Word: daiquiries
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...still the same old fun town it always was. A sign in one hotel proclaims: "Let's tour this happy city at night." But people stay away from nightclubs, theaters and restaurants. The thudding propaganda in the shows is one reason; the food and drink are another. A daiquiri runs $1.10, and the once-famed Cuban rum approaches the undrinkable. A sinewy little beef filet goes for $10 at the official exchange rate, and red snapper for $4.50 a plate. "It's Stalin-style economics carried to the ultimate," says one foreign visitor. "If you can strip...
...time Charlie of the pro-golf tour. Faced with a tricky shot, he has been known to march up to the prettiest face in the gallery, flash his warmest smile, and whisper hoarsely: "What do you suggest?" And at night-well, his fellow pros don't call him "Daiquiri Doug" for nothing. "I've spilled more than Tony
...Doug won five tournaments, was the tour's No. 3 money winner with $57,428. By last year his earnings had melted to $34,474, and going into Florida's Pensacola Open two weeks ago, he had not won a tournament in 23 months. So Daiquiri Doug decided to reform. "I have quit drinking," he announced, "except when I have something to celebrate...
Under its Calvert label, Seagram this week will begin marketing the four most popular U.S. cocktails-martini, Manhattan, whisky sour and daiquiri. The first shipments will go to Connecticut and northern New York, and then the Calvert cocktails will be gradually introduced around the U.S. Sam Bronfman seems so smitten with the idea that Edgar may put out mixed drinks under the costlier Seagram label, which has always been Sam's pet trademark...
...Bermuda he shuns taxicabs and put-puts around on rented motor scooters. In the Virgin Islands he ducks the fancy restaurants and lunches on a sandwich at the beach. In Puerto Rico he chooses a poolside beer over a banana daiquiri. His credentials: an economy-flight air ticket and a fistful of travel-agency coupons. This is the summer tourist. And thrifty though he may be, he is creating a bustling new industry from Bermuda and the Caribbean west to Mexico-a sun belt better known for its winter lures than its summer tours. Says a busy Nassau hotel manager...