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First mentioned in the 1935 Waldorf Astoria Bar Book, the Commodore co*cktail recipe is a simple yet elegant co*cktail that Zelda Fitzgerald might have sipped while chatting with friends about F. Scott's newest book. It personified the 1930s and you hardly ever hear someone order it or see it on a bar menu. One taste and you'll be ready to repeal Prohibition yourself.
For this recipe you'll need: Bourbon, Creme de Cacao, lemon juice, grenadine, ice
This co*cktail makes me think of beautiful women in elegant gowns, draped with jewelry, and chatting in a roomful of calla lilies. A small orchestra would be playing in the background and couples would move across the dance floor gracefully. The 1920s were a decade of innocent hedonism if there is such a thing (and if there's not there should be). We think of it as being a time of decadence but compared to our society now it seems very innocent to me.
I get that times change but I must be getting old because I miss the days of my childhood. I miss the simplicity of playing outside, having three channels to watch, and clipping playing cards to my bike tires with clothespins so that they would make a motor sound when I rode down hills. Kids don't do those kinds of silly things anymore. We've forced them to become old before their times and I wonder if some of it isn't that we refuse to grow up ourselves. We've somehow evolved past adulthood -- and become Peter Pan wannabees playing video games and indulging ourselves with busy-ness because there are very few real adults left in the world and we know it. What was hedonistic, self-indulgent, and shocking in 1927 is now a G-rated movie compared to what is considered normal now.
And I am just as guilty as anyone. I just don't know how to fix it except to encourage y'all and myself to take back what we can of those simpler times. Comfort food, family mealtimes, and conversations around the table and baby steps but they are at least baby steps in the right direction.
So, now that you have visited the dank, moody recesses of my mind let's all shake it off and have a co*cktail, shall we?
Since there aren't many ingredients in this you'll want to make sure that you have a high quality bourbon -- it will make all of the difference. It has a delicate sweetness from the creme de cacao but the lemon juice keeps it form being cloying. To keep it authentic you should shake it in a shaker with crushed ice and then double strain into a chilled martini glass, or the glass of your choice. That's authentic.
Personally I like to blend it with the ice in the blender until it's frothy and slushy. Not authentic but super good.
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Did you know that most of the grenadine you get is nothing but corn syrup with flavoring and red dye added? Real grenadine is made from pomegranate and natural stuff. This grenadine is one of my favorites and is made with cane sugar, pomegranate, and natural stuff. You'll be amazed at the difference.
Here's that Commodore co*cktail recipe!
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Commodore co*cktail Recipe
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Course Beverage
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings:1
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Author:Marye Audet-White
Ingredients
- 1-½ ounces of bourbon
- 1 ounce creme de cacao
- 1 ounce lemon juice
- ½ to 1 teaspoon of Grenadine
- Ice
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Instructions
Add all ingredients to a shaker.
Shake and then double strain into a chilled glass.
Garnish with a Maraschino cherry or lemon twist.
You can also put all ingredients into a blender and blend until slushy.
You'll find more helpful tips and variations in the body of the post.
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Meet Marye Audet, a wizard in the kitchen and a storyteller at heart. Marye is like your eccentric but fun aunt who knows all the secret recipes and isn't afraid to spill them. She's been around the culinary block more than once, turning simple ingredients into mouthwatering masterpieces. With a sprinkle of humor and a dash of wit, she makes cooking feel like a piece of cake (which she can also teach you to bake perfectly). When she's not conjuring up delicious dishes, you might find her sharing laughs with her family, reading by the fire, or scribbling down her next big recipe idea. Marye believes that a good meal and a hearty laugh are the best parts of life. Marye's a NY Times Bestselling author with 10 cookbooks under her belt and her recipes have been featured in Good Housekeeping, Country Living, Today, House Beautiful, Texas Living, Food & Wine, and many more.
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Marye Audet
Thanks!
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Jerry
Now I'm craving a drink, a haircut, some Brill cream and a double breasted suit.Along with one of these co*cktails, of course
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Marye Audet
LOL! Jerry, you crack me up.
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cynthia/What A Girl Eats
I love the sound of this Marye! And I love your description of who should be drinking it! I can just imagine the floaty gowns!
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Marye Audet
🙂 sigh... So elegant then.
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laura@motherwouldknow
I'm all for going back to simpler times - and for lovely, simple co*cktails. As long as we don't have to wear stockings and garter belts 🙂
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Marye Audet
nah... no stockings and garter belts...
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Michelle | A Dish of Daily Life
I hear you on the old days. I don't really watch tv much so when I do and I ask the kids for help because I can't figure out the two remotes, they get frustrated with me. I said to my son, it was so much easier when you just turned it on and did it manually. And he made some comment about how there weren't any channels back then, etc, etc, and why would anyone want that? ME!
Anyway, your co*cktail looks wonderful! I'm looking forward to trying it!Reply
Marye Audet
I KNOW! Thanks. 🙂
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Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes
I need to get me some bourbon so I can make this!! Love finding new co*cktail ideas.
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Marye Audet
I am always happy to taste test them for y'all. 🙂
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Citra Kale @Citra's Home Diary
Oh Merye.... How I enjoy reading your heart speaking how you miss the simply of childhood time... It's completely reminds me of my own in my homeland. No gadget or other fancy technology whatsoever for made me happy enjoying green grass, under my mom's banana trees.... xo
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Marye Audet
Those memories are always the best.
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Christie
This sounds delicious. I have just started to enjoy bourbon.
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Marye Audet
🙂 I really liked it.
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Kacey @ The Cookie Writer
I always say I was born in the wrong era and wonder if I would have been in the "writers crowd!" I need more co*cktails in my life 🙂
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Marye Audet
I agree. I think it would have been a cool era to have lived in.
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Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
That sounds like a lovely co*cktail Marye!
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Marye Audet
Thank you!
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