Favorite Drinks of the Rich and Famous

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Favorite Drinks of the Rich and Famous
Name of Rich/Famous Person	Profession	Favorite Drink Name	Drink Base	Drink Type	Remarks, Quotes and Trivia
Agee, James	Writer	Whiskey Sour	Whiskey	Mixed	-
Aniston, Jennifer	Entertainer	Margarita	Tequila	Mixed	-
Benchley, Robert	Writer	Martini	Gin	Mixed	"Let's slip out of these wet clothes and into a dry Martini."
Benchley, Robert	Writer	Orange Blossom	Gin	Mixed	-
Bender	Robot	Beer	Beer	Fermented	-
Bender	Robot	Olde Fortran	Malt Liquor	Fermented	-
Bogart, Humphrey	Entertainer	Martini	Gin	Mixed	"The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind."
Bogart, Humphrey	Entertainer	Scotch	Scotch	Distilled	"I should never have switched from scotch to martinis."
Bonaparte, Napoleon	Leader	Absinthe	Absinthe	Distilled	-
Bonaparte, Napoleon	Leader	Chambertin	Wine	Fermented	"Nothing makes the future look so rosy as to contem- plate it through a glass of Chambertin."
Bond, James	[Classified]	Bollinger 1961*	Champagne	Fermented	*In the films.
Bond, James	[Classified]	Bourbon*	Bourbon	Distilled	*In the original books.
Bond, James	[Classified]	Martini, James Bond (Vesper Martini)	Gin	Mixed	"Shaken, not stirred."
Bond, James	[Classified]	Vodka*	Vodka	Distilled	*In the films.
Brackett, Charles	Writer	Martini	Gin	Mixed	-
Bukowski, Charles	Writer	Boilermaker	Mix*	Mixed	*Whiskey, Beer
Butterworth, Charles	Entertainer	Martini	Gin	Mixed	-
Burgess, Anthony	Writer	Hangman's Blood	Mix*	Mixed	*Gin, Whiskey, Rum, Port, Brandy, Stout, Champagne
Carver, Raymond	Writer	Bloody Mary	Vodka	Mixed	-
Cerf, Bennet	Publisher	Martini	Gin	Mixed	-
Chandler, Raymond	Writer	Gimlet	Gin	Mixed	-
Chandler, Raymond	Writer	Martini	Gin	Mixed	-
Chandler, Raymond	Writer	Stinger	Brandy	Mixed	-
Cheever, John	Writer	Rusty Nail	Mix*	Mixed	*Scotch, Drambuie
Churchill, Winston	Leader	Highball	Whiskey	Mixed	Churchill's "highball" was just whiskey and water. In Africa, he added whiskey to make the water potable.
Churchill, Winston	Leader	Hine	Brandy	Distilled	"I have taken more from brandy than brandy has taken from me."
Churchill, Winston	Leader	Johnnie Walker Red	Scotch	Distilled	Churchill was a good friend of Sir Alexander Walker.
Churchill, Winston	Leader	Martini, Churchill	Gin	Mixed	Churchill's Martini: Shake gin with cracked ice. Strain into chilled cocktail glass & garnish with olive. Drink while looking at a bottle of dry vermouth.
Churchill, Winston	Leader	Pol Roger	Champagne	Fermented	He offered guests unlimited Champagne, cigars & brandy.
Coach Z	Coach	Listerine	Ethanol	Fermented	"It's like a great sports play. You can't just rush into the score zone."
Crane, Hart	Writer	Mai Tai	Rum	Mixed	-
Degas, Edgar	Artist	Absinthe	Absinthe	Distilled	-
Faulkner, William	Writer	Mint Julep	Bourbon*	Mixed	*Kentucky Bourbon
Faulkner, William	Writer	Whiskey	Whiskey	Distilled	-
Fitzgerald, F. Scott	Writer	Gin Rickey	Gin	Mixed	"Sometimes I wish I'd went through those good times stone cold sober so I could remember everything..."
Fitzgerald, F. Scott	Writer	Martini	Gin	Mixed	"...but then again, if I had been sober, the times pro- bably wouldn't have been worth remembering."
Ford, Gerald	Leader	Gin and Tonic	Gin	Mixed	-
Garland, Judy	Entertainer	Vodka	Vodka	Distilled	-
Giant, Andre the	Entertainer	Beer	Beer	Fermented	Drank 119 beers in 6 hours. (1 beer every 3 minutes)
Giant, Andre the	Entertainer	Vodka	Vodka	Distilled	"It usually takes 2 liters of vodka just to make me feel warm inside."
