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The Long Island Iced Tea is December 6th Drink of the Day!!

The Long Island Iced Tea is December 6th Drink of the Day!!

December 6, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

There are a couple stories that exist today on who and when the Long Island Iced Tea was invented. No matter what side of the fence you’re on, it has become one of the most commonly ordered cocktails in the United States. There are also other controversies stemming around this drink. Did it originally have […]

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The Lunch Box Shooter is December 5th Drink of the Day!!

December 5, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

I could have picked one of the many history points today to find a drink that would coincide with it. But, I found myself seeing a lot of history that intregued and there wasn’t one that stood out more than the other. So, to save myself from falling flat on my face with my decision […]

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The Zappa Cocktail is December 4th Drink of the Day!!

The Zappa Cocktail is December 4th Drink of the Day!!

December 4, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

When I think of Frank Zappa, I think of this party I was at when I was in my early twenties. I went to the bathroom and closed the door, and staring at me was Frank Zappa sitting on the john. This is still one of my favorite posters of all time. It also summerizes […]

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The Blushing Co-Ed is December 3rd Drink of the Day!!

The Blushing Co-Ed is December 3rd Drink of the Day!!

December 3, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

A little liberal college in Oberlin, Ohio is a college that is number one in the country for PhD diplomas. That’s a pretty astounding stat considering how small this school is. However, this isn’t the only thing this college is known for. This institution for higher learning was also first in allowing blacks and […]

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The Little General is December 2nd Drink of the Day!!

December 2, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Most war historians consider him one of the geniuses of warfare. In fact some of his technical strategies are still used during war game drills with today’s armies. On this day, with the blessing of Pope Pius VII in Paris, France, in 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte named himself the emperor of France, the first time in […]

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The Flaming Dr Pepper is December 1st Drink of the Day!!

December 1, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Dr Pepper is a soft drink that was first concocted by Charles Alderson and served for the first time on this date back in 1865 at the W.B. Morrison and Co. Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas. It has become one of the best selling soft drink products to-date and is distributed world-wide. In […]

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

November 30, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

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 | Add a Comment

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 | Add a Comment

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 | Add a Comment

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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