Category Archive for applejack

• Edison 77

  Kris Holechek Peters

  November 23, 2011 10:53 AM

  Recipes , applejack , champagne , honey syrup , lemon juice

  This week back in 1877, Thomas Edison announced he'd invented the first working recording device -- the phonograph. 134 years later we've got Dolby, THX... and this custom cocktail inspired by the phonograph's special sound. Read more...

• The Government Lunch

  Kris Holechek Peters

  September 8, 2011 11:54 AM

  Recipes , apple cider , applejack , cherries , cordial , lemon juice , sugar , whiskey

  This week back in 1813, prosperous meatpacker (and army supplier) Samuel Wilson of Troy, NY became known "Uncle Sam" - a moniker that ultimately spread to cartoonish proportions and came to represent the U.S. government at large. Read more...

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