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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... -
kulwicky’s Drink of the Day – The Gold Rush
Posted on March 23, 2012 | No CommentsIt’s my birthday. I feel pretty golden today. The Gold Rush 1.5 part Domaine De Canton 1 part Bourbon .5 part lemon juice Shake together and strain into a martini... -
An Excuse To Drink – The Hunger Games released today
Posted on March 23, 2012 | No CommentsThe movie version of The Hunger Games is being released today. This first novel in a pretty epic trilogy promises to be a huge success. The book series started off... -
An Excuse To Drink – President’s Day
Posted on February 20, 2012 | No CommentsYay today is President’s Day. Now let’s drink to a president. Or with. TapHunter.com and Pintley.com – two forces to be reckoned with in the craft beer community – surveyed more than 3,000 craft... -
Breaking News: Remembering “Soul Train” Creator Don Cornelius
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsThe Los Angeles Times reports that, Don Cornelius, creator of “Soul Train,” has died of an apparent suicide at his Sherman Oaks, CA home. He was 75. Born Donald Cortez... -
An Excuse to Drink – Happy National Hot Toddy Day!
Posted on January 11, 2012 | No CommentsAh, the good ol’ hot toddy, the essential remedy for the worst days that winter can throw your way. Even though its reputed curative effects are now widely disputed, there’s... -
This Just In – Cooking With Michter’s Whiskey on a Winter’s Night
Posted on December 27, 2011 | No CommentsBanish winter’s chill by pouring historic Michter’s whiskey, the spirit that warmed General Washington’s troops at Valley Forge during the American Revolution. And while a glass of Michter’s Bourbon, Rye,... -
An Excuse To Drink – December 5, 1933: Happy Repeal Day!
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsToday in 1933, the state of Utah ratified the 21st Amendment to the Constitution. With the three-quarters majority achieved, the Amendment passed and the dark days of Prohibition were finally... -
An Excuse to Drink – October 26, 1881: The 130th Anniversary of The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Posted on October 26, 2011 | No CommentsToday in 1881, the Earp brothers and Doc Holiday took on the Clantons & Co. in Tombstone Arizona. The fight was prompted by drunken threats made at Virgil Earp following... -
An Excuse To Drink – August 17, 1998: The Meaning of “IS” day
Posted on August 17, 2011 | 1 CommentWay back in 1998 (seems like yesterday, doesn’t it?), during the grand jury hearings regarding President Bill Clinton’s relationship with Monica Lewinsky, Clinton uttered this mind-boggling phrase: “It depends on...
