Another New Orleans #cocktail #Reanimator #RamosGinFizz where @libation-legacy.bsky.social discusses Henry Ramos creating a name for himself in Baton Rouge and solidifying his hold in cocktail #history with a drink that doubles as performance. player.captivate.fm/episode/a5c1... #BlackLiverProject

Huey Long, the Kingfish, of Louisiana claimed his grandfather taught Ramos how to make the Ramos Gin Fizz. It is said that Long brought the recipe to New York which helped popularize it nationally

At the height of its popularity, bars that made the Ramos Gin Fizz hired many shaker boys to shake the cocktail for 5 minutes plus. #BlackLiverProject #MonsterInAGlass #cocktail #history

After Prohibition, the Ramos Gin Fizz recipe was sold to the Roosevelt Hotel #BlackLiverProject #MonsterInAGlass #cocktail #history

Henry Ramos, for which the Ramos Gin Fizz is named, was German, not Spanish or Portuguese #BlackLiverProject #MonsterInAGlass #cocktail #history

Earliest appearance of a standard Gin Fizz in a recipe book we found in Harry Johnson 1882. First reference to a Gin Fizz in anything was in 1878 in Washington DC's Evening Star #BlackLiverProject #MonsterInAGlass #cocktail #history

Here is the original #RamosGinFizz episode, another dramatic New Orleans #history for a truly dramatic #cocktail www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mon... #BlackLiverProject #MonsterInAGlass

This is the Pumpkin Supreme Latte, a new seasonal drink at @prequel_cafe . This is so good I don't want to stop having the flavor in my mouth. #BlackLiverProject #ILoveMyAlteredStates #CoffeeSpecials #CoffeeIsSpecial #Chicago

Myself and @libation-legacy.bsky.social discuss how the #Vesper is one instance when art made a drink. First in Ian Fleming's James Bond novel Casino Royale it survived to grace craft #cocktail menus during the cocktail revival player.captivate.fm/episode/c9bd... #BlackLiverProject #MiaG #Reanimator

The #Vesper #cocktail first makes an appearance in Ian Fleming's Casino Royale novel that was the first to feature British spy James Bond www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mon... #BlackLiverProject #MonsterInAGlass #history

Here is the original #MonsterInAGlass #Vesper episode with a lot on Casino Royale and author Ian Fleming www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mon... #BlackLiverProject #cocktail #history

In this #MiaG #Reanimator #CorpseReviver @libation-legacy.bsky.social says it was a pick-me-up kind of #cocktail not just a party rejuvenator as discussed originally. Also a deeper dive into Lillet and why it tastes like new car smell player.captivate.fm/episode/9433... #BlackLiverProject #history

In the old #CorpseReviver episode of #MonsterInAGlass we learn that the #cocktail is not the name of a drink but a type of drink. Also the 19th century progressive movement that feared being buried alive www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mon... #BlackLiverProject #history

At @nettarechi having a Maple Vanilla London Fog. This looks like a fuckin piece of art. And it tastes like one...OMG. #BlackLiverProject #ILoveMyAlteredStates #CoffeeSpecials #CoffeeIsSpecial #Chicago

Lime, basil, peach syrup and a cayenne kick. This drink is so good; all of the flavors are welcome even when 3 of the 5 I usually prefer to pass on. This is my favorite matcha ever and it can be found at @nettarechi #BlackLiverProject #CoffeeSpecials #Chicago

This episode of #MiaG #Reanimator we explore the #Cosmopolitan, the 1st story with living players. Who is the personality behind this drink? @libation-legacy.bsky.social says it's a convergence; #BlackLiverProject says the stakes are high so competition is fierce player.captivate.fm/episode/84e1...

Here is the original #MonsterInAGlass episode featuring the #Cosmopolitan #cocktail where we find the first reference to it in the OED of all places. www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mon... #BlackLiverProject #history

On March 24, 1949, Ray Hewitt's LA Daily News column, "The Spotlighter" first mentions the Dresden Room serving the Blood and Sand. He claims that the restaurant's owner, Herman Byrens, brought the recipe back from Singapore. #cheers 🍸

Ferraro kept the Blood & Sand on the menu as the Dresden's signature drink, in fact, it is still on their menu. He hired Ray Buhen, one of Don the Beachcomber's original team, to head his bar. There are claims that Buhen invented a "Blood & Sand" for Tyrone Power, who starred in the 1941 remake.

Carl Ferraro bought the Dresden in 1954, and changed its name to the Dresden Restaurant. Some interesting details in his obit. Los Angeles Times, February 7, 2005. Also note that "Anchorman" (2004) also had a scene filmed at the Dresden.

The cafe creations at @nettarechi are coming quicker than I can sample them. A bunch of new specials on the menu including this one: Horchata Dirty Chai, a horchata with espresso and tres leches foam. Now I understand that all this time horchata was missing espresso. #BlackLiverProject

Our latest #Reanimator episode. #BloodAndSand more well traveled than I ever imagined

In this #MonsterInAGlass #Reanimator @libation-legacy.bsky.social traces the path of the #BloodAndSand from Hollywood boutique #cocktail in London to a tiki classic out of Singapore...and you can find the strangest things on Reddit these days. player.captivate.fm/episode/7e87... #BlackLiverProject

The original #MonsterInAGlass #BloodAndSand ep wherein we go deep into the life and times of Rudolph Valentino...and there's a #cocktail too www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mon... #BlackLiverProject #history

The earliest reference to the Rusty Nail cocktail that I could find actually referred to it as the Knucklehead. From Charles F. Danver's long-running column "Pittsburghesque" in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, dated January 25, 1960.

