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An Excuse To Drink – National Apéritif Day
Posted on May 16, 2013 | No CommentsIt’s the inaugural run of National Apéritif Day! While only “official” in the UK, French apéritif producer Maison Lillet, producers of Lillet Blanc , have set aside May 16th for the celebration... -
An Excuse To Drink – May 9, 1873: “Schwarzer Freitag”, The Panic of 1873
Posted on May 9, 2013 | No CommentsToday marks the 140th anniversary of the 1873 “Schwarzer Freitag” (black friday) crash of the Vienna Stock Exchange, which ushered in a series of other bank failures. This financial crisis became known... -
An Excuse To Drink – Maple Monday
Posted on May 6, 2013 | 1 CommentWelcome to the inaugural post of our new Maple Mondays series. Crown Royal sent us a sample of their new Maple-finished variety and we’re going to take it out for a spin... -
An Excuse To Drink – Cinco de Mayo 2013 Drink Guide
Posted on May 5, 2013 | No CommentsMargaritas Blood Orange Margarita 1 ½ parts Tequila Avión ¾ part Cointreau Orange Liqueur 1 part Blood Orange Juice ½ part Fresh Sour Mix In a cocktail shaker add all... -
An Excuse To Drink – National Mariachi Week
Posted on April 24, 2013 | No CommentsAlright Mexican Folk Music fans, it’s time to celebrate National Mariachi Week, which runs from April 24 through April 27. The term “mariachi” (from the French “mariage”) is believed to have... -
An Excuse To Drink – April 11, 1913: Nevill Ground Destroyed by Suffragettes
Posted on April 11, 2013 | No CommentsOn this date in 1913, militant feminists torched the Nevill Ground cricket pavilion in Kent, England, leaving behind various feminist literature and a picture of Emily Pankhurst. Fire fighters, alerted by an early... -
An Excuse To Drink – April 10: William of Ockham
Posted on April 10, 2013 | No CommentsToday is the Church of England’s traditional day of commemoration for William of Ockham (c. 1287 – 1347), Franciscan friar, philosopher and theologian, most remembered for the problem-solving principle (Occam’s... -
An Excuse To Drink – April 3, 1973: 40th Anniversary Of The First Mobile Phone Call
Posted on April 3, 2013 | No CommentsOn this date 40 years ago, Martin Cooper, a division manager at Motorola, used a prototype cell phone (weighing in at over 2 pounds) to call Joel Engel, his counterpart... -
An Excuse To Drink – National Strawberry Day
Posted on February 27, 2013 | No CommentsToday we salute the humble strawberry, first mentioned for it’s medicinal properties during ancient Roman times. By the 14th century, the French were transplanting wild forest strawberry plants into their own gardens and... -
An Excuse To Drink – National Margarita Day 2013
Posted on February 22, 2013 | No CommentsHappy Margarita Day! While it might seem strange to celebrate this ubiquitous and often abused drink while some of us are in the midst of winter, we’ll never pass up...
