# 1950s-style "Cocktails"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-style-cocktails/377775>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 24, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-style-cocktails/377775 "2006-10-24T23:27:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2006, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-style-cocktails/377775/21 "2006-10-26T13:43:00Z")

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[QUOTE=sciurophobic]  
A Sidecar is similar to a margarita, but with brandy instead of tequila, sugar on the rim instead of salt, and straight up in a martini glass.  
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Not quite. What you describe is a combination of a crusta and a sidecar. [Sidecar Recipes](http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/special/sidecar.htm) do not show any sugar rim. Crustas have the sugar rim you describe.

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-style-cocktails/377775/22 "2006-10-26T16:34:25Z")

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[QUOTE=CalMeacham]  
Tom Collins  
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[Sounds perfect for Fish](http://www.webtender.com/db/drink/922).

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**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-style-cocktails/377775/23 "2006-10-26T17:56:48Z")

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[QUOTE=adhemar]  
mojitas and cuba libres

mojitas were the favorite drink of Ernest Hemingway, A mojito is traditionally made of five ingredients: mint, rum, powdered sugar, lime juice, and **club soda**.

cuba libre is a cocktail made of **Cola** , lime and rum. I can’t give proof of it’s popularity but I remember stories set in the 1950’s and they were drinking cuba libres  
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I would suggest that **Fish** not make either of these drinks for her play. Shaking up carbonated drinks is generally frowned upon.

Sua

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**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2006, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-style-cocktails/377775/24 "2006-10-26T21:52:16Z")

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Right now I’m leaning toward a Bloody Mary in one scene, and Whiskey Sour in another. There’s a certain conservation of props, you see: tomato juice, lemon juice, vodka, whiskey.

Also, someone just lent me a period (well, 1961) book on cocktails.

Thanks to everybody for drinking so much! …er, for helping out. 🙂

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