Cocktail History Podcast

Sam Eilertsen

A podcast about the scintillating, amusing, and often quite consequential stories to be found in a glass of spirits.

Episodes

  1. PREVIEW Of Generation Green New Deal

    09/16/2020

    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. Listen to the rest: https://podlink.to/generationgnd

    9 min
  2. TRAILER: Generation Green New Deal

    08/28/2020

    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.

    4 min
  3. Episode 5: The Napoleon of Temperance (with Joey Brunelle feat Herb Adams)

    06/16/2017

    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. Show notes: chpodcast.com/index.php/episodes/episode-5/

    1h 7m
  4. Episode 4: Prohibition in the Land of Mardi Gras feat Hannah Griggs

    01/08/2017

    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. Check out Intemperance Archive at: http://intemperance.org/

    43 min
  5. Episode 3: Eggnog Riot Christmas Special

    12/23/2016

    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.

    1h 6m
  6. Episode 2: The Great Spice War feat David Wondrich (Admiral Russell's Punch)

    07/01/2016

    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) Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cocktail-history-podcast/id1098439476?mt=2 Facebook: http://facebook.com/CocktailHistory/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CocktailHistPod/

    1h 31m
  7. Episode 1: Globalization in a Flowing Bowl (O'Doherty's Arrack Punch)

    05/07/2016

    Episode 1: Globalization in a Flowing Bowl (O'Doherty's Arrack Punch)

    Part one of the story of the cocktail's ancestor: Punch. A tale of distillation, alchemy, exploration and conquest.

    45 min
  8. Episode 0: Introduction to Cocktail History

    03/31/2016

    Episode 0: Introduction to Cocktail History

    A brief taste of what's coming in the Cocktail History podcast, featuring a discussion of the origin of the term "mixology" and a classic recipe for Hot Buttered Rum.

    8 min
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About

A podcast about the scintillating, amusing, and often quite consequential stories to be found in a glass of spirits.

Information

  • Creator
    Sam Eilertsen
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2020
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Cocktail History Podcast