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Cocktails Archive
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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... -
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 – Derby De Mayo: Part 1
Posted on May 2, 2012 | No CommentsWhat happens when both the Kentucky Derby and Cinco De Mayo fall on the same day? You get the Mega excuse to drink that we’ve dubbed: Derby-de-Mayo. This year, thanks... -
An Excuse To Drink “Classic” – May is Zombie Awareness Month
Posted on May 2, 2012 | No CommentsLook alive, people! Direct from the Zombie Research Society, May has been set aside as a time to “emphasize continued vigilance in the face of the coming zombie pandemic”. We’ve... -
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 “Re-Run” – April 26, 1865: The Death of John Wilkes Booth & The “John Wilkes Booth” Cocktail
Posted on April 26, 2012 | No CommentsOn this date in 1865, John Wilkes Booth, assassin of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, is shot dead near Bowling Green Virginia. He was 27. Booth, an American stage actor was... -
An Excuse to Drink – April 25, 2007: Boris Yeltsin’s Funeral
Posted on April 25, 2012 | No CommentsBoris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (February 1, 1931 – April 23, 2007) On this date in 2007, Boris Yelsin, former president of Russia was laid to rest in the first state funeral... -
An Excuse To Drink – World Penguin Day
Posted on April 25, 2012 | No CommentsToday, we pause to salute one of our favorite flightless birds: the Penguin! Nuclear Penguin recipe adapted from barmeister.com 3 part(s) Vodka 2 part(s) Kahlua 1 squirt(s) Whipped Cream 1-2...
