Drinks of the decade

The ’20s

Despite Prohibition, liquor flowed freely at the Green Mill. Because it was a speakeasy, stemware was eschewed in favor of coffee cups to maintain the illusion that patrons were drinking mainly for medicinal purposes, says owner Dave Jemilo. A gin martini ($9), made then and now with two parts gin to one part dry vermouth, was handed to customers without pomp or circumstance, a far cry from the fancy martini glasses Green Mill uses today. —Chuck Sudo

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