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Romanoff's of Beverly Hills

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David Wondrich
David Wondrich
David Wondrich is an award-winning writer and cocktail historian. He’s the author of influential books including "Imbibe!" and "Punch."
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Published 08/8/11

Drink like Bogie, Bacall and the Rat Pack: This was the house cocktail of their favorite Hollywood watering hole.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz Plymouth gin
  • 1 tsp Cherry Heering
  • 1 tsp Grenadine
  • 1 oz Fresh lime juice
  • Ginger beer
  • Garnish: juiced lime half

Steps

  1. Add all the ingredients except ginger beer to a tall glass.

  2. Fill halfway with cracked ice, drop in a juiced lime half, fill with ice and top with ginger beer.

  3. This was the house cocktail of the Los Angeles restaurant where the Rat Pack was formed and Bogart and Bacall did their drinking.