Trivial Tidbit – 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.

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 5, 2017 Karin

RECIPE: Porto Rico

This drink really is called a Porto Rico. That’s not a typo, or a quirk of the mixology lexicon.

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.

May 2, 2017 Karin

More About Proof

Because I am extraordinarily slow on the uptake, I recently became the last person on the planet to realize that a liquor’s “proof” is twice the percentage of alcohol by volume (ABV).

April 28, 2017 Karin

Proof it, I dare you

A proof & tralle hydrometer is used to calculate the alcohol volume in distilled spirits.

Category: Trivial Tidbit

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

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