Harris, Richard	Entertainer	Vodka	Vodka	Distilled	-
Hawke, Bob	Leader	Beer	Beer	Fermented	-
Hemingway, Ernest	Writer	Absinthe	Absinthe	Distilled	-
Hemingway, Ernest	Writer	Daiquiri	Rum	Mixed	-
Hemingway, Ernest	Writer	Martini	Gin	Mixed	-
Hemingway, Ernest	Writer	Mojito, Hemingway	Rum*	Mixed	*Havana Club White Rum
Hemingway, Ernest	Writer	Papa Doble	Rum*	Mixed	*Havana Club White Rum
Hoover, Herbert	Leader	Martini	Gin	Mixed	-
Izumi, Shigechiyo	Centenarian	Shochu	Shochu	Distilled	Lived to 120 years old.
Jefferson, Thomas	Leader	Wine	Wine	Fermented	"Good wine is a necessity of life for me."
Johnson, Lyndon	Leader	Scotch and Soda	Scotch	Mixed	-
Jones, James	Writer	Singapore Sling	Gin	Mixed	-
Kerouac, Jack	Writer	Margarita	Tequila	Mixed	-
Lardner, Ring	Writer	Whiskey	Whiskey	Distilled	-
Lebowski, Jeff	Slacker	White Russian	Vodka	Mixed	-
Lehrer, Tom	Entertainer	Martini	Gin	Mixed	"Hearts full of youth, hearts full of truth, Six parts gin, to one part vermouth."
London, Jack	Writer	Martini	Gin	Mixed	London had martinis prepared in bulk by a bartender and shipped to his home.
Lucas, George	Director	Old Fashioned	Bourbon	Mixed	Can be made with whiskey, brandy or gin.
Manet, Edouard	Artist	Absinthe	Absinthe	Distilled	-
Marlowe, Philip	Detective	Gimlet, Philip Marlowe	Gin	Mixed	“A real Gimlet is half gin and half Rose's Lime Juice and nothing else. It beats Martinis hollow.”
Martin, Dean	Entertainer	Martini	Gin	Mixed	-
Maugham, W. Somerset	Writer	Martini	Gin	Mixed	-
McCullers, Carson	Writer	Long Island Ice Tea	Mix*	Mixed	*Gin, Vodka, Tequila, Rum
McCullers, Carson	Writer	Sunny Boy*	Sherry	Mixed	*Hot Tea and Sherry
Monroe, Marilyn	Entertainer	Dom Perignon 1953	Champagne	Fermented	-
Nixon, Richard	Leader	Martini, Dry	Gin	Mixed	-
Nixon, Richard	Leader	Rum and Coke	Rum	Mixed	-
O'Neill, Eugene	Writer	Gibson	Gin	Mixed	-
Parker, Dorothy	Writer	Champagne Cocktail	Champagne	Mixed	-
Parker, Dorothy	Writer	Martini	Gin	Mixed	"I love to drink Martinis, Two at the very most, Three I'm under the table, Four I'm under the host."
Picasso, Pablo	Artist	Absinthe	Absinthe	Distilled	-
Reed, Oliver	Entertainer	Beer	Beer	Fermented	-
Reed, Oliver	Entertainer	Bloody Mary	Vodka	Mixed	-
Reed, Oliver	Entertainer	Rum	Rum	Distilled	-
Reed, Oliver	Entertainer	Scotch	Scotch	Distilled	-
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano	Leader	Brandy	Brandy	Distilled	-
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano	Leader	Martini	Gin	Mixed	He repealed Prohibition.
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano	Leader	Scotch	Scotch	Distilled	-
Sinatra, Frank	Entertainer	Jack Daniel's	Whiskey	Distilled	In Frankspeak, alcoholic beverages were "gasoline."
Sinatra, Frank	Entertainer	Martini	Gin	Mixed	"I may run for the office of president... 'Gimme a bottle and a glass and I'll get America off its ass.'"
Sexton, Anne	Writer	Martini	Gin	Mixed	-
Thomas, Dylan	Writer	Whiskey	Whiskey	Distilled	-
Truman, Harry	Leader	Bourbon*	Bourbon	Distilled	-
West, Mae	Entertainer	Martini	Gin	Mixed	-
Wilde, Oscar	Writer	Absinthe	Absinthe	Distilled	"Work is the curse of the drinking class."
Williams, Tennessee	Writer	Ramos Fizz	Gin	Mixed	-
Winfrey, Oprah	Entertainer	Martini, Lemon Drop	Vodka	Mixed	-
Woollcott, Alexander	Writer	Martini	Gin	Mixed	-

A newer, more complete list can be found on Steve's other site:
Celebrity Favorite Drinks - Juxtable.com
(the improved list on Juxtable has robust sorting capabilities and more entries)


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