Et Tu, Cocktail? — The Ides Of March
The Ides of March refers to March 15. That’s the day Roman senators stabbed and assassinated Julius Caesar. In the…
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Orange Is The New Cocktail — The Orange Satchmo
Satchmo (short for “satchel mouth”) is the nickname of the late great musical legend Louis Armstrong. It’s also the name…
A Field Guide To Bad Cocktails
Do you want to avoid bad cocktails? Of course you do. David Wondrich, a preeminent cocktail authority of our time,…
An Antibiotic Cocktail — The Penicillin
Just as alcohol can provide temporary relief from some conditions, e.g. sobriety (ha!), antibiotic drugs can cure all sorts of…
Eyes and Cars — The Blinker
Your eyes and the turn signal in your car are blinkers. The Blinker probably has nothing to do with either…
To E Or Not To E — Spelling Whisky/Whiskey
Whisky or whiskey? Which spelling is correct? Both. In honor of International Whisk(e)y Day, I figured I would clear up…
D-Day Triumph Without Death — The Flower Of Normandy
June 6, 1944. On that day Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in France, fought the Nazis, and won…
Day Drinking For Witty People — The Algonquin
The Algonquin Round Table was not a table. It was a rotating group of clever people in the literary and…
A Cocktail With Counsel — The Attorney Client Privilege
Everyone hates attorneys, unless they are one (like me) or need one (unlike me, but maybe you?). The attorney client…
Or What? — Orgeat Syrup
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? If you’re as profane as I am, that’s probably what you first thought or exclaimed when you…