SUMMER ESSENTIALS
Cock (confi dent man) +Tail (woman worth chasing) = Cocktail (beverage
consumed while men and women meet and mingle)
BY SONYA PATE & LANA ORLOFF
Cocktails became popular during the time of Prohibition to mask the taste of bootlegged
alcohol. The word was first used in 1806 as an "excellent electioneering potion of great use
to a democratic candidate: because a person, having swallowed a glass of it, is ready to
swallow anything else."Cocktail rings became popular after World War II, when women
wanted to display their wealth with extravagant jewelry.
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Cartier Le Baiser du Dragon
Cartier Le Baiser du Dragon Ring in 18K
White Gold, Diamonds and Black Jade
($12,500) Available at Cariter Boutiques.
For further information, please visit
www.
cartier.com or call (800) CARTIER.
Reposado Pacifico:
1 1/2 oz. Patron Reposado
Juice of one lime (approx 1 oz.)
1 oz. passion fruit puree |
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Fancy Yellow Diamond
5-carat fancy yellow diamond ring
in a platinumm micro-pavé daimond
setting. Price Upon Request Available
at Boone & Sons Jewlers,
5550 The Hills Plaza, Chevy Chase
(202) 785-4653
Tequila Sunrise:
Ingredients:
2 oz. Patrón Reposado
4 oz. freshly squeezed
orange juice
2 dashes grenadine syrup
(choose one made from
pomegranates) |
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PATRÓN REPOSADO
Excellent as a sipping tequila or as a
key ingredient in a summer cocktail,
Patrón is produced by a small family
owned and operated distillery high
in the mountains of Jalisco, Mexico.
Reposado is aged in oak barrels for
an average of six months.
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Citrine and Diamond ring
Gilan citrine and diamond ring
($8,000) Available at Gilan
Jewelry, 743 Fifth Avenue,
New York, NY (212) 743-4950
Soho Sunset:
1 oz. Martin Millers Gin
1 oz. white peach liquer
1 oz. orange juice
1 oz. cranberry juice
Shake with ice and
strain into a chilled
cocktail glass. Garnish
with an orange wedge. |
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Spiral Ring
Piero Milano "spiral ring"
in white gold. Diamond
weight is 0.80 carats
($1,890) Available at
Mervis, 1900 Mervis Way
Tysons Corner
Absolut ruby red R&R:
2 part ABSOLUT RUBY RED
Pink Grapefruit (peeled & sliced)
2 tsp. Sugar |
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Lavender Star Sapphire
This beautiful one-of-a-kind 1950s
lavender Star Sapphire and
Diamond cocktail ring is a true
testament to the glamour of the era
($16,000) Available at Tiny Jewel
Box, 1147 Connecticut Ave., NW.
www.tinyjewelbox.com
Violent Violet Martini:
(Shake 2 oz. Belvedere Vodka
1/2 oz. Cointreau
1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
A dash violet liqueur
A dash cranberry juice and a drop
of fresh lime with ice.
Strain into a chilled martini glass
and garnish with an edible fl ower. |
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