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DRINK RECIPES
Get to Know Mary Pickford
A drink and a celebrity worth knowing
The Recipe
If you want to know more, read on. If you’re just here for a recipe, here it is. Mix away, and Cheers.
- 1 1/2 oz. White Rum
- 2 oz. Pineapple Juice
- 1/4 oz. Maraschino Liqueur
- 1/8 oz. Grenadine
- Maraschino cherries for garnish
Shake all ingredients with ice until frothy, pour into a chilled glass, and put some Maraschino cherries on a toothpick that stretches over the rim of the glass.
The Experience
This drink gives you a feel for old Hollywood. It’s like you stepped into the silent-movie era with all of its glamour, awards, and walk-of-fame stars. It was a time and place when every visible detail mattered, from the shades of shadow under a wide-brimmed hat to the amount of sag in Charlie Chaplin’s signature baggy pants.
Among the Hollywood elite in this time of silent entertainment, you’ll find Mary Pickford. She was the first to put her hands in the cement on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, became the second person to receive an Academy Award for best actress (after helping found the organization that gives them…