lemonade is a classic combination, but this is no normal lemonade. Mint gives it extra zing.
July 1996
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- summer,
- beer,
- beverages
recipes
Margarita
There have been other tequila, lime, and triple sec cocktails, but this is the classic.
August 1981