In the 21st century, it may also be a reference to cocktails that bartenders illegally shuttle back and forth between bars as a way of sharing experimentation or building comradery.
The Official Mixer's Manual lists the popularized version of the Boomerang Cocktail as calling for:[1] To be stirred well with ice and strained into a glass.
[4] Trader Vic lists the same recipe in his 1947 Bartender's Guide as was in the Official Mixer's Manual but substitutes the rye with bourbon.
The drink reached its zenith for a period of time after World War II, when the early Atomic Age and Space Age began to influence Las Vegas and popular culture in terms of architecture, furniture, fabrics, and style, including boomerang shaped cocktail tables, barware, and so-called "atomic cocktails".
[9][10][11] The Boomerang cocktail was the featured drink for episode #14 of the pioneering video podcast Tiki Bar TV.