Could be me...kahlua though?
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Exciting News in Minimalist Tiki Land!
Mrs. Wonk and I are overwhelmed by the response to our book, Minimalist Tiki, which we released a year ago. We’ve got some exciting news to share on…
Exciting News in Minimalist Tiki Land!
New Insights Into Wray & Nephew 17
Over on the Facebook Rum History forum, I shared some recent discoveries about perhaps the most sought-after rum in the world: Wray & Nephew 17, made…
New Insights Into Wray & Nephew 17
Cinzano Vermouth (1920)
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Stewie knows
Stewie knows
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Campari
kvetchlandia:
Leonetto Cappiello Bitter Campari Advertisement 1921
It’s hot today. Good weather for a Campari and soda or Negroni, if you ask me (which you didn’t, but such formalities rarely stop me).Tacking on a Milano-Torino to that list. via Tumblr
T.E. Fitzgerald’s, NYC - 1912
Uncredited Photographer T.E. Fitzgerald’s Bar, 44th St and Sixth Avenue, Midtown Manhattan, New York City 1912
kvetchlandia: I can’t tell you how much I want to go out for a drink. That really isn’t such a wild desire or such an over-the-top fantasy, is it? Then again, in the era of COVID-19 and the extreme incompetence of our elected “leaders” in dealing with this plague, I guess it is. So, I’d invite you all to join me for a Manhattan or a Sazerac, or maybe just a good martini, but that ain’t gonna happen until, well, who knows when?I am right there with you, man.
Walker’s DeLuxe, 1963 ad.
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Nowadays
"Nowadays" looks pretty fucking great.
Daily Mirror, England, January 31, 1923
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The British Navy’s Rum Purchases Revealed
For fifty years, the rums that the British Royal Navy blended for its sailors has fascinated enthusiasts and historians. Most stories about navy rum …
The British Navy’s Rum Purchases Revealed
British Navy Rum Ration Hijinks — Cocktail Wonk
Stories about the British Navy’s daily rum ration inevitably include imagery of sailors lined up at the grog tub, emblazoned with “God Save the Queen” – or “King”, if you go back far enough. It suggests that sailors were anxiously awaiting their mix of rum and water (“grog”), eager to consume it straightaway. However, sailors...…
British Navy Rum Ration Hijinks — Cocktail Wonk
The 1969 Ministry of Defence Signal Ending the British Navy Rum Ration
July 31st, 1970 — a day that lives in infamy as Black Tot day. It was on this day that British navy sailors received their final daily rum ration, …
The 1969 Ministry of Defence Signal Ending the British Navy Rum Ration
Pusser’s Rum Charles Tobias On the Record: Part Two
What follows is part two of my interview with Charles Tobias, the U.S. marine aviator, technology CEO, and globe-crossing sailor who created the …
Pusser’s Rum Charles Tobias On the Record: Part Two
The British Navy’s Rum Vatting System: An inside look
As the 50th anniversary of Black Tot Day approaches, interest in all things British Navy rum is rising. A topic rarely discussed is how and where the…
The British Navy’s Rum Vatting System: An inside look
Pusser’s Rum Charles Tobias: On the Record (Part One)
For students of spirits history who pour over countless dry pages to glean precious tiny nuggets of information, coming face-to-face with living, …
Pusser’s Rum Charles Tobias: On the Record (Part One)
The Drinking Man’s Diet
Circling Over Shannon
Circling Over Shannon: In Ireland, 'Circling Over Shannon' is a euphemism for being drunk, coined after Boris Yeltsin’s infamous 1994 trip to Ireland where he was reportedly too drunk to get off the plane, so they circled the Shannon airport six times before landing to sober him up.Via Drunk: The Definitive Drinker’s Dictionary by Paul Dickson