Jackie Kennedy’s lipstick-stained glass is just one piece of the history at Phnom Penh’s Raffles Le Royale Hotel

Phnom Penh, Cambodia —

In 1967, four years after her husband President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and she became the most recognizable widow in the world, Jacqueline Kennedy visited Cambodia.

When she arrived in the capital city of Phnom Penh amid a generation-defining war, there was no question where she would stay — the Hotel Le Royal, the toniest address in town. Opened in 1929 and inaugurated by the then-King Sisowath Monivong, the hotel came by its name honestly.

In honor of the former first lady’s visit, the hotel’s bartender created a special cocktail: the Femme Fatale. Made with cognac, Champagne and crème de fraise, then garnished with a frangipani flower, it’s served in a long-stemmed coupe glass. It’s fizzy, elegant, and the perfect thing to drink while hiding from Ph