“It should not be forgotten,” writes historian Ellen NicKenzie Lawson, “that one possible derivation of the word Manhattan is the Native-American word manahachtanienk, which translates as ‘place of general inebriation.’” It thus should not surprise that when the federal governmentContinue readingHow Manhattan Made a Mockery of Prohibition
“It should not be forgotten,” writes historian Ellen NicKenzie Lawson, “that one possible derivation of the word Manhattan is the Native-American word Manahachtanienk, which translates as ‘place of general inebriation.’” So, when politicians in Washington, DC decided to impose Prohibition onContinue readingHow Liquor Got Into Manhattan During Prohibition
Well, this is fun. Two Shakespeare scholars have a released a cocktail book, Shakespeare, Not Stirred: Cocktails for Your Everyday Dramas (2015). “Each original cocktail and hors d’oeuvre recipe connects Shakespeare’s characters to life’s daily predicaments.” For example, you can “DrownContinue readingShakespeare and Cocktails
Add this #whiskeyporn to your Amazon Wishlist. It’s a lushly illustrated, quick-flip through American Whiskey history. Definitely a great gift for the Bourbon-lover and booze hounds generally. Read more about it here.