1938 Famous New Orleans Drinks and how to mix'em (3rd printing) by Stanley Clisby Arthur

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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