



The Shirley Temple
This mocktail was invented by a bartender at Chasen’s in Beverly Hills in the ’30s to serve to child actress Shirley Temple, who had requested a cocktail that was not alcoholic.
The Moscow Mule
This minty beverage was invented in 1941 by Jack Morgan at the Cock ’n’ Bull Tavern on the Sunset Strip.
The Tiki Cocktail
This rum and fruit legend was invented in the early ’30s in Hollywood by Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt, a lover of the tropics and founder of Don the Beachcomber.
Think A is for Alcohol and B is for Booze? Then you’ll earn high marks imbibing at Oldfield’s Liquor Room.
A local legend in West L.A., Oldfield’s is head of the class for cocktail aficionados. This esteemed establishment, whose thrill-seeking namesake Berna Eli “Barney” Oldfield was the first man to drive a car at 60 miles per hour, has a storied history and a pitch-perfect present.
The fruit-loving bar uses fresh-squeezed juices, sherbets, jams, purees, and seasonal ingredients gleaned weekly from the Culver City Farmer’s Market to concoct its delicious selection of twenty-plus house-made specialties.
For the all-in, no-holds-barred whiskey lover, try the Indy Stutz (Jameson, Absinthe Mata Hari, crème de cassis, strawberry, and mint), the Blonde Comet (Elijah Craig twelve-year bourbon, peach brandy, fresh grapefruit, and Angostura bitters). Or, if tequila is more your thing (as it’s most definitely ours), swill an Outlaw, made with Milagro Reposado, jalapeno, cilantro, fresh grapefruit, and honey.
Smart.
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