Marlene Dietrich

Recipe: 3/4 Wineglass Rye or Canadian Whisky, 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters, 2 Dashes Curacao.

Directions: Shake well and strain into a wineglass. Squeeze orange and lemon peel on top.

(From the Hi Ho Club, Hollywood Circa 1930. Recipe from Hollywood Cocktails)

Reactions: (average score: 3.75)

BM: (4) this is a sneaky drink--it looks like it would be sweet or syrupy, but it is more bracing, like a manhattan. I would definitely order this for a good 2 hour over drink conversation

WD: (3.5) It definitely smells great. Taste is a bit strong, but nice sweetish finish.

S: lovely drink---while not angelic, it is quite heavenly. Warming, pretty, strong-like its namesake.

PSPSILY: (3.5) beautiful color-lovely glass-looks like a gem. Not a goody two shoes drink, though-which explains the name. PS I'm not in much of a mood tonight.

BYAFGA: (4) oh marlene, so beautiful, so strong, so deadly. She is definitely rockin my world.

"Once when baking a cake at Katherine Cornell's house, Marlene thought she had lost her 37.41-carat cabochon emerald ring which she had removed in the kitchen. The house was turned upside down but the ring couldn't be found. It was only during dessert that the ring was discovered by one of the dinner guests inside a piece of the cake! Now that's a party favor!"

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