The Origins of mixologist Lynnette Marrero’s Clara Bow Cocktail
Clara Gordon Bow (July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s. Clara came to personify the roaring twenties and is described as its leading sex symbol!
The Clara Bow is inspired by the New York Sour, an early twentieth-century cocktail that features a float of red or port wine on top of a classic Whiskey Sour. Mixologist Lynnette Marrero developed this cocktail alongside bartender Jim Kearns as an evocation of the speakeasies of the Prohibition era, back when bartenders resorted to using a combination of whatever sweeteners were on hand to mask the taste of spirits with questionable quality.
CLARA BOW
1¼ oz Blanton’s Single Barrel bourbon
¾ oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ oz grenadine (50 percent pomegranate juice, 50 percent simple syrup)
½ oz St. Germain
4–5 mint leaves, muddled
Glassware: Coupe
Garnish: Mint sprig, cherries
Method: Combine all ingredients in a mixing tin. Muddle the mint. Add large cubes of ice and shake vigorously. Double strain into the serving glass, garnish, and serve.
Until our next cocktail together…
Bottoms up!,
Brian Van Flandern
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