In 1956, photographers working in their lab on board USS Bennington (CV-20) noticed that the 55-gallon drum of alcohol used to dry film was lower than it should have been. When they tried to move the drum, they found it had become attached to the floor. They then discovered that…

1962: José 'Popo' Galsini and his bartending trophies. He still had more to win.

In the summer of 1947, a woman walked into a drug store in Memphis, Tennessee, to drop off a film to be developed .
She noticed a young boy outside the drugstore and asked him to pose with his bicycle

Only years later did she realise that it was a 12 year old Elvis Presley.

Preach it, Sister Carrie!

It's Anzac Day. 🇦🇺🇳🇿
Sing it, Ronnie...
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Flair, Dead Boys style.

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 573 contr David Wondrich

The Ramos Gin Fizz

“a Silver Gin Fizz conditioned with cream, rendered mysterious with orange flower water, and shaken to a delicate froth”

A New Orleans signature drink, and cocktail revival darling.

Tradewinds Drive In Restaurant and Cocktail Longe, 1940-1942.

AND COCKTAIL LOUNGE.

Fort Lauderdale, not surprisingly. Zombies $1.00.

Informative.

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 217 contr David Wondrich

DeGroff, Dale (1948- )

American bartender, (storyteller), author, and drinks educator widely credited as a, or the, catalyst for the cocktail renaissance.

Rainbow Room, Blackbird, Craft of the Cocktail

Courtesy of the eagle-eyed thrift store sifter, Scooter Alpert . (And actually I do like coffee.)

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 764 contr David Wondrich and Dave Broom

whisky

one of the major traditional branches of the family tree of distilled spirits, generally cereal-grain-based, non-neutral spirit, usually aged in wood.

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 19 contr Leo Leuci and David Wondrich

Americano

an Italian drink combining vermouth with an aperitif or digestive bitter, seltzer, and ice. Named as it is a riff on the American Vermouth Cocktail. Popular in Italy by the 1880s.

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I encourage folks to go check out Ariel Lombán where you will find the late professor sharing recipes and history. He was a regular contributor to the Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails, and a gentleman. Wishing peace to his family and friends. David Wondrich Noah Rothbaum

What do you drink with pizza?

We got three experts to weigh in! David Wondrich (Imbibe!), Noah Rothbaum (The Art of American Whiskey), & John Holl (@allaboutbeer)

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Arthur Bovino Alfred Schulz Ooni

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 519 contr Libation Legacy

Otard

brand of cognac founded 1794, first cognac to be mentioned by name in an advertisement, 1807. By the 1830s, in the US South, Otard was practically synonymous with cognac. Twain, Melville mention it.

Specially curated by David Wondrich, America’s foremost cocktail historian for The Bar at Fort Nelson, these classic cocktails celebrate our nation’s rich legacy of mixology. #NationalCocktailDay

Four presentations in five days. The paperwork ain’t pretty.