Culture – Fizzy Cocktail

September 6, 2017 Karin

ARTICLE: Did German U-Boats Smuggle Alcohol Into the U.S. During Prohibition? – Atlas Obscura

An interesting article from Atlas Obscura about the possibility that German subs shifted liquor during Prohibition.

August 15, 2017 Karin

RECIPE: Dewey Highball

Fire when ready, Gridley. And have a Dewey Highball while you’re at it.

August 5, 2017 Karin

RECIPE: B and O Cocktail

Mellow, very slightly sweet with a hint of juniper and citrus; I also caught nutmeg and cinnamon flavors there…

July 13, 2017 Karin

EPHEMERA: Plain and Fancy Drinks

The other day, while rummaging around in the seemingly bottomless suitcase of family ephemera that had originally contained the Mixing Master manuscript, I came across

July 7, 2017 Karin

60 years before Michelle Pfeiffer purred this song to Jeff Bridges while slithering her way across his grand piano in The Fabulous Baker Boys, Eddie Cantor was Makin’ Whoopee in the hit Broadway show of the same name.

June 23, 2017 Karin

ARTICLE: Rhythm Room Brings Old-School Speakeasy Charm To Downtown

Here’s a very nice article from LAist (with some cool pictures) about the rebirth of The Rhythm Room, an old downtown LA speakeasy.

June 21, 2017 Karin

Beer and Sandwiches

There is so much to love about this ad — not the least of which is the fact that the Fenway Hall Hotel has determined that a beer and sandwich shop is the perfect thematic fit to their “Streets of Paris” motif.

June 10, 2017 Karin

Crème Yvette: The crème de la crème of violet liqueur

Creme Yvette was first produced in 1890.

May 24, 2017 Karin

Feeling Bitter(s)?

Bitters were originally developed as “tonics” — aka patent medicines.

May 15, 2017 Karin

Dine and Dance (but don’t drink…)

This ad is from the November 26, 1932 issue of the rather unimaginatively named “Cleveland Office Worker” magazine.

Category: Culture

ARTICLE: Did German U-Boats Smuggle Alcohol Into the U.S. During Prohibition? – Atlas Obscura

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