80 years ago today the United States Congress proposed the 21st Amendment. The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment…PROHIBITION! Today, February 20th, was the beginning to the end of prohibition. After years of violence, turmoil, and boot-legging, prohibition did nothing … Continue reading
I don’t want to brag or anything but I throw the best party you will ever go to! Two years ago the hubs and I decided to throw our first Christmas party. Since I love the Roaring Twenties so much … Continue reading
Today marks one of my favorite days of the year…Repeal Day! If you read last year’s Repeal Day post, you would know all about the history of prohibition and my affinity for all things Roaring Twenties. Today marks the 79th … Continue reading
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December 5th! Repeal Day! Isn’t that just Hotsy-Totsy? For 13 long and dreadful history filled years the United States was a place of solitude. Temperance Movements were started throughout the country, mostly by women, to lower alcohol consumption after the … Continue reading
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“Though the Jazz Age continued it became less and less an affair of youth. The sequel was like a children’s party taken over by the elders.” -F. Scott Fitzgerald It was a Saturday night and a birthday needed to be … Continue reading
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One of my favorite aspects of Austin is the plethora of Speakeasy inspired bars. The prohibition cocktail movement began there a few years ago and has boomed lately. Most every restaurant in town has some version of a prohibition cocktail … Continue reading
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Juliet & Romeo…or is it Romeo & Juliet? It depends on what you are looking for? They are two completely different things. Let me tell you why… Romeo & Juliet: One of the world’s most well-known stories of two star-crossed … Continue reading
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Keeping in line with novels based upon the 1920′s, a reader of mine suggested Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen. For a mere $10 on amazon I was able to purchase the hardcover version. While hardcover books cost more, I … Continue reading
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The Art of the Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the Classics By Bartenders of Absinthe Brasserie and Bar Jeff Hollinger and Rob SchwartzA couple of months ago I was perusing the shelves of Barnes and Noble and saw this book … Continue reading
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Yep! I am officially obsessed with the 1920′s, veteran readers already know that. Lately I have been reading many books and doing various research on prohibition cocktails. A few nights ago I even tried Chartreuse, a herb cordial similar to … Continue reading
