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An Excuse To Drink – Star Wars Cocktails – May The Fourth Be With You!
Posted on May 4, 2012 | No CommentsHappy Star Wars Day everyone! Yes, it’s May 4th (an obvious play on the popular Jedi phrase) and it’s time to celebrate all things from a long time ago in... -
An Excuse To Drink – Grand Solmar Land’s End Resort & Spa Offers La Vida Verde Cocktail For Cinco de Mayo
Posted on May 4, 2012 | No CommentsRight in time for Cinco de Mayo 2012, the Grand Solmar Land’s End Resort & Spa ushers up the La Vida Verde or “Green Life” Margarita. This Cabo based luxury... -
Celebrate Cinco De Mayo With These Recipes from 901 Silver Tequila
Posted on May 4, 2012 | No CommentsAlthough Cinco de Mayo commemorates the victory of the Mexican militia over the French Army at The Battle of Puebla in 1862, today it has become a widely celebrated holiday in the... -
An Excuse To Drink – A Salute to the Life of an Emperor
Posted on May 4, 2012 | No CommentsTomorrow is Cinco De Mayo. But it also happens to be the day of Emperor Napoléon’s passing. Thanks to our friends at Mandarine Napoléon and Zignum Mezcal we offer the... -
Mix Up These Delicious Margaritas From Tequila Don Julio
Posted on May 3, 2012 | No CommentsSince Mexico’s victory at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, revelers commemorate the Mexican way of life on the fifth of May each year with vibrant festivities, delicious food and specialty drinks.... -
An Excuse To Drink – May 3, 1915: “In Flanders Fields” Written by John McCrae
Posted on May 3, 2012 | No CommentsOn this date in during the early days of World War I, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae penned the words of his immortal poem “In Flanders Fields”: In Flanders fields the poppies... -
Drinking Calendar: May 2012
Posted on May 1, 2012 | No CommentsDrinking “Holidays”: All Month: National Tavern Month May 4: National Homebrew Day May 5: Cinco de Mayo May 5: Kentucky Derby May 25: Towel Day (Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy)... -
An Excuse To Drink – Happy Birthday Lisbeth Salander!
Posted on April 30, 2012 | No CommentsReady for another fictional character birthday? Today we’re celebrating the August 30, 1978 “birth” of Lisbeth Salander, heroine of Stieg Larsson’s thrilling “Millenium Trilogy”. To get you in the mood,... -
An Excuse to Drink – April 27, 1773: The Tea Act
Posted on April 27, 2012 | No CommentsOn this date in 1773, the Parliament of Great Britain passed the notorious Tea Act, designed to prop up the flagging East India Company (can someone say”bail out”?!). The... -
An Excuse To Drink – April 26, 1962: Ranger 4 Spacecraft Crashes into the Moon
Posted on April 26, 2012 | No CommentsToday we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the crash of NASA’s Ranger 4 spacecraft. The vessel was intended to transmit pictures of the moon’s surface, measure gamma radiation levels, then...
