Posted on 10/19/2014 3:57:28 PM PDT by skeptoid
Far too often, what passes for history is nothing more than rehashed, undocumented folklore and myth, and this is especially true with cocktail history. Not so with this fine book, Mint Juleps with Teddy Roosevelt. It is well-researched and documented, while also immensely enjoyable to read. Philip Greene, vice president, co-founder, and legal counsel of the Museum of the American Cocktail and author of To Have and Have Another: A Hemingway Cocktail Companion
This charming and erudite book is full of surprises. I never dreamed that the presidents were such boozers! Pour yourself a toddy and ponder a vexing question: With which POTUS would you most like to raise a glass? Delightful read. Charlotte Hays, author of When Did White Trash Become the New Normal? and co-author of Being Dead Is No Excuse
If drinking in presidential politics is no laughing matter, then why did George Washingtonas I learned from this bookname his favorite fox hounds Drunkard, Tippler, and Tipsy? Mark Will-Webers Mint Juleps with Teddy Roosevelt is a fascinating and well-researched tour through the liquor cabinets of Americas chief executives. Michael P. Foley, associate professor at Baylor University and author of Drinking with the Saints: A Sinners Guide to a Holy Happy Hour
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Alternatively, it looks like you get one with a Townhall Magazine subscription.
What is the present President’s alcoholic preference?
Especially during Prohibition. What politician couldn’t get their favorite brand of alcohol during that time?
Sterno
I heard somewhere Obama likes a watered down Shirley Temple (in Pink!) waiting for him on a small patio near the 18th hole.
Apparently it’s “honey Ale” (retch).
Panther Whizz.
White House Honey Ale (after a couple of toks in the Rose Garden)
Courtesy ping to the brewer.
Some of us suspicioned that Bill Clinton may have been drunk when he hurt his knee.
Heck, after Washington got rid of the compet...er, put down the Whiskey Rebellion, he had one of the largest distilleries in the new country at Mount Vernon.
But I was thinking more of the hypocricy of politicians during Prohibition. They got theirs but the common folk couldn't have their beer after work.
Herbert Hoover supported Prohibition, but could stop by the Belgian embassy for a drink. Foreign embassies were not required to observe Prohibition, and the Belgians were grateful for his efforts to food to people who would have starved otherwise.
I’ve always wondered what a mint julep tastes like. One of these days I’ll just have to find out.
Wasn’t he hanging with Greg Norman at 2am?
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