Outbound: “It’s called a Flaming-” “Moe. A Flaming Moe.”
- Via the Atlantic: The Era of Copyrighted Cocktails.
Oh, my. Everyone is talking about this. The most interesting point I’m drawing from this is: at what point can a drink be said to be a new, discrete drink? - Via the Awl: Heavy drinkers outlive nondrinkers, and, Why you pour 88% more alcohol into a short glass than a tall one.
I’ve linked to the Daily Mail. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. - Via Edible Geography: Gilpin Family Whisky.
Once you get past the “Eew” factor of whisky made from the urine of Type 2 diabetes sufferers, there’s an interesting point in there. I’m pretty sure you can’t actually buy it. - Via Edible Geography: Spaces of Prohibition.
Which has pretty much sold me on Daniel Okrent‘s Last Call. - Via the Atlantic: Which came first, the brewpub or deregulation?
Or, was Jimmy Carter the father of America’s craft brewing scene? - Via Google News: Here’s to the genius who created the Treacle; How Erik Lorincz became a winning mixologist.