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gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009

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Pineapple Grapefruit Swirls

If you have metal ice cube trays, this recipe is a breeze. If you don’t, you should get some.
August 1987
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Horse’s Neck

According to mixologist Dale DeGroff, this is the only cocktail named for its garnish.
May 1983
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Root Beer Floats C.J.’s Restaurant

Yes, this drink is as silly as it sounds, but if you like root beer floats, you’ll love this concoction.
February 1982
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Caruso

A drink named for the famed Italian tenor Enrico Caruso. It’ll make you croon.
November 1982
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Dry Mermaid

If Daryl Hannah is any indication, it’s important for a mermaid to remain wet. Splash aside, this is a nice whistle-wetter.
November 1982
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Tequila Sunrise

A visually stunning cocktail made with tequila, orange juice, and grenadine. Good at sunset, too.
August 1981
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Grasshopper Hot Chocolate

A hot version of a quintessentially fifties cocktail—for lovers of mint and chocolate.
January 1992
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Orange Fizz

Make this drink with a soda siphon if you have one. You want a nice head of foam on top.
August 1986
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Ambrosia Arnaud’s

Is this the drink of the gods? We’ll leave that to the scholars, but if Sappho walked into Arnaud’s this is what she’d order.
May 1976
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Vermouth Cocktail

Lighter isn’t necessarily better, but this drink is both light and satisfying.
August 1974
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