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The Pendennis Club is a private social club located at 218 West Muhammad Ali Boulevard (formerly Walnut Street) in Louisville, Kentucky.It originated as a gentlemen's "city" club on the model of the clubs in London, Britain, of which White's Club founded in 1693 is the progenitor.
The Pendennis Club cocktail (or Pendennis cocktail) is a cocktail created at the private club of the same name, the Pendennis Club of Louisville, Kentucky, in or shortly before 1911. It experienced a minor revival in the 2010s, but as of 2024 [update] it remains uncommon.
Henry Bain (1863–1928) was one of the first employees and eventually a head waiter at the Pendennis Club, which was founded in 1881. [1] He is credited with creating his namesake sauce for steaks and the local game animals brought in by members for preparation.
In 1880, Louisville, Kentucky, social club The Pendennis Club brought the modern incarnation to life. James E. Pepper invented the drink, likely with Kentucky bourbon to accompany the bitters ...
In 1891, Clark hosted a Derby season dinner at Louisville’s Pendennis Club with a menu (in French) that included beefstock broth, black coffee, tomatoes with mayonnaise, fish with fine herbs and ...
The Belknaps figured prominently in the history of the Pendennis Club of Louisville, the first club house of which, in 1848, was a former Belknap family mansion. After 50 years, Belknap Hardware was acclaimed in the Atlanta Constitution as one of the South's great industries. [ 7 ]
A few American gentlemen's clubs maintain separate "city" and "country" clubhouses, essentially functioning as both a traditional gentlemen's club in one location and a country club in another: the Piedmont Driving Club in Atlanta, the Wisconsin Club in Milwaukee, [6] the New York Athletic Club in New York City, the Union League of Philadelphia ...
After the debate, it was revealed that the Pendennis Club, of which McConnell had been a member, was under investigation for discriminatory membership practices; McConnell claimed he had resigned his membership in the club after perceiving that it practiced discrimination, but did not express his reasons for resigning to the club's membership ...