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An Excuse To Drink – February 21: The Romanov Dynasty And The Communist Manifesto
Posted on February 21, 2013 | No CommentsThis is one of those odd times where two moments in history collide in one of those strange “alpha and omega” moments. Here we have the founding of an imperial... -
An Excuse to Drink – Robert Burns Night
Posted on January 25, 2013 | No CommentsHappy Birthday to Scottish National poet Robert Burns, born this day in 1759. The celebrations of “Burn’s Night” have a 200 year history in Scotland and were started by friends... -
An Excuse To Drink – January 10, 1863: 150th Anniversary of The London Underground
Posted on January 10, 2013 | No Comments150 years ago today, the London Underground, the world’s oldest underground railway system (and “a key strategic weakness in metropolitan living.”, if you believe Doctor Who) opened to the general... -
An Excuse to Drink – USS Constitution: “Old Ironsides”
Posted on August 18, 2012 | No CommentsAugust 18, 1812: The U.S.S. Constitution clashes with the the HMS Guerrire. During the engagement, the U.S. captain Isaac Hull expertly utilized his ship’s heavier broadsides and maneuverability, leaving the... -
An Excuse to Drink – March 30, 1867: Alaska Purchased From Russia
Posted on March 30, 2012 | No CommentsMarch 30, 1867: Alaska is purchased from the Russians by then U.S. Secretary of State, William H. Seward. Having recently fought the British in the Crimean war, Tsarist Russia was eager... -
An Excuse to Drink – Robert Burns Night
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No CommentsHappy Birthday to Scottish National poet Robert Burns, born this day in 1759. The celebrations of “Burn’s Night” have a 200 year history in Scotland and were started by friends... -
An Excuse To Drink – December 19, 1971: 40th Anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange”
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No CommentsViddy well, today in 1971, Stanley Kubrick’s X-rated film adaptations of A Clockwork Orange premiered in the United States. Based on Anthony Burgess’s 1962 novel of a dystopian future Britain,... -
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... -
Review – Hiram Walker’s Caramel Apple Liqueur
Posted on September 1, 2011 | 1 CommentLet’s Get this out of the Way- The Disclosure: Last week, the A History of Drinking team were lucky enough to receive the Hiram Walker “Fall at the Fairgrounds” sample... -
An Excuse to Drink: The Battle of Crecy and “The Black Prince” Cocktail
Posted on August 26, 2011 | No CommentsThe Battle of Crécy, fought on Saturday, August 26, 1346 was the first of several significant battles during which the skill of English longbow-man (able to fire 10 arrows a...
