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Trivia Answer: Name the Cocktail – The Saturn Cocktail, originally called the X-15.

The Saturn Cocktail, originally called the X-15. Originally the Saturn Cocktail was named the X-15 after the North American X-15, a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force...
Trivia Question: Name the Cocktail!

In 1967 this cocktail won California Tiki bartender J. “Popo” Galsini from the Outrigger in Laguna Beach, California that year’s International Bartender’s Association World Cocktail Championship: 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lemon...
Trivia Answer: What is the source of amylase for the conversion of yucca starch into sugar necessary the fermentation of the Amazonian libation known as Masato?

Human saliva. Masato is a type of chicha, which in turn is a fermented type of beer produced in South and Central America; non-fermented chicha is also made for children’s consumption....
Trivia Question: What is the source of amylase for the conversion of yucca starch into sugar necessary the fermentation of the Amazonian libation known as Masato?

Werner Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo was filmed deep within Amazonian jungle under harsh and challenging conditions. It starred Herzog’s long time friend and adversary Klaus Kinski, a man known for his raw talent...
“How dry I am, nobody knows how dry I am”, sugar as a post-distillation additive in Rum.

Initially I became interested in the topic of post-distillation additives playing a devil’s advocate position to the gluten-free arguments that propose all spirits (excluding liqueurs) are gluten-free as gluten would not...
Trivia Answer: What was the creator’s motivation for the Moscow Mule, and what was the inspiration for the copper cups that were used?

As the story goes John Martin was the president of G.F. Heublein & Brothers, an East Coast food and spirits importer best known for introducing A-1 Steak Sauce to America. Sometime...
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Trivia Question: What was the creator’s motivation for the Moscow Mule, and what was the inspiration for the copper cups that were used?

The Moscow Mule was invented In 1941 at the Cock ‘N’ Bull in Hollywood, California. What was the creator’s motivation for this cocktail, and what was the inspiration for the copper...
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Trivia Answer: Today it is a photo-based question. What is this called, and what is the history behind it?

This sociable maritime flag is known as a “Gin Pennant” used primarily by the British Royal Navy (RN) and associated Commonwealth navies such as the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Flying a...
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Featured Article: The cryptic secret agent-worthy history of Don the Beachcomber’s groundbreaking Zombie cocktail.

The history of Don’s original Zombie recipe was one of encoded recipes with premixed syrups with mysterious names such as “Spices #2″ and “Spices #4″ some which were compounded by a...
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Featured Article: The common practice of adding post-distillation sugar to rum, a “counterfeit” tactic or just another method to achieve a desired flavor profile?

Adding sugar to a dish can increase palatability and acceptance of what might otherwise be a lackluster recipe (what I like to call the Chef Boyardee method). Rum producers, outside of...

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