Peanut Lolita

Peanut Lolita
TypeLiqueur
ManufacturerContinental Distilling
Proof (US)53
IngredientsWhiskey and peanut

Peanut Lolita is the name of a thick whiskey and peanut-based liqueur produced in the 1960s and 1970s.[1] The liquor was produced by Continental Distilling in Linfield, Pennsylvania.[2]

History

The label for Peanut Lolita features a belly dancing woman in a 1970s Middle Eastern inspired design. It was sold as a nutty dessert alcohol, sweet and gritty in texture.[1][3] Peanut Lolita alcohol was 53 proof.[4]

Billy Carter was the official spokesperson for this liqueur while his brother, Jimmy Carter, held presidential office.[2][5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Wilson, Jason (April 30, 2010). "Spirits: Finding Lolita in a bottle". Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Wilson, Jason (April 2, 2008). "A Flowery Find That Left Us in the Dust". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  3. ^ Mosbaugh, Erin (May 15, 2015). "Four 'Forgotten' American Spirits that Didn't Quite Succeed". First We Feast. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "Peanut Lolita". New York Magazine. December 19, 1977. p. 13.
  5. ^ "Billy Carter, hugs belly dancer Ladonn Amato". Reno Gazette-Journal. August 31, 1977. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  6. ^ Watson, Robert P. (2012). Life in the White House: A Social History of the First Family and the President's House. Albany, New York: SUNY Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0791485071. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
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