Meier's Tavern, Glendale, Illinois. “In 1927 a farmhouse turned speakeasy opens on a quiet road surrounded by open fields.” Same location since, became officially license by the Meier family in 1933 at the end of prohibition.

Clearing out some old papers #Cheers

What I thought interesting about this pic was that I recognized the silver gizmo in front of the Queen. It's an Art Deco penguin-shaped cocktail shaker. Restoration Hardware or some similar outfit did a knockoff version a few years back, and they're common. (And often wrongly sold as antiques.)

Wisconsin's 2025 wolf monitoring report estimates 1,226 gray wolves in 336 packs, a decline from the past two years that underscores the importance of continued protections under the ESA. Their recovery is not guaranteed and depends on strong protections and public support. Read more: bit.ly/4n6HkNA

Just a reminder! 🍸

I missed this, but thanks to the MULTITALENTED Amy Stewart’s recent email, I was able to enjoy and share this: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/w... #Cheers

A friend took this at a rally today and I barked laughing.

On Sept. 3, the House Natural Resources Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee will consider a bill that would prematurely remove Endangered Species Act protections for Mexican gray wolves Take action!📣Urge your Representative to OPPOSE this bill and prevent it from passing: bit.ly/3I0QDPx

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 615 contr @audreysaunders.bsky.social @davidwondrich.bsky.social salt is a mineral that, in cuisine and in mixed drinks, is not only a primary flavor in itself (along with sweet, sour, and bitter) but also an enhancer and modifier of other flavors.

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 762 contr Chad Solomon well or rail the stainless steel rack of liquor bottles kept directly below the bar. A “well drink” or “rail drink” is a mixed drink made with an inexpensive, generic liquor (the kind usually used in the well). #Cheers 🍸

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Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 409 contr @libation-legacy.bsky.social kümmel herbal liqueur of southern Baltic origin, primarily flavored with caraway seed. Once a renowned ingredient in cocktails, punches, and drinks short and tall—most famously the Silver Bullet. #Cheers 🍸

'Retro Schudown: Why is the Honey Deuce Still the Signature U.S. Open Cocktail? '. buttondown.com/Schudown/arc...

I wrote about Tequila Wars: www.foodandwine.com/jose-cuervo-...

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 104 contr Doug Frost bouquet describes aromas that develop as wine ages in the bottle. Spirits connoisseurs use the term to describe the creation of complex aromas during and after a spirit’s aging, particularly with cognac and brandy. #Cheers 🍸

Bourbon or B**rbon? Canadians are aiming to give American whiskey a run for it's money. A blind tasting suggests that the gap might be closing.

After last evening's event of Martini-appreciation and pontification, I summarized a lifetime's worth of happy hour know-how into this list (I kept it to ten but could've went on😉). You can make your own. 🍸🍸

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 762 contr unattr water-bath still modification of a standard pot still, often used for distilling cordials, in which a separate vessel is placed inside the water-filled still pot (similar, in principle, to a double boiler orbain-marie). #Cheers 🍸

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 409 contr Jordan Mackay Kweichow Moutai (sometimes transcribed as Maotai) China’s most revered and expensive brand of baijiu, from the most valuable spirits company in the world. Most important expression is a sauce-aroma style baijiu. #Cheers 🍸

A first look at my forthcoming Comic Book History of the Cocktail from the incomparable @alcademics.bsky.social. Thanks, Camper! www.alcoholprofessor.com/blog-posts/d...

Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.

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Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 408 contr unattr Kräuterlikör the German term for herbal liqueurs, such as Jägermeister, usually served as a digestive. See also APERITIF and DIGESTIVE ; HERBAL LIQUEUR ; and GERMANY, SWITZERLAND , and AUSTRIA. #Cheers 🍸

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Innocent or guilty? @darthbluesky.bsky.social

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 411 contr Doug Frost lactones group of phenols derived from oak that create many aromas, flavors, and textures in barrel-aged spirits, including milky or coconut notes, vanilla, balsam, apricot, peach, leather, green walnuts and more. #Cheers 🍸

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 406 contr Philip Duff korenwijn deluxe version of oude-style genever, marketed in the Netherlands since WW II, not currently exported. Must be a minimum of 51% malt wine, 38% ABV and contain no more than 20 grams sugar/liter. #Cheers 🍸

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 414 contr St. John Frizell The Last Word pre-Prohibition-era cocktail, first appears 1916, published 45 years later in Ted Saucier’s racy cocktail book Bottom’s Up, revived by Murray Stenson during the renaissance. Four part symmetry #Cheers🍸

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wiretap recording: *15 minutes of noisy crunching and chewing* “ok now see if the envelope fits in the bag” “thank u mayor”

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 406 contr Lauren Clark koji Japanese term for grain or other starchy material that has been treated with koji-kin, a mold used in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean culture to ferment soybeans and make alcoholic beverages. Seems like magic to me. #Cheers 🍸

A ‘card shark’ was originally a ‘card sharp.’ Since ‘shark’ was already associated with a crafty person who takes advantage of others, the ‘sharp’ transitioned to ‘shark.’ card sharp - 1840 card shark - 1877

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 415 contr Marcus Boon laudanum tincture of opium, principle uses medicinal, but also consumed with reckless abandon by a variety of people (including poets, politicians, and Popes) in the 19th century. Often consumed in cordial form. #Cheers 🍸

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 405 contr @davidwondrich.bsky.social The Knickerbocker (alias Knickerbocker Punch) a single-serving punch generally based on rum and orange curaçao, is one of the oldest American “fancy drinks” on record. First appears 1843. #Cheers 🍸

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 416 contr Fernando Castellon Lefeuvre, Émilie (1847-1891) published the first French book (1889) dedicated to mixing drinks in the American style and thus stands at the head of the long and fertile tradition of French cocktail books. #Cheers 🍸

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 404 contr Frederic Yarm Knickebein , or “knee bend,” is a German, and German American, variant of the Pousse Café involving an unbroken egg yolk taken in a regimented four-step process. First detailed by Leo Engel 1878. #Cheers 🍸