1943 Cocktail Digest by Oscar Haimo of the Hotel Pierre

A NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Waller Winchell, in referring lo Oscar llaimo's prize-winning MacArthur Cocktail, wrote recently in iiis "On Broadway" Cfilnmn, that it was "as zingy as its name." This in effect was as perfect a description as could ever be given, not only of the most famous of the author's drinks, hut probably of every mixture the author has created. That certain •zing the deft flair which makes his cocktails different—has made Haimo renowned throughout the world—from the Ritz- Carlton in Paris, the Casino in Monte Carlo, to the exclusive Tlotel Pierre in New York. Oscar Haimo began his career in Europe where, after the usual apprenticeship, he became inaitre de bar of Fouquet's on the Avenue des Champs Elysees in Paris. Later, he filled similar positions at the Royalty Bar in Monte Carlo, the Ritz in Paris, and others. Tn this country, he has been at the Embassy Club, the Royal Box and Surf Club at Miami Beach, the Belgian Pavilion at the New York World's Fair, and most recently, the Hotel Pierre in New York City, wdiere he now is. Tn his lifetime of drink-mixing, Haimo has qualified particu larly for those establishments which cater to the fastidious. He