Tag: prohibition

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 Volstead is October 28th Drink of the Day!!

October 28, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

On this date in 1919, the world of the liquor industry in this country was about to come to an end. The senate would pass the law, would be vetoed by President Woodrow Wilson, then would be passed again by the senate within a twenty-four period. The National Prohibition Act, the Eighteenth Amendment of the […]

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The Al Capone Cocktail is October 17th Drink of the Day!!

October 17, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Eliot Ness and the rest of the Untouchable crew couldn’t nab the notorious Al Capone for all of his bootlegging and murdering in the Chicago Area, so they got him where it hurt….in his wallet. Today marks the date where, in 1931, Capone would be sentenced for eleven years for Income Tax Evasion. After years […]

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The Blackstone Cocktail is September 27th Drink of the Day!!

September 27, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Harry Blackstone, Sr. was one of the most famous magicians in the 20th Century. He began his career in his teens and would travel the countryside to show off his illusions. Some of the most famous of his illusions are: sawing a woman in half, the floating woman that vanishes, the floating light bulb, and […]

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