Follow the evolution of the Navy Grog from its fundamental useful recipe to a high octane premier drink at popular mid 20th century Tiki bars in the US.

Doug tells the tale of Count Camilo Negroni, the aristocratic young adventurer who discovered drinking American style and brought it back to his homeland to turn an Italian favorite into a legend.

Doug discusses the actual story behind the Sazerac including the original recipe that many would call blasphemy.

Doug discusses the evolution of the drink as technology and styling for champagne changed over the course of the 18th century

Not so much different revealed to the story except dialing in on the Kingsport, TN origin story and hearing about the colorful characters involved and how Doug theorizes they are responsible the the Betty Crocker red herrings.

Despite the presence of vodka prior to the Moscow Mule, the Moscow Mule really is the story of the rise of vodka in American cocktail culture. Doug nails down the transition of vodka to the American market and how the Moscow Mule prepared vodka for it's popular role in the 60s and 70s to today.

Reexamining the origins of the cocktail, what was the difference between the old fashioned and the new fangled back in 1883, and what made cocktails a real hit

Doug shares with us a little more about the American attributed to bringing the daiquiri to the US and we learn that Ernest Hemingway was drinking his daiquiris frozen. Blender technology is much older than I expected.

Revisiting the Monster In A Glass Cuba Libre episode Doug turns the common history over on its head describing how the common bullshit history surrounding the rum and coke wasn't really a possibility and how evidence for the beverage isn't available until much later than the reported original story.

Doug and Cameron revisit Monster In A Glass podcast episode 8 revealing the origins of the concept of the Aviation cocktail, the trouble with purple drinks and the sad story of a sad artist that was very sad