Sue Strachan agreed to write the book “Obituary Cocktail,” because, she admits, “I really liked the name!” The drink was invented sometime after Prohibition at Café Lafitte (now Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop). Back then, Café Lafitte was a favorite spot of bohemians and writers like Tennessee Williams. Ella Brennan famously mused, “Most girls go to finishing […]
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