Honeymoon Cocktail

I was looking for some sort of drink for Valentine’s Day when I found the Honeymoon Cocktail:

• 2.0 ounces Calvados
• 0.5 ounce Bénédictine
• 0.5 ounce orange curaçao
• 0.5 ounce lemon juice

Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a flamed lemon twist.

The book states that this cocktail was made famous at the Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles.

I have a great memory of the Brown Derby. My friend Howard’s graduation party was held in a private room there. Being a country boy now in the big city, I was eager to try out all sorts of new things. I can remember ordering the escargot, and for my main course I had sweetbreads. The salad course was Caesar salad, which I had never had before.

Soyer au Champagne

While dairy is not an ingredient I associate with cocktails, there are a number of cocktails in the book that feature it, include the Soyer au Champagne:

• 2 dashes maraschino liqueur
• 2 dashes pineapple juice
• 2 dashes orange curaçao (or Grand Marnier)
• 2 dashes brandy
• champagne
• 1 tablespoon vanilla ice cream

In a parfait glass, combine the maraschino liqueur, pineapple juice, orange curaçao and brandy. Fill with champagne. Add the vanilla ice cream on top. Serve with a spoon and a straw.

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