Mary Pickford (cocktail) explained

Iba:yes
Sourcelink:mary-pickford
Mary Pickford
Type:cocktail
Rum:yes
Served:straight
Drinkware:cocktail
Ingredients:
Prep:Shake and strain into a chilled large cocktail glass
Timing:All Day

A Mary Pickford is a Prohibition Era cocktail made with white rum, fresh pineapple juice, grenadine, and Maraschino liqueur. It is served shaken and chilled, often with a Maraschino cherry.

History

Named for Canadian-American film actress Mary Pickford (1892–1979), it is said to have been created for her in the 1920s by either Eddie Woelke[1] or Fred Kaufmann at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba on a trip she took to Havana with Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Mary Pickford Cocktail. 7 July 2014. Imbibe Magazine. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205719/http://imbibemagazine.com/Mary-Pickford-Cocktail-Recipe. 14 July 2014.
  2. Book: Thompson. Kester. Cocktails, Cocktails, and More Cocktails. 2011. Imagine Pub.. Watertown, MA. 978-1-60734-423-0. 82. registration. mary pickford cocktail..