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The Blog About Drinking Culture!The history, myths and legends about the origins of alcohol making are fascinating. Cultures from around the world have stories to tell that go back when their people engaged first in distilling, brewing and wine making. Worldwide there are captivating rituals and traditions that tie into local cultures and production methods.
The King’s Ginger
In 1901 King Edward VII was crowned King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland and the...
The story of Ægir’s Ale
In Nordic mythology Ægir (also Ägir, Gymir or Hlér) is the name of a giant of the sea, a so called...
The Carnivore’s Mezcal
Mezcal is a Mexican spirit with around 40% alcohol by volume, distilled from the pulp of different...
Kottabos
The famous game of kottabos was fashionable in Athens in the 6th to 5th century BC and became a...
Waragi – The War Gin
Waragi is a gin-like alcoholic beverage made in Uganda. The name originally derives from the term "war...
Bootleggers & Baptists
The American scientist Bruce Yandle published his economic theory Bootleggers and Baptists in 1983. His...
Cleopatra’s Pearls
Cleopatra's pearls (also called Cleopatra's banquet) is a famous bet described of Pliny The Elder...
Your Lips Must Touch The Toe
In Dawson City on the east bank of the Yukon is the only place where one can drink a Sourtoe Cocktail...
The Midnight Ride
Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride is mostly known as the alert to the American colonial militia in April 1775...
Mesca Ulad
Mesca Ulad or 'The Drunkenness of the Warriors of Ulster" - is a tale from Irish mythology first...
Maria Prophetissa
Maria Prophetissa (also Maria Prophetissima, Maria the Jewess, Maria the Hebrew, or "daughter of...
Prohibition and Beer Cans
Prohibition was lifted in 1933. Breweries that had remained in production with "near beer" during...
Symposium
Symposium originally stood for “drinking together” that took place after a meal of a banquet in ancient...
The Children’s Hour
Franklin D. Roosevelt won the hearts of booze-loving Americans and is mostly known for his promise to...
Where The Spirits Come From…
The fact that alcoholic beverages are named as well "spirits", originates in the Latin word "spiritus"...
Al-kuhl, al-kohl, alcohol
The word "alcohol" is derived from the Arabic "Al-kohl" or "Al-kuhl" translating to a powder used for...
Beishan Jiujing
The first winemaker of China was the legendary Du Kang who lived during the reign of the Yellow Emperor...
May Wine & May Festivals
The Romans celebrated the spring-flower Floralies festival in the beginning of May. Since the Middle...
Peychaud’s Bitters
In the 1830s, Antoine Amédée Peychaud, a Creole pharmacist in New Orleans, invented a gentian-based...
Heinold’s First and Last Chance Saloon
Heinold's First and Last Chance in Oakland, California opened in 1883. Johnny Heinold was born in...
Maximón, the Liquor-Drinking Saint
Maximón or San Simón is a folk saint in the highlands of Guatemala who is said to have both positive...
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