How to Drink Like a President
We’re celebrating Repeal Day with six presidential cocktail recipes. Who’s got a 12-gallon punch bowl?
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Four score and one year ago, Congress repealed the 18th Amendment: Prohibition. After 13 dry years, intoxicating liquors were once again legal for production, sale, and distribution almost everywhere (10 states lagged, including Mississippi, which held out until 1966). It was never illegal to consume, but access is everything. Celebrations began as soon as the repeal was announced.
In that spirit, we looked to “Mint Juleps with Teddy Roosevelt: The Complete History of Presidential Drinking,” a new book by Mark Will-Weber, to consider commander-in-chief-level cocktails. Then we consulted 25-year industry veteran Eben Freeman for analysis and recipes.