Posted on 05/22/2024 8:29:58 AM PDT by Red Badger
NATIONAL CRAFT DISTILLERY DAY | MAY 22
On May 22nd, National Craft Distillery Day adds spirits to the small-batch revolution. Recognizing the diversity of distilled spirits, the industry followed in the footsteps of the craft brewers and began creating a market for themselves.
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History of Distilling
Spirit distillation has a long and influential history going back to the Greeks. Some scholars trace the earliest recorded wine distilling recipes back to Anaxilaus of Thessaly. Despite this, Rome expelled him for practicing magic in 28 B.C. The Greeks also took this idea and learned if they boiled wine in an open container, the hot alcohol vapor escaped first. Next, they captured the alcohol vapor.
When they slowly heated the wine in a vessel with a small mouth covered by a bowl, the alcohol collected as a condensed vapor inside the bowl. Then the Greeks discovered with the addition of a downward-slanted tube the vapor cooled and collected in the receiving vessel. Thus, the word "distill" comes from the Latin verb destillare, meaning "to drip down."
Craft Distilleries
Years of invention and discovery led to the spirits we drink today. Much like the boom of craft breweries in the 90s, today's small craft distilleries complement large distilleries with artisan-crafted spirits. From gin and whiskey to bourbon, rum, and vodka, craft distillers infuse unique qualities into their products while using locally sourced ingredients. Focusing on their craft and bringing a subtle character to their final spirit, distilleries set themselves apart from the competition. And the competition grows!
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL CRAFT DISTILLARY DAY Celebrate National Craft Distillery Day with a glass of handcrafted spirits and support your local craft distillery by using #NationalCraftDistilleryDay. While visiting a local distillery and enjoying your favorite spirit, recognize them with a tag on social media. Also, take home your favorite and one for a friend. Use #NationalCraftDistilleryDay to share your favorites on social media.
NATIONAL CRAFT DISTILLERY DAY HISTORY
Distiller Nicholas Strauser, Connie Strauser, and Brandy Strauser-Sobanski of N Scott Distillery founded National Craft Distillery Day on May 22, 2019, in recognition of the growing movement of craft distilleries. The celebration also includes the introduction of their signature recipe, that starts with a unique Bourbon mash, Gentleman's 1864. The first drop of handcrafted spirits flowed off the artisan still at N. Scott Distillery on May 22, 2017. This marked the day that Las Vegas's first family-owned and operated distillery, N Scott Distillery, joined America's other craft distilleries producing fine handcrafted spirits.
The Registrar at National Day Calendar proclaimed National Craft Distillery Day be observed annually on May 22nd beginning in 2019.
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May 22nd Celebrated History
1884
The Ringling Brothers stage their first circus.
1910
A month after Halley's Comet reached perihelion, the Earth passes through the comet's tail. Indecently [sic], author Mark Twain was born during the comet's previous visit in 1835. The author predicted he would die during the comet's 1910 visit. He died on April 21, 1910, one day following the comet's perihelion.
1928
Calaveras County, California hosts their first Frog Jumping Jubilee.
1962
Marilyn Monroe sings "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy at his New York birthday celebration.
May 22nd Celebrated Birthdays
John Hopkins - 1795
Born to Quakers Samuel Hopkins and Hannah Janney, Johns Hopkins became a successful businessman and philanthropist. Hopkins’ forward-thinking provided for the development of Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine among others. As a result, these facilities contribute to advanced research into disease and healthcare.
Henry G. Ginaca - 1876
Through Henry Gabriel Ginaca, the pineapple is more readily packaged, shipped, and consumed. Ginaca engineered the machine that automatically peeled and cored the Hawaiian fruit for the Dole Packaged Foods Company in 1911.
Frank Luke - 1897
During World War I, Frank Luke became known as the second-ranked American fighting ace after Eddie Rickenbacker. He would be shot down after on September 29, 1918, after a string of victories. Luke was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously.
Malcolm X - 1925
The one-time minister of the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X played a pivotal counterpoint to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s peaceful activism the Civil Rights Movement, and racism. In later years, the eloquent orator found a renewed hope after divesting himself from the Nation of Islam. He was assassinated in 1965.
Lorraine Hansberry - 1930
Lorraine Hansberry wrote the award-winning Broadway play A Raisin in the Sun.
Mario Chalmers - 1986
Mario Chalmers is a point guard for the Memphis Grizzlies. He was drafted as the 34th pick overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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I’ll drink to that. I’ve got a bottle of 20 year old rye whiskey around here somewhere, never been opened, maybe this evening I’ll partake of a little.
Bkmk
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