078 I Said Mixed Drinks. These are Definitely Not Cocktails - 18th Century Social Drinking
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Turns out colonists were making mixed drinks in America... before there was America, or cocktails (officially). Some were elborate and required prep-work (syllabub, cherry bounce), some were super familliar (whiskey...
show moreIf you want to know what the equivalent of rolling up to the bar and asking for a Jack and Coke in the days before either of those existed, stop in for a listen.
And yes - the Mint Julep is older than America, but not the version with chipped ice. That's later.
If you want to hear me do a bad job of pronouncing Portuguese, this is also your chance. Aguardente.
Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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