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20 best variations on the Last Word cocktail
Both the Last Word's name and the simplicity of its traditionally equal parts recipe lend themselves to adaptation. It is also very much a bartenders'...
Brian Arthur
5th September 2021 at 14:31
The Last Word appears on a Detroit Athletic Club menu dating from 1915, where it is the highest priced cocktail on the menu at 35¢. A Manhattan, for example, can be had for a mere 15¢. You will find several online images of the menu if you do an internet search.
6th September 2021 at 19:56
Many thanks Brian. I've amended the above to incorporate this.