Drinking Gods, Myths & Fairytales
Tepoztēcatl and the 400 rabbits In Aztec mythology Tepoztecatl (also Tezcatzontecatl) was the god of pulque, drunkenness and fertility. He was one of the four hundred sons of Mayahuel, who embodied the agave plant from which the alcoholic pulque was made. His father,...
Drinking Gods, Myths & Fairytales
The Irish Clurichaun A clurichaun (Irish clutharachán, clutharacán, clúracán) is a fairy from Irish Celtic mythology. It is closely related to the leprechaun and described as a a mischievous small elf known for his great love of drinking. Clurichaun like to hang...
Drinking Gods, Myths & Fairytales
The Story Of The Drunken Bakerman The Story of the Drunken Bakerman is about Charles Joughin, an English-American chef and the head baker on board of the Titanic. He was born in England in 1878 and went to sea for the first time at the age of 11. According to his...
Drinking Gods, Myths & Fairytales
Pickled in Brandy The Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805 was a naval battle at Cape Trafalgar between the British and the allied French and Spanish as part of the Third Coalition War. It marks the beginning of more than a century of British supremacy at...
Drinking Gods, Myths & Fairytales
The Legend Of The Angel’s Share Legend is that a long time ago the people of Ireland and Scotland suspected that angels descended to earth and enjoyed a small amount of their whisk(e)y directly from their casks. The proof of that tale was easy as with bottling...
Drinking Gods, Myths & Fairytales
Saint Patrick Day Drinking Saint Patrick was a Roman-British Christian missionary (385-461 AD) and is considered the national saint in Ireland. Saint Patrick is said to have explained the Trinity using the shamrock (trifolium), which subsequently became the Irish...
