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An Excuse to Drink – Happy Birthday Eddie Van Halen
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsHappy birthday to rock-guitar legend Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, born today in 1955 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Eddie and brother Alex would go on to form the hard rock band... -
An Excuse to Drink – January 15, 1919: “The Boston Molassacre”
Posted on January 15, 2012 | No CommentsToday back in 1919, one of the more bizarre industrial accidents occurred. A fifty-foot tall molasses tank belonging to the Purity Distilling Company collapsed in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, sending an... -
This Just In – Sailor Jerry Offers Free Classic Americana Tattoos this Saturday to Honor Legacy of Tattoo Legend
Posted on January 13, 2012 | No CommentsSAILOR JERRY CELEBRATES 101st BIRTHDAY OF NORMAN “SAILOR JERRY” COLLINS Iconic Spiced Rum Offers Classic Americana Tattoos to Honor Legacy of Tattoo Legend January 2012 – - Sailor Jerry, the... -
This Just In – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Cocktails
Posted on January 10, 2012 | No CommentsThe much anticipated movie The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has wowed us all with Stieg Larsson’s thrilling Swedish mystery, so here are several cocktails, inspired by this electrifying flick.... -
The Cooking Channel’s Nadia G Offers Up Tips For a Knock-out Holiday Party
Posted on December 12, 2011 | 1 CommentShe’s cooking up a storm on Nadia G’s Bitchin’ Kitchen (Cooking Channel), setting new style trends for television chefs, turning out cutting-edge cookbooks, and rockin’ new music videos. Now, she... -
Review – Bacardi Oakheart Spiced Rum
Posted on November 30, 2011 | 2 CommentsLet’s Get this out of the Way- The Disclosure: I was very lucky to receive a sample bottle of the newly released Bacardi Oakheart Rum, which debuted this past September.... -
An Excuse to Drink – It’s Cookie Monster Day!
Posted on November 2, 2011 | No CommentsYou all know we love our spurious, unofficial holidays here at A History of Drinking, and today is no exception. November 2nd is the day we all can put... -
An Excuse To Drink – September 23, 1911: Earl Ovington Becomes First Air Mail Pilot
Posted on September 23, 2011 | No CommentsOn this date in 1911, Earle Lewis Ovington aeronautical engineer, aviator and inventor, and lab assistant to Thomas Edison. piloted the first official airmail flight in the United States. Piloting... -
Celebrate National Rum Punch Day With Flor de Caña Rum
Posted on September 20, 2011 | No CommentsContinuing our celebration of National Rum Punch Day! A cocktail classic dating back before the 17th century, punch is back once again as the ultimate at-home celebratory drink. Hindi for... -
An Excuse to Drink – Happy “Rum Punch” Day
Posted on September 20, 2011 | No CommentsPunches originated somewhere around the 1570′s and from the late 17th century to the mid nineteenth, dominated the cocktail world. Most origin stories mention English travelers in India, who concocted...
