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THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS MARTINI
aka The Planter's Punch Martini
Dedicated to the woman who made the little black dress famous, Audrey Hepburn.
Ingredients: Dark rum, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice, Sour Mix, Grenadine, Orange Slice, Pineapple, Maraschino Cherry
The original recipe for a Planter's Punch from the I.B.A was six parts dark rum, 3 parts fresh lemon juice, 1 part grenadine syrup and "soda water as necessary". Today's version usually adds pineapple juice to the mix and sometimes substitutes lime juice or sour mix for the lemon and orgeat syrup in place of the grenadine. This creates a much sweeter cocktail than the original, a testament to the modern taste for sweeter cocktails in general.
I was first made aware of this cocktail in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's, one of my all time favorite classic flicks. The very first album I ever bought was the soundtrack to that movie, I was kind of an odd little pre-teen girl (hey, I set up a bar in my basement and sold kool-aid cocktails!) and I preferred Henri Mancini and Moon River to the pop music of the day.
In this movie Audrey Hepburn's grace and style takes the little black dress into pop icon status. The image of her in that classic black dress with that now famous up-do standing in front of Tiffany's window as she ate a Danish has been burned into my head for nearly 50 years. To this day that is my image of timeless style and chic.
Audrey Hepburn was a woman of class, style and humanity. She was then, and still is. a great woman and a role model unlike any other.
My thanks to the members of The Little Black Dress Club whose request for a personalized martini recipe for their club functions brought back my memories of a wonderful actress, movie and music!
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