Category: Drink of the Day

The Belmont Breeze is June 10th Drink of the Day!!

June 10, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Not to beat a dead horse, (no pun intended), and talk more about the Belmont Stakes, but I felt the story wouldn’t be complete without introducing the drink that’s been a tradition since 1997. Dale DeGroff, the then head bartender of Manhatten’s Rainbow Room which was part of the Windows of the World Restaurant at […]

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The Belmont Jewel is June 9th Drink of the Day!!

June 9, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

The third and final leg of the Triple Crown will be run today. Unfortunately, I’ll Have Another was scratched due to a freak knee injury and will not available to run for the chance to be the first triple crown winner since the 1970s. However, this doesn’t take away from the history of this race. […]

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The Mile-High Orgasm and the Cosmic Cow are June 8th Drinks of the Day!!

June 8, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

I have the priveledge of working at a busy hotel bar in Northeast Ohio. Most of my clientele consist of the weary business traveler, looking to whet his or her whistle after a long and challenging day on the road. Many types of personalities come in to see me for a cocktail. The nice thing […]

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The Yellow Bird and the Tropical Bomb Cocktails are June 7th Drink of the Day!!

June 7, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Summer is here! Time to share some drinks that were shared to me yesterday; tropical rum drinks that are easy to make at home, yet will impress your friends when you put them together. Nothing puts an emphasis on summer like a nice, fruity, drink. These you will definitely having you going back for a […]

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The D-Day Shooter is June 6th Drink of the Day!!

June 6, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

D-Day, in military lingo, is the day of operation of an event. There have been many D-Days that have occured in the history of war. But the one that happened on June 6, 1944 is the one everyone is familiar with when this term is used. It is the day that turned the tides of […]

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The Silver Balloon is June 5th Drink of the Day!!

June 5, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

It always floors me to look back at some events that have happened in human history and see that not many years have gone by since our first flight, the invention of the automobile, etc. Who would have thought that just 229 years ago, the first hot-air balloon flight was viewed as a huge accomplishment, […]

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The Automobile Cocktail is June 4th Drink of the Day!!

June 4, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

After two years of tinkering and adjusting, Henry Ford took his maiden voyage in his first car on June 4, 1896. Called the Quadricycle due to it having four bicycle tires, it’s what inspired Ford to begin production on other prototypes and eventually gave him the incentive to start the Ford Motor Company in 1903. […]

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The Duke Cocktail is June 3rd Drink of the Day!!

June 3, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

I had to find a drink for this part of history because it’s so interesting. Amazing how one event can change history. On June 3, 1937, the Duke of Windsor married Wallis Warfield. Now, if I was to leave it at that, it wouldn’t be that big of deal. Here’s the juicy part of this […]

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The Queen Cocktail is June 2nd Drink of the Day!!

June 2, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

There will be much celebration today in England, with Queen Elizabeth II celebrating sixty years on the throne today. The Diamond Jubilee is going to be an event we will not see again in our lifetimes. Kind of wish I could be there today for the festivities. It will be a celebration that includes an […]

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The Sgt. Pepper Cocktail is June 1st Drink of the Day!!

June 1, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

In what would shelf any doubt of thier unique writing style and recording finesse, The Beatles reached even newer heights with the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band on this date in 1967. Regarded by many in the industry as the “best rock album of all time”, it stayed on top of the […]

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