No idea if there is a connection.Oh, and I ran across an article in NY Magazine which noted that they have or have had a version of the American Beauty on the cocktail list at WD-50.Angel Face1/3 Calvados (1 oz Laird's Bonded Apple Brandy)1/3 Gin (1 oz Beefeater's Gin)1/3 Apricot Brandy (1 oz Vedrenne liqueur de Abricot)Shake well (stir - eje) and strain into a cocktail glass.---This is a pretty g