JFK in a suit

JFK's Favorite Cocktails Were Two Classics

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BY MOLLY WILSON

When it came to alcohol, the 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy preferred a daiquiri or a Bloody Mary, reflecting his affluent peers' modern tastes.
When John F. Kennedy assumed the presidency in 1960, he celebrated the win with a daiquiri made for him by his wife. Jackie Kennedy gave it her own little twist.
The Kennedy daiquiri takes two ounces of rum, one ounce of fresh lime juice, two ounces of limeade, and a few drops of Falernum, a sweet Caribbean syrup liqueur.
The Bloody Mary was another beloved cocktail of John F. Kennedy's generation, and it was well-suited to the casual way that JFK did politics.
The mix of tomato juice, vodka, lemon juice, cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt, and Worcestershire sauce
was regularly served to cabinet
members at JFK’s poolside meetings.