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Hottest Spot North of Havana. |
New New York City's Copacabana reigned as one of the town's most glamorous night spots from its opening in the 1940s until well into the 50s. Over the years it gained a nationwide reputation for excellent shows, fine music and gilt-edged atmosphere, all thanks to former speakeasy operator Jules Podell, a tough character who had enough shady friends to give his enterprise a romantic exoticism.
A sort of Cuban cousin to the traditional American mint julep, the mojito has long been considered a classic cocktail in its native country, where, decades ago now, Ernest Hemingway is said to have enjoyed more than one or two of the minty-fresh rum drinks. The mojito was introduced in New York at the legendary Copacabana. A simple blend of sugar, mint leaves, lime juice, rum, ice, soda water (and a few drops of Angostura bitters to cut the sweetness), the Mojito is served in a tall glass sparkling with bubbles and greenery, garnished with a sprig of mint on top.
The Mojito Kit includes a set of four traditional 16-ounce glasses, each 8.25-inches tall, hand-finished with black and green glass overlay, a bartender's blunt-nose pestle (wooden muddler), and a vintage souvenir brochure from the legendary Copacabana.
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Roving Cigarette Girls.
The vintage Copacabana ashtray is an icon of romance and glamour, part of
New York nightclub culture that now belongs to the golden age of smoking. An
endangered object of desire from the tabletop of the legendary Copa, gone
along with the cigarette girls. This authentic souvenir adds a heightened
moment of aesthetic focus to your home or apartment.
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The Best Latin Party Guide.
"The Mojito was destined to take the United States by storm", writes Arlen Gargagliano in Mambo Mixers, as she takes readers on a sumptuous sojourn into the bars and nightclubs of Latin America. Besides the Classic Mojito
and a Pineapple Mojito, she serves up recipes for 50 sexy, elegant
cocktails, accompanied by such tapas as Crisp Toasts with Chimichurri,
Tortilla Española, and Dominican Shrimp Croquettes, virtually limitless
cocktail party combinations.
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Anchor-Hocking Manhattan Glass
 Balthazar Bar Stool
 Bellini Mix
 Bullet Cocktail Shaker
 Carta Mundi Playing Cards
 Cipriani 3-Sauce Gift Box
 Cipriani Venetian Espresso
 Confessions of a Grand Hotel
 Copacabana Mojito Kit
 El Borracho
 How Sweet It Is
 Jaccard Meat Tenderizer
 Martini Mister
 McSorley's Wonderful Saloon Mugs
 Noel Coward Autograph
 Original Blue Bar Martini Glass
 Peppermint Lounge Martini Glass
 Postcard from the Stork Club
 Present Indicative
 Private Lives Martini Glasses
 Professional Barman's Toolbox
 Red Meat Club Necktie
 Restaurant Wine Chiller
 Romeo Salta
 Steakhouse 5-Cigar Selection
 Stork Club Ashtray
 Stork Club Champagne Coupe
 The Esquire Culinary Companion
 The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book
 The Russian Tea Room Ashtray
 The Stork Club Bar Book
 Tiki Lounge Glass
 Toots Shor by Alan Dunn
 Toots Shor Memorabilia
 Trader Vic’s Book of Food and Drink
 Two-Piece Martini Chiller
 Vodka Service Set

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