Category Archive for cranberry juice

• The Thunderbolt

  Kris Holechek Peters

  January 20, 2012 8:10 AM

  Recipes , cranberry juice , red bull , vodka

  This week back in 1885, one-time hosiery salesman LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the roller coaster. Hear about his invention's rickety ride from coal country to Coney Island, and then get your thrills in liquid form. Read more...

• Better No Litter

  Kris Holechek Peters

  May 12, 2011 12:03 PM

  Recipes , coconut rum , cranberry juice , creme de banana , pineapple juice , rum

  This week back in 2001, notorious British heist-meister Ronnie Biggs returned to England for a pint of bitter... knowing full well he'd be arrested for his role in one of the most audacious robberies in UK history. Read more...

• Exchange Elixir

  Kris Holechek Peters

  March 26, 2010 1:33 PM

  Recipes , cranberry juice , grapefruit juice , lemon juice , st. germaine , vodka

  This month back in 1817, the New York Stock Exchange formally began. We celebrate by telling you all about its most famous symbol: The Closing Bell... and then retire to one of America's best-known restaurants to toast the end of a hard day on the floor. Read more...

• The Jack Kerouac

  Kris Holechek Peters

  October 8, 2008 11:47 AM

  Recipes , cranberry juice , orange juice , rum , tequila

  This week back in 1940, the first cars rolled onto America's first highway -- The Pennsylvania Turnpike. Read more...

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