We went to @ThebookcaseB a speak easy in Durango. Needed a phrase to get thru the bookshelf from the 💈 shop. The 🥃 were amazing & the decor was so cool. The phrase: “Who was Nearest Green?” Research found him to be the 1st African American master distiller. Taught Jack Daniels.
Cruises to nowhere, aka booze cruises, were an industry that sprouted from prohibition. Ships would sail out to international waters, were they could legally serve alcohol; the ship would… https://t.co/PhpAJxF8gF
"Arethusa."
Did you know that by 1923, Bill McCoy had a reputation as a gentleman crook who never diluted his product. He was the most wanted man in America, though he'd never technically broken the law. His ship, Arethusa, had became known as the infamous rum runner
Joining us beyond the bookcase tonight? Say "Iain Marshall" and you will enjoy a delicious Manhattan for $5! They are usually $11.
Monday just got better.
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pet·ri·chor
/ˈpeˌtrīkôr/
noun
a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather... in DURANGO, CO!
Rittenhouse Rye… https://t.co/nugrnUipzB
"1889"
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Did you know that the term "Speakeasy" did not originate during the Prohibition? It actually came from the two- word phrase "speak easy," coined by American journalist Samuel Hudson back in 1889.
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