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Place d'Armes Cocktail
54 orange—^juice only
Yz lemon—juice only
Yz lime—juice only
1 pony grenadine sirup
1 jigger whiskey
Squeeze the fruit juices in a mixing glass. Add the sirup; be
careful not to make it too sweet if you like a dry drink . . .
Otherwise use a little sugar. Then add the whiskey—some prefer
Bourbon, others rye. Rye is usually better in any mixed drink.
Strain into a tall glass half-filled with crushed ice. Decorate with
a sprig of mint, after frapp^ing well with a spoon.
Of course, this gallant cocktail might be called a Jack
son Square as readily as a Place d'Armes or, if you speak
Spanish, how about Plaza de Armas? But its originator
called it a Place d'Armes, and we'll stick to that. It was
so named in honor of the grassy tree-shaded square front
ing the Cathedral and the Cabildo, where General An
drew Jackson sits astride a rearing battle steed, holding
aloft his chapeau in perpetual politeness. He would have
enjoyed this cocktail!
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