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I looked up from the drinks I was assembling right into the eyes of a man standing right in front of me. That’s not at all an unusual occurrence while working behind the bar. But, eye contact is not always your friend. Because with eye contact comes communication — much like the young woman sitting […]
The Gimlet is a warm-weather drink that is traditionally made with gin, and in a pinch, made with vodka. It takes well to a variety of garnishes, but often
Originally created to help British Royal Navy officers keep scurvy at bay, this cocktail is the mix of lime cordial and proper English gin.
For a year, he was part of the medical team looking after Nazi war criminals in Spandau prison
DRINK IN HISTORY: THE GIMLET Did you know that humans, guinea pigs, and fruit bats are the only animals that don’t produce their own vitamin c? At first glance, this shocking revelation seems like a major evolutionary design flaw, right? Perhaps. On the bright side, it led to the invention of one of the world’s greatest classic cocktails. In the late 1880s, scurvy (a lethal disease caused by lack of Vitamin C that killed millions of sailors throughout history) was rampant on British warships. The best preventative medicine at the time was the juice from citrus fruits. The only problem was...