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OldWaldorf Bar Days
H.P. WHITNEY
A famous patron of the turf who frequented the Bar
before he and a group of friends moved up to the Brook
Club.
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One-quarter Italian Vermuth
One-quarter French Vermuth
One-half Plymouth Gin
Frappe with Orange Peel
WHITE ELEPHANT
WHITTAKER
One-third Italian Vermuth
Two-thirds Dry Gin
White of one Egg
Frappe
Preston Whittaker was one of the owners of the Imperial
Hotel, but was more to be seen in the Waldorf Bar than in
his own.
Dash ofOrange Bitters
One-third Italian Vermuth
Two-thirds Red Calisaya
Stir; strain
WIDOW
One-halfjigger Gordon Gin
One-halfjigger French Vermuth
Ora·nge Juice
Frappe
WILD CHERRY Dash ofOrange Bitters
One-halfTom Gin
One-half Wild Cherry or Cherry
Whiskey
Stir; strain
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