Cocktail Liberty — The Sic Semper Tyrannis
Latin for “thus always to tyrants,” Sic Semper Tyrannis is the motto of the state of Virginia, where Ms. Cocktail…
Category: Whisky/Whiskey
The Gaelic word for “water of life,” whiskey (whisky) basically is distilled beer aged in oak barrels. The beer comes from a mix of grains such as barley, wheat, corn, and rye.
Robin Hood and Archer – The Bow and Arrow
The subject of many stories and films, Robin Hood is a famous fictional English hero (and an amazing archer). The…
Carbelicious Cocktail — The Day Old Bread
Carbe what? I made up the word carbelicious to refer to tasty carbohydrates such as bread. The Day Old Bread…
Better Mental Health — The Therapeutic Agent
Therapy can be extraordinarily helpful and meaningfully improve some people’s lives. I’m not saying a Therapeutic Agent will improve your…
Remember What? — The Remember the Maine
While anchored in Havana harbor in 1898, the battleship USS Maine exploded and sank, killing a majority of the crew.…
Not Horsing Around — The Merry Go Round
Call it a merry go round, call it a carousel, it has delighted kids around the world for years. Adult…
Rodney Dangerfield Cocktail — The Shade Thrower
If you took the late comedian and actor Rodney Dangerfield at his word, he never got any respect. No respect…
Mixing With Monks — The Monte Cassino
Located roughly midway between Rome and Naples, Monte Cassino is the site of the first monastery of the Benedictine Order.…
France and NYC — The Cassis Manhattan
New York City is one of the world’s great cities, and the Manhattan is one of the world’s great cocktails. …
B Is For Bravo — The Boulevardier
The Boulevardier was an English language literary magazine in Paris in the 1920s. Erskine Gwynne, the editor, was a loyal…