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November 2012 - Shaun the Bartender : Shaun the Bartender

Archive for November, 2012


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The Oscar Wilde Cocktail is November 30th Drink of the Day!!

The Oscar Wilde Cocktail is November 30th Drink of the Day!!

November 30, 2012 | By |

Oscar Wilde was an interesting character, one who was quick witted and at the same time short wicked. The latter would be the end of him. Trying to get the father of his lover imprisoned for libel, another word for defamation of character, which called for a two year prison sentence, he was almost successful. However, […]

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The Army and Navy Cocktail is November 29th Drink of the Day!!

The Army and Navy Cocktail is November 29th Drink of the Day!!

November 29, 2012 | By |

Nothing says tradition in football like the Army-Navy game. Played for the first time on this date in 1890, it’s one of the oldest rivalries in football. The one difference this rivalry has over the others in college football is that this is usually the last competitive football game these players will play in thier senior […]

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The Motown Smash is November 28th Drink of the Day!!!

November 28, 2012 | By |

Berry Gordy, Jr. had had enough. He just didn’t think he was getting paid enough money for the songs he wrote for others. He decided to venture out on his own and start his own record company! Without this man, and without his drive, we would have probably missed out on some of the fine soul […]

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The Negroni is November 27th Drink of the Day!!

November 27, 2012 | By |

We’re getting to the end of the year, so I need to keep the old stand-bys in mind for the next month, so we don’t miss any of the important drinks that revolutionized the mixology craze. We have come a long way with the ingredients we have available to us. So much, in fact, that […]

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The Bronx Cocktail is November 26th Drink of the Day!!

November 26, 2012 | By |

Another one of those days where I wanted to give you a little history on a pre-Prohibition drink. Legend has it that this cocktail wasn’t even invented in New York City, but Philadelphia. It was discovered by Bronx restauranteur Joseph Sormani while visiting the City of Brotherly Love in 1905. He would bring it back […]

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Be ready for some exciting new things from us in 2013!

November 25, 2012 | By |

After almost a year into the Drink of the Day, we have decided to enhance the posts with a daily video on how to make the drink, plus a photo of the final product. This will begin on December 1st and will continue through next year. Since most of you are just coming on board, […]

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The Carnegie Cocktail is November 25th Drink of the Day!!

November 25, 2012 | By |

This is a true American Dream story: This man was born in Scotland and came over to the United States as a teenager to find work. He would work many hours in manufacturing, until finding a job in the new telegraph industry, where he would work his way up the ladder. He would eventually save […]

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Cooper’s Cocktail is November 24th Drink of the Day!!

November 24, 2012 | By |

The one and only plane hijacking that was never solved happened on this day in 1971. A man by the name of Dan Cooper boarded a Northwest flight at Porland International Airport headed for Seattle, Washington. He handed the flight stewardess a note demanding a ransom of $200,000 and four parachutes or he would blow […]

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The Billy the Kid Cocktail is November 23rd Drink of the Day!!

November 23, 2012 | By |

Unlike many biographies that are circulated about this American outlaw, William Henry McCarty, Jr., who was known during his outlaw years as William Bonney, better known as “Billy the Kid” was thrown into crime because of the circumstanses surrounding him. He began his adult life killing a blacksmith that would constantly bully the young McCarty. […]

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The S.O.S. Cocktail is November 22nd Drink of the Day!!

November 22, 2012 | By |

Today is the day we Thank God for our blessings that have been bestowed to us. Though we may be going through some tough times, we have much to be thankful for. First, if you are celebrating Thanksgiving today, you are here in a free country, where you have the power to become whatever you […]

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