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The Clover Club is March 8th Drink of the Day!!

March 8, 2012 | By Shaun the Bartender | Add a Comment

Prohibition killed a lot of popular drinks at the turn of the 20th century. The Artisan Cocktail Movement is now in full swing to bring the drinks, once popular in the pubs of that era, back into the limelight. One of those drinks is the one I’ll be introducing to you today. The Clover Club […]

The Mike Tyson is March 7th Drink of the Day!!

March 7, 2012 | By Shaun the Bartender | Add a Comment

On this day, in 1987, “Iron” Mike Tyson becane the youngest heavyweight boxing champion of all time when he won a twelve round decision over James Smith in Las Vegas. Tyson was twenty years, four months and twenty-two days old. Prior to this fight, Mike’s boxing career was one fight after another of people who […]

The Renaissance Cocktail is March 6th Drink of the Day!!

March 6, 2012 | By Shaun the Bartender | Add a Comment

The Renaissance Man himself, Michelangelo Buonarrati, was born on this day in 1475. If you’re unfamiliar to who he is, he is the man who gave us some of the most popular artwork to date, such as the sculpture, David, the paintings of the “Creation” and nine episodes from the Book of Genesis on the […]

The Wild West Cocktail is March 5th Drink of the Day!

March 5, 2012 | By Shaun the Bartender | Add a Comment

Annie Oakley, known for her sharpshooting skills in the late 1800s and early 1900s, accomplished something on this day, in 1922, that most couldn’t do on their best day in their prime. Annie successfully hit 98 out of 100 clay targets in trap shooting, from 16 yards out. She did this at the age of […]

The Notre Dame Pick-Me-Up Cocktail is March 4th Drink of the Day!!

March 4, 2012 | By Shaun the Bartender | Add a Comment

Knute Rockne, in the history of Notre Dame football, will and shall be considered the best football coach that college has ever seen. If it wasn’t for a plane crash that shortened his life, he would have left with many more victories and few more college championships. He has the highest winning percentage of all […]

The Star-Spangled Banner is March 3rd Drink of the Day!!

March 3, 2012 | By Shaun the Bartender | Add a Comment

Kind of funny to see our National Anthem being part of a drink of the day, heh? You won’t be thinking that after reading this story. The musical score that most of us today know as the “Star-Spangled Banner” was originally written as a drinking song in 1780 by John Stafford Smith as the song, […]

The Grinch is March 2nd Drink of the Day!!

March 2, 2012 | By Shaun the Bartender | Add a Comment

On this date, in 1904, Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as the beloved Dr. Seuss, was born in Springfield, Mass. If you don’t already know this, he is known for his children’s books and the movies that were made from them. He wrote and illustrated 44 well known books which have sold over 200 million […]

The Biltmore is March 1st Drink of the Day!!

March 1, 2012 | By Shaun the Bartender | Add a Comment

As I do everyday, I put together some history of the day with the hopes of finding a drink that fits with the history. There are days where I have to choose which drink would be more appreciated before deciding to write this. Some days, however, I have nothing. This happens to be one of […]

The Sloe Gin Fizz is February 29th Drink of the Day!!

February 29, 2012 | By Shaun the Bartender | Add a Comment

On this day, in 1960, the first Playboy Club was opened in Chicago. By the end of 1961, it was considered the most visited night club in the world, when over 135,000 people came through the doors in the last quarter of that year. Hugh Hefner had something going that would make him the most […]

The Zombie is February 28th Drink of the Day!

February 28, 2012 | By Shaun the Bartender | Add a Comment

This is one of those drinks that has stood the test of time. Invented by Donn Beach of Don the Beachcomer Restaurant fame in the 1930s, this drink is surely not for the weak hearted. This drink hit the top of its popularity after it was showed off at the New York World’s Fair in […]