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Recipes: Chateau Marmont Cocktails

Far left: Gordon’s Cup; center: Boulevardier; far right: Moscow Mule,
photographed by Angelo Pennetta

The Chateau Marmont’s bartender shares the secret recipes for a few cocktails
that harken back to the days when Marilyn Monroe and Greta Garbo were regulars, and you might just spot James Dean unwinding after a day on set…

Gordon’s Cup

Ingredients:
4 slices fresh lime
4 slices cucumber
2 oz New Amsterdam gin
.5 oz simple syrup

Directions:
Muddle the lime and cucumber. Add ice and combine with the gin and simple syrup. Shake well and pour into a glass. Garnish with a slice of lime and cucumber.

Boulevardier

Ingredients:
1 oz Famous Grouse scotch
1 oz Carpano Antica
1 Maraschino cherry
3/4 oz Campari

Directions:
Combine all ingredients over ice. Stir well and strain into a coupe. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Moscow Mule

Ingredients:
2 oz Russian Standard vodka
.5 oz Ginger beer
Fresh lime

Directions:
Combine the vodka with ice. Top with the ginger beer and garnish with a slice of lime. The classic vessel for this cocktail is a copper mug, but you can use any type of rocks or highball glass.

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