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UPSIDE-DOWN MARTINI
▷	 2½ OZ. NOILLY PRAT EXTRA
DRY VERMOUTH
▷	 ½ OZ. GIN
▷	 THICK SLICE OF LEMON PEEL
Add the vermouth and gin to a
mixing glass filled with ice. Stir
until well chilled. Strain into
a coupe glass. Garnish with
a twist of lemon peel. Enjoy
as Julia would, " Everything
in moderation ... including
moderation. "

the renowned chef to say, " The
best thing about a reverse martini
is that you can have two of them. "
Other popular back-in-theday drinks that are worth reembracing:
The Harvey Wallbanger is a
modern classic cocktail that
is basically a Screwdriver with
Galliano, an Italian liqueur. It was
reportedly born in California in
the 1950s, though it didn't become
popular until the early '70s.

HARVEY WALLBANGER
▷	 1¼ OZ. VODKA
▷	 ½ OZ. GALLIANO
L'AUTENTICO LIQUEUR
▷	 3 OZ. ORANGE JUICE
▷	 ORANGE SLICE AND
MARASCHINO CHERRY FOR
GARNISH
Fill a highball glass with ice, then
add the vodka and orange juice.
Stir. Float the Galliano on top.
Garnish with the orange slice and
maraschino cherry, skewered.

The origins of the Rusty Nail
drink are shrouded in mystery-it
may have appeared as early as
1937. But it reached its height of
popularity in the 1960s, perhaps
because Frank Sinatra and the
Rat Pack professed an affinity
for it. The formula calls for 2

parts Scotch to 1 part Drambuie,
a Scotch liqueur infused with a
secret blend of heather honey,
herbs and spices. Use bourbon
instead of Scotch to make a Rusty
Spike.
Before the Salty Dog came
the Greyhound. Both combine
grapefruit juice and gin or vodka.
The salty version, served with
a salted rim, made the bitter
grapefruit more palatable. First
evidence of a Salty Dog comes
from the 1920s with gin. Artie,
Rip Torn's character on " The Larry
Sanders Show " (1992-1998), favored
the drink. Torn later told TV critic
Roger Ebert, " Salty Dog-that was
a drink my dad took. "

SALTY DOG
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1½ OZ. GIN OR VODKA
3 OZ. GRAPEFRUIT JUICE
COARSE SEA SALT
GRAPEFRUIT SLICE

Moisten the rim of a highball
glass, rim with salt and add ice.
Stir the liquor and grapefruit
juice in a mixing glass, then
pour over ice in a highball
glass. Garnish with a grapefruit
slice. For a contemporary twist,
muddle rosemary, mint or basil
in the mixing glass with a splash
of simple syrup before blending
the liquor and juice.

The Grasshopper is named for
its bright green color-not for
any kinship in flavor. The 1918
sweet after-dinner New Orleans
creation was especially popular in
the South in the 1950s and '60s.
Joan Wilder (played by Kathleen
Turner) in the 1984 movie,
" Romancing the Stone, " was a
Grasshopper fan.
Variations include the Flying
Grasshopper (use vodka in place
of cream), After Eight (top with a
layer of dark chocolate liqueur),

GRASSHOPPER
▷	 1 OZ. GREEN CRÈME DE
MENTHE
▷	 1 OZ. WHITE CRÈME DE CACAO
▷	 2 OZ. HEAVY CREAM
▷	 FRESH NUTMEG FOR
GARNISH (OPTIONAL)
Add ingredients to a shaker with
fresh ice. Shake vigorously and
strain into a chilled cocktail
glass. Grate fresh nutmeg on top.

and Thin Mint Cookie (use
peppermint schnapps in place of
crème de menthe).

THE DRINKS OF THE STARS
Then, as now, screenwriters
used alcohol to make statements
about characters and about
the times. Cocktails that made
appearances on TV and the big
screen reflected the culture and
affected the audience. As sponsors
know, product placements boost
awareness and influence behavior.
Like increasing sales of chess
sets after " The Queen's Gambit, "
drinks quaffed by the stars led to
increasing orders at bars.
" Casablanca, " 1942. In this
classic film, Humphrey Bogart's
character, Rick, rarely drinks.
After all, he's the proprietor
of Rick's Café Americain. But
when Yvonne, his spurned love,
shows up with a Nazi flame on
her arm, he orders a French 75,
a Champagne cocktail with gin,
lemon juice and simple syrup.
" All About Eve, " 1950. Aging
Broadway star Margo Channing
(Bette Davis) becomes increasingly
suspicious of her personal
assistant, young Eve Harrington
(Anne Baxter), but Margo's
friends assure her the young
woman is simply being helpful.
At a birthday party for her fiancé,

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