The dram that satisfies

Another episode where we turn up some "secret history" (as Jim Murray called it in 1993). I'll have more on this soon, there are a bunch of fun details.

Sharing the love with @tammylc.bsky.social and her #RustyNail tasting episode. Rusty Nails all around!

In this new #MiaG #Reanimator @libation-legacy.bsky.social reveals the contentious history of Drambuie & how the #RustyNail was popularized by a novel and @blackliverproject.bsky.social is shocked by fraudulent sweepstakes of the 70s. player.captivate.fm/episode/4138... #BlackLiverProject #history

The #MonsterInAGlass episode on the #RustyNail #cocktail where we polish off a bottle of Drambuie and spotlight the hardcore horror show that is tetanus www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mon... #BlackLiverProject #history

Another drink from the tradition of cocktail books published by UK authors outside of the "industry," in this case Drinks Long & Short (1925) by Nina Toye & A. H. "Robin" Adair. This follows up nicely on episode about the Satan's Whiskers, from The Weekend Book, also published by literary types. /1

The latest #MonsterInAGlass #Reanimator with #CalvadosCocktail. @libation-legacy.bsky.social finds a new literary circle that published their own book featuring new batch beverages to make for cocktail parties at home and the Calvados Cocktail player.captivate.fm/episode/31ea... #BlackLiverProject

#History of an unremarkable #CalvadosCocktail with a little background on Cointreau and Calvados itself. www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mon... #BlackLiverProject #MonsterInAGlass #cocktail

New #Reanimator: The #RobRoy is @libation-legacy.bsky.social 1st foray into #cocktail history blogging In this episode he talks about what new information has come out since 2014 infused by David Wondrich and the tale of Duke Calabritti player.captivate.fm/episode/53bf... #BlackLiverProject #history

Here is the original #RobRoy #MonsterInAGlass episode where we reveal the best origin story for the #cocktail and then tell the story of the Scottish hero Rob Roy himself www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mon... #BlackLiverProject #history

We are back...and first up we've got @libation-legacy.bsky.social first article on his #cocktail blog dedicated to the history of the #RobRoy from 2014 libationlegacy.wordpress.com/2014/05/20/r... #BlackLiverProject #LibationLegacy #history

Horatio David Davies & his fellow Tories accused of treating in the 1892 aldermanic elections. Glasgow Daily Mail, December 12, 1892. When you own restaurants & your own brand of liquor (Pimms No. 1 Cup), it's even easier. Sorry no alt-text, this is too long and it's been a week and only Wednesday

I finally got a chance to check this out. I love finding slices of life that are otherwise off the grid. This film came out right when the occult and science fiction were conjoined. Martians wearing ankhs take on the role traditionally attributed to Angels...Lovecraft meets Old Testament

With everything that's been going on, until now I haven't had the time to listen to our most recent podcast. In this episode I support the assertion that Horatio David Davies, restaurateur, owner of Pimm's and one time Lord Mayor of London, was the first to bottle Pimm's No. 1 Cup. #cheers 🍸

The latest #MiaG #Reanimator wherein according to @libation-legacy.bsky.social it was the Lord Mayor of London who made the #PimmsCup for HIS seafood restaurant and a drunk driving case makes the drink popular in the US. player.captivate.fm/episode/4421... #BlackLiverProject #cocktail #history

The original #MonsterInAGlass #PimmsCup episode and how the popularity of seafood made this drink a household name and the Oyster Wars of Chesapeake Bay www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mon... #BlackLiverProject #cocktail #history

THAT is a Silver Tiger, a white tea drink, one of the Spring specials served at @prequel_cafe . It's got a strong tea base with some creamy notes...I can't imagine this hot, so a good warm weather sipper. Lovely #BlackLiverProject #ILoveMyAlteredStates #CoffeeSpecials #CoffeeIsSpecial #Chicago

The story of Amaro Cora and Cora Vermouth, and the drinks we can't recreate. 🍸 #cheers

Coven's Cauldron 16 Dashes Angostura Bitters 1 Whole Blackberry 6⅔ Parts Blackberry Syrup 6⅔ Parts Cranberry Juice 6⅔ Parts Earl Grey Tea (Chilled) 25 Parts Jameson Original 6⅔ Parts Lemon Juice 1 Wedge Orange 6⅔ Parts Orange Juice Delicious punch #BlackLiverProject #ShowUsYourCocktail #homestyle

New #MonsterInAGlass #Reanimator episode on the #Amarosa cocktail wherein @libation-legacy.bsky.social discusses extinct spirits, the history and business of the Cora brothers, and is still thwarted in trying to find the elusive H. Losappio player.captivate.fm/episode/0d1f... #BlackLiverProject

The original #MonsterInAGlass episode on the #Amarosa cocktail discussing extinct spirits and trying to find the elusive H. Losappio www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mon... #BlackLiverProject #cocktail #history

Cold Brew Noir, a new Spring special at @prequel_cafe . High quality cold brew with a hint of spice on the back end. A nice supper on a Friday morning. #BlackLiverProject #ILoveMyAlteredStates #CoffeeSpecials #CoffeeIsSpecial #Chicago

From the Aspen Daily Times, February 16, 1926, a good copy of the Minott Saunders article, describing the long feud between Miss B. and Collie at the American Bar of the Savoy Hotel, and it's aftermath.

Because it's so relevant to the situation today. People not communicating out of spite, and rendering themselves vulnerable in the process. I felt this one.

Really? I loved it too, but tell me why you liked it so much