Redwing Blackbird

1.25oz (Rye) Whiskey

.25oz Oregon Black Bird Simple syrup

.75oz Campari

1oz sweet vermouth

The Polio vaccine was delivered orally by dropping the liquid on a sugar cube starting in 1961.

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The Jungle Bird cocktail: a note on flash blending

2oz Dark (or gold) Rum

2oz Pineapple Juice

3/4oz Campari

1/2oz Lime Juice

1/2oz Simple Syrup

Gerry-mandering was first practiced in Massachusetts in 1812 and approved by the Governer: Founding Father Elbridge Gerry.

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Campari is a famously red and bitter Italian liqueur, which their website will tell you all about.

The board game Monopoly has its roots as an anti-monopolist message.

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Meadowlands makes delicious flavored simple syrup!

The strawberry patch cocktail is:

2oz gin

1oz lemon juice

.5oz Tanager simpler syrup (strawberry and basil)

The city Constantinople came to be called Istanbul, which comes from the Greek Stanbulin (to the city) and the Byzantine Stamboul (to the city). Its more complicated than that, here's some places to look for yourself!

New Deal Distillery's Nocino Sour

1oz Bourbon (or merely whisky)

1oz Nocino

.25oz lemon juice

.5oz simple syrup

1 dash angostura bitters

shake and pour over ice!

Frances Perkins was the 1st woman in  a presidential cabinet, and the Secretary of Labor under FDR. She shook the hands of all 1800 employees of the department of labor when she left office.

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A Grand Experiment

1/2oz Gin, 3/4oz Dark Honey Whisky, 1oz Nocino, dash angostura bitters

It creates a surprisingly decent mix of earthy, herbal, and honey-sweet.

The Peace sign was originally used specifically to signify Nuclear Disarmament. In semaphore the letters N and D stack on top of each other to make the same shape as the sign.

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Harp strum sound effect from freesound.org

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Walnut Old Fashioned with Nocino

Classical composer Frederic Chopin's heart is preserved in a glass jar filled with cognac!

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The Italian Sidecar (original): 1.5oz brandy, 3/4oz nocino, 1/2oz Cointreau, 1/2oz lemon juice

After much experimentation and deliberation

The Italian Sidecar (our recipe): 3/4oz nocino, 3/4oz Cointreau, splash of lime juice

Michelin stars for restaurants were invented to encourage more people to drive more, and increase demand for a tire manufacturer.

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Rum Walnut Alexander

Initial recipe

2oz Aged rum, 1oz Nocino, 1oz heavy cream, 1/2oz simple syrup

Improved recipe

1oz aged rum, 1oz nocino, 1oz heavy cream, 1oz simple syrup

Interaural Time Difference is how you tell where objects are from soundwaves arriving at your ears at different times!

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The first taste and description of Nocino, a walnut liqueur enjoyed for over a thousand years! 

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