Category Archive for rum
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The Smoke-Filled Room and "The Dark Horse"
This week back in 1920, a group of politicians gathered in a hotel suite... and a political cliche was born. Learn about the original "smoke-filled room," then take a deep drag of this murky cocktail. Read more...
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The Astronaughties Deep Space Freeze
On March 13th, 1781, famed astonromer Sir William Herschel was using a homemade telescope in his backyard... when he spotted what he thought was a comet. Read more...
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The Dark and Wooly
This week back in 1879, a young F.W. Woolworth opened the first Five-and-Dime store. Learn about how he turned small change into a massive empire, then drink down a cocktail direct from the source. Read more...
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Yokoi's Green Scene
On January 24th, 1972, on the island of Guam, Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi rose from the dead...in a manner of speaking. Hear Yokoi's astonishing story, then toast his memory with the drink that bears his name. Read more...
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The Disco Smash
This week back in 1979, Chicago rock DJ Steve Dahl took revenge on the disco craze by holding a massive disco bash - literally. Hear about the riotous event at Comiskey Park, then douse the disco inferno with this flashy blue cocktail. Read more...
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Past-Time
This week back in 1972, Bernice Gera became the first female umpire in pro baseball history...and then immediately resigned. Learn why she took herself out of the ballgame, then steal home to mix this All-American cocktail. Read more...
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The Peeping Tom
This month back in 1678, the town of Coventry, England first celebrated the world's most famous streaker: Lady Godiva. Hear the Lady's taxing tale, then moon over this custom cocktail created in her honor. Read more...
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Better No Litter
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...
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The Abolitionist's Old Fashioned
This week back in 1856, Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner fell victim to a seious congressional beatdown at the hands of his southern cousin, Sen. Preston Brooks of South Carolina. Read more...
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Yokoi's Green Scene
On January 24th, 1972, on the island of Guam, Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi rose from the dead. In a manner of speaking. Hear Yokoi's astonishing story, then toast his memory with the drink that bears his name. Read more...
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King of Albania
Otto Witte and the "King of Albania" This week in 1959 Otto Witte, an illiterate circus magician who impersonated the King of Albania, died. We celebrate his con -- or at least his imagination -- with a "Ranglum" cocktail dressed up in King's clothing. Read more...
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The Abolitionist Old Fashioned
On May 22, 1856 in the U.S. Senate Chamber, South Carolina Representative Preston Brooks beat Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner unconscious with a wooden walking cane. Brooks' rationale: a speech Sumner had made two days earlier, criticizing Southerners who sympathized with pro-slavery violence in Kansas. Read more...
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Fish House Punch
The cornerstone of what would later be known as The White House was laid this week back in 1792. It's first resident? John Adams, who favored this oddly-named colonial-era cocktail. Read more...
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The Jack Kerouac
This week back in 1940, the first cars rolled onto America's first highway -- The Pennsylvania Turnpike. Read more...
