1888 Rum Negroni

A Negroni with a Spirited TwistWhile the classic Negroni is most famously made with gin, it wasn’t always the mainstay. The Negroni cocktail is widely believed to have been created in 1919 in Florence, Italy. According to popular accounts, Count Camillo Negroni asked bartender Fosco Scarselli to strengthen his favorite cocktail, the Americano, by replacing the soda water with gin. Scarselli complied, adding an orange … Continue reading 1888 Rum Negroni

The End of Prohibiton

On the night of December 5th, 1933, bars across America raised their glasses to liberation—a rebellion against 13 years of enforced teetotalism. Prohibition, coined the Noble Experiement by J. Edgar Hoover, a bold experiment in moral improvement, had gone out with a spectacular fizz, proving that nothing makes the heart grow fonder like forbidding people from doing it. Who the Party Poopers WereProhibition kicked off … Continue reading The End of Prohibiton