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  • Vintage cocktail with ice and lemon garnish in decorative glass, with bottles and bar tools on patterned cloth
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    Horse’s Collar, John A. Weaver

    ByKara February 16, 2024April 5, 2026

    Little is known about John Avery Weaver, the man behind the bar. at Smith’s Hotel.

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  • Valentine's Claret Punch served in vintage glass bowl with lemon garnish and matching teacups
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    Valentine’s Claret Punch

    ByKara February 13, 2016January 13, 2019

    This cocktail comes courtesy of Helen Cassin Kinkaid (née Helen Sherburne Ross), descendant of Revolutionary War Major John Samuel Sherburne. She met Thomas Cassin Kinkaid while he was an ensign at the Naval Academy in Annapolis and they were eventually married. According to Wikipedia: “Their marriage produced no children. They enjoyed playing contract bridge and…

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