Beverages

Research by Steven L. Brawley

Kennedy White House Daiquiri Recipe

  • 2 parts rum
  • 2 parts frozen limeade
  • 1 part fresh lime juice
  • Add a few drops of Falernum (artificial sweetener like Sweet n' Low) to taste

Red Gate Farm Iced Tea Recipe (Marta Sgubin)

  • Put either 6 tea bags or 6 tablespoons loose tea in a teaball or muslin in a deep mixing bowl with a nice bunch of fresh mint. Pour 6 cups boiling water over the tea and mint, cover and let steep for ten minutes. The tea should be strong because the melting ice will weaken it.
  • Add 2/3 cup of orange juice and 1/2 cup of lime juice, then pour through a strainer into a pitcher. Cover the pitcher with foil and refrigerate. Jackie liked her tea with no sugar but for those who want it to be sweeter, add 1/2 cup of sugar syrup to the glass when it's poured onto the ice.
  • The sugar syrup is created by bringing 1 cup of water and 1 cup sugar to a boil together. When cool, store in a screw top jar in the refrigerator.

Beverages/Wines Served in the Kennedy White House

  • Almaden Cabernet Sauvigon
  • Almaden Grenache Rose
  • Almaden Pinot Noir
  • Bacardi Rum
  • Baron Phiip Rothschild
  • Blanc de Blanc Paul Ruinart
  • Charmes-Chambertin
  • Château Corton Grancey
  • Château Gruaud-Larose
  • Château Haut-Brion
  • Château Margaux
  • Château Mouton Rothschild
  • Corton Charlemagne
  • Dry Monopole
  • Dry Sack
  • Grands Echezeaux
  • Johannisberg Riesling
  • Inglenook Pinot
  • Krug
  • Dom Pérignon
  • Martini Red Pinot
  • Moet et Chandon
  • Perriet-Jouet
  • Piper-Heidsieck
  • Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 
  • Soave Bertani
  • Stolichnaya Vodka
  • Vin Rose Lancers

Other Jackie Favorites

  • Veuve Clicquot champagne
  • Perrier (small bottles)

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