Not so much different revealed to the story except dialing in on the Kingsport, TN origin story and hearing about the colorful characters involved and how Doug theorizes they are responsible the the Betty Crocker red herrings.توسط Cameron Marceau

Despite the presence of vodka prior to the Moscow Mule, the Moscow Mule really is the story of the rise of vodka in American cocktail culture. Doug nails down the transition of vodka to the American market and how the Moscow Mule prepared vodka for it's popular role in the 60s and 70s to today.توسط Cameron Marceau

Reexamining the origins of the cocktail, what was the difference between the old fashioned and the new fangled back in 1883, and what made cocktails a real hitتوسط Cameron Marceau

Doug shares with us a little more about the American attributed to bringing the daiquiri to the US and we learn that Ernest Hemingway was drinking his daiquiris frozen. Blender technology is much older than I expected.توسط Cameron Marceau

Revisiting the Monster In A Glass Cuba Libre episode Doug turns the common history over on its head describing how the common bullshit history surrounding the rum and coke wasn't really a possibility and how evidence for the beverage isn't available until much later than the reported original story.توسط Cameron Marceau

Doug and Cameron revisit Monster In A Glass podcast episode 8 revealing the origins of the concept of the Aviation cocktail, the trouble with purple drinks and the sad story of a sad artist that was very sadتوسط Cameron Marceau

Doug tells us about the amazing Lachlan Rose and how he insinuated himself into the British Navy's good graces and how the Gimlet cocktail became a popular phenomenon at the Grand Hotel in Beijing.توسط Cameron Marceau

We review the old Monster In A Glass podcast Martini episode with Doug Stailey who shares an interesting new possibility for the origins of the drink with a fantastic story from the time as well as a theory why the Martini lost its vermouth in the early 1900sتوسط Cameron Marceau

Picking up where the Monster In A Glass podcast left off, Doug Stailey discusses how tequila worked its way into American and European markets and how that ultimately led to the recipe and name for the drink we call the Margaritaتوسط Cameron Marceau

Revisiting the Sidecar where we hear a few more stories including a new one featuring the barflies at the bar that will be known as Harry's New York Bar in Paris. Also a look to the crusta aspect of the drink. Did we turn the history on its head? Not quite but we added more possibilities to the story and fleshed out more of the characters we will r…

Reviewing Monster In A Glass podcast episode 3 on the Tom Collins with Douglas Stailey where he discusses the origins of the Tom Collins including proto-Tom Collins, the earliest alcoholic beverages with soda water, and the emergence of cocktail mixers.توسط Cameron Marceau

Doug Stailey does a deep dive into the French 75 to reexamine what the Monster in a Glass podcast described ten years ago. Yes, there is a whole lot more to the story than what we knew then involving the previous owners of the New York Bar in Paris as well as a comedy author charged with revitalizing old mags past their prime and printing cocktail …

Manhattan Projections: Exploring the Origins of a Classic Cocktail Posted on February 3, 2024 by libationlegacy My friend Cam Marceau, of the Monster in a Glass podcast, has invited me to join him in revisiting his old episodes, starting with the first, on the subject of the Manhattan Cocktail and it’s history. I used to take part in this programs …