Peanut Lolita

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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]

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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]

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References

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  4. "Peanut Lolita". New York Magazine. 1977-12-19. p. 13.
  5. "Billy Carter, hugs belly dancer Ladonn Amato". Reno Gazette-Journal. 1977-08-31. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  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 2017-04-02.