8 episodes
Cocktail History Podcast Sam Eilertsen
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 29 Ratings
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A podcast about the scintillating, amusing, and often quite consequential stories to be found in a glass of spirits.
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PREVIEW Of Generation Green New Deal
Sneak peak of episode one of Generation Green New Deal, the new podcast from Cocktail History host Sam Eilertsen, part of the Critical Frequency podcast network.
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TRAILER: Generation Green New Deal
Trailer for a new podcast from Cocktail History host Sam Eilertsen! Subscribe to Generation Green New Deal wherever you get your podcasts.
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Episode 5: The Napoleon of Temperance (with Joey Brunelle feat Herb Adams)
In 1855 newspapers around the world carried the story of the Rum Riot in Portland, Maine. Maine had become a dry state, and an angry crowd had tried to break into city hall to seize a stash of rum being held there. The mayor, a Temperance crusader who had the movement for Prohibition ordered the militia to fire into the crowd, and a young sailor was killed. On this episode of Cocktail History, the story of Neal Dow, mayor of Portland, known to history as The Napoleon of Temperance.
Co-hosted with Joey Brunelle of the Born Yesterday Podcast (bornyesterdaypodcast.com/). Featuring guest Herb Adams, Maine historian.
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Episode 4: Prohibition in the Land of Mardi Gras feat Hannah Griggs
New Orleans has long been known as an oasis of cultural deviancy in the conservative South. So how did the city react to Prohibition? Not well, as you might imagine. In this episode, host Sam Eilertsen is joined by Hannah Griggs of Boston College, creator of the Intemperance Archive, an online exhibit of Prohibition raids in New Orleans.
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Episode 3: Eggnog Riot Christmas Special
The eggnog of today is generally a tame affair, served around Christmas time. But there was a day when Eggnog was a hard-drinking pioneers beverage, it's been called the antebellum "dry martini of the south", and a favorite of military men. We have eggnog recipes from three presidents: George Washington, William Henry Harrison, and Dwight Eisenhower, and Texan prisoners held by Santa Anna made eggnog with mezcal. It even inspired a famous riot at West Point, and one of the ringleaders was a young Jefferson Davis.
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Episode 2: The Great Spice War feat David Wondrich (Admiral Russell's Punch)
The English and Dutch East India Companies battle it out for spices, and Punch is invented! Featuring David Wondrich, Esquire writer and author of Punch and Imbibe!
Show notes at http://chpodcast.com/ (will be available by 7/5)
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Customer Reviews
THE best podcast on cocktail history out there.
I absolutely LOVE this podcast. What a great way to delve into the history of mixology. One of my favorite podcasts ever. The depth of research is wonderful and allows the listener to sit back and drink their fill of this comprehensive look into what we pour and how it got here.
I know the author has other obligations, but I highly anticipate their return to this podcast. They do this subject justice.
Great Podcast! More Episodes Please!
This podcast is fascinating! Including various stories about how our history is so intwined with booze. I just wish there were more episodes
Fantastic fantastic fantastic
I listen to a LOT of podcasts and this is really one of the best I've found in a long long time. Very informative and the production value is as high as it gets. Well done, sir. Keep up the good work.