Brown Derby
So Red the Nose is an odd little book in which famous
writers of the day contributed their favorite drinks, all renamed after
their latest books. Woollcott's When Rome Burns is essentially
the Brown Derby, but with lemon juice instead of the lime and maple
syrup instead of maple sugar, and with the key specification that you
use Medford rum. It might not be tropical, but it sure is tasty
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Esky's Hot Spot
In 1935, a couple guys put together a silly little book by the name of So Red the Nose, or Breath in the Afternoon.
They sent a questionnaire around to a bunch of then-famous writers,
asking each of 'em to contribute a cocktail and a bit of blarney. This
is what Arnold Gingrich, Esquire's founder coughed up. Not
the drink you'd expect from an urbane sophisticate like Gingrich.
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Hot Buttered Rum
This particular compound is indicated for digitipedum glaciate,
or, in the vulgate, "frozen tootsies," an affliction for which it is
often administered prophylactically or preventively throughout the
colder parts of the year — which, in New England, occupy roughly the
months of August to June, give or take a month in either direction. Oh
yeah, the purpose of the butter? Haven't a clue.
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Millionaire
Sweet, pleasant, even jovial. In fact, judging from actual
millionaires we have met, rather atypical. (Just kidding, Donald —
really.)
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Brain-Duster
The combination of whiskey, Italian vermouth, and absinthe
travels under several names. But it was ace bartender George J. Kappeler
who peered deepest into the drink's essence when, back in 1895, he
named it the Brain-Duster.
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