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Alcohol in the Movies
Beer, wine, whiskey, and cocktails in movies illustrate everything from people having a boozy, brawling good or bad time, to the affectations of high society, to the ravages of alcoholism. In some cases a particular drink is identified with a certain … Continue reading
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Tagged absinthe, animal house, arthur, beer, blues brothers, boilermaker, bottle shock, casablanca, casino royale, cat ballou, chianti, cognac, cosmopolitan, days of wine and roses, fear and loathing in las vegas, french 75, i'll cry tomorrow, leaving las vegas, lost weekend, manhattan, martini, moulin rouge, my favorite year, orange whip, pinot noir, rye, scotch, sex and the city, sideways, silence of the lambs, singapore sling, some like it hot, the bad news bears, the big lebowski, the thin man, vesper, whiskey, white russian
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The Martini Family Tree
The exact origin of the Martini is not known. There are stories and claims but the only actual records are books of cocktail recipes published at various points in history. Researchers, such as the authors of books footnoted below, have … Continue reading
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Tagged charles dickens martini, how a martinis is made, how is a martini made, marquerite cocktail, martinez cocktail, martini, martini geneology, origin of martini
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