Prohibition Cocktails: The Bee’s Knees

This is a recipe from the book Contraband Cocktails by Paul Dickson. I’m going to try to get through all of these and write about them eventually. In order to do so I need to get my hand on some absinthe which is not cheap. When we set up a Patreon it’s the important things… Continue reading Prohibition Cocktails: The Bee’s Knees

Prohibition

The Volstead Act January 17, 1920 that was the day the Volstead Act (the 18th Amendment) went into effect. Like ObamaCare, that wasn’t the official name of the National Prohibition Act. It was nicknamed after Andrew Volstead a Congressman from Minnesota who introduced the bill. I’m going through a few books and recreating some Prohibition… Continue reading Prohibition