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Henry Ramos, for which the Ramos Gin Fizz is named, was German, not Spanish or Portuguese
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Earliest appearance of a standard Gin Fizz in a recipe book we found in Harry Johnson 1882. First reference to a Gin Fizz in anything was in 1878 in Washington DC's Evening Star
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Episode 35: Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On – Ramos Gin Fizz Telling stories and history through the cocktails that defined the times.

Here is the original #RamosGinFizz episode, another dramatic New Orleans #history for a truly dramatic #cocktail
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This is the Pumpkin Supreme Latte, a new seasonal drink at @prequel_cafe . This is so good I don't want to stop having the flavor in my mouth.
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Ep 34 – Vesper Reanimated Quickly and easily listen to Monster In A Glass Reanimator for free!

Myself and @libation-legacy.bsky.social discuss how the #Vesper is one instance when art made a drink. First in Ian Fleming's James Bond novel Casino Royale it survived to grace craft #cocktail menus during the cocktail revival
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The #Vesper #cocktail first makes an appearance in Ian Fleming's Casino Royale novel that was the first to feature British spy James Bond
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Episode 34: Licensed to Swill – Vesper Telling stories and history through the cocktails that defined the times.

Here is the original #MonsterInAGlass #Vesper episode with a lot on Casino Royale and author Ian Fleming
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Ep 33 – Corpse Reviver Reanimated Quickly and easily listen to Monster In A Glass Reanimator for free!

In this #MiaG #Reanimator #CorpseReviver @libation-legacy.bsky.social says it was a pick-me-up kind of #cocktail not just a party rejuvenator as discussed originally. Also a deeper dive into Lillet and why it tastes like new car smell
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Episode 33: Raising the Dead – Corpse Revivers Putting the word “corpse” in anything you are going to consume is probably a mistake, but Corpse Revivers seem to have weathered any associations with dead stuff. When you look at the name closely you...

In the old #CorpseReviver episode of #MonsterInAGlass we learn that the #cocktail is not the name of a drink but a type of drink. Also the 19th century progressive movement that feared being buried alive
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At @nettarechi having a Maple Vanilla London Fog. This looks like a fuckin piece of art. And it tastes like one...OMG.
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Lime, basil, peach syrup and a cayenne kick. This drink is so good; all of the flavors are welcome even when 3 of the 5 I usually prefer to pass on. This is my favorite matcha ever and it can be found at @nettarechi
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Ep 32 - Cosmopolitan Reanimated Quickly and easily listen to Monster In A Glass Reanimator for free!

This episode of #MiaG #Reanimator we explore the #Cosmopolitan, the 1st story with living players. Who is the personality behind this drink? @libation-legacy.bsky.social says it's a convergence; #BlackLiverProject says the stakes are high so competition is fierce
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Episode 32: A Touch of Class – Cosmopolitan If you asked the average person to name a cocktail, The Cosmopolitan would probably be on the short list. If you asked the average person what was in it, you might not get past vodka in a martini glas...

Here is the original #MonsterInAGlass episode featuring the #Cosmopolitan #cocktail where we find the first reference to it in the OED of all places.
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I think that's where The Avenue cocktail is from...the episode where we discuss what a passion fruit is

A famed European chef who prepares those especially tempting dishes, a delightful hospitable atmosphere and unbelievable but true...dinners only $1.65 all add up to the DRESDEN ROOM, 1760 N. Vermont. Your host HERMAN BYRENS, brought back from Singapore the recipe for the world's most delicious drink, "Blood and Sand." PHILLIP MOODY, star of radio and television opens at the Dresden Room this week.

On March 24, 1949, Ray Hewitt's LA Daily News column, "The Spotlighter" first mentions the Dresden Room serving the Blood and Sand. He claims that the restaurant's owner, Herman Byrens, brought the recipe back from Singapore.

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Ferraro kept the Blood & Sand on the menu as the Dresden's signature drink, in fact, it is still on their menu. He hired Ray Buhen, one of Don the Beachcomber's original team, to head his bar. There are claims that Buhen invented a "Blood & Sand" for Tyrone Power, who starred in the 1941 remake.

Carl Ferraro, who for more than 50 years owned the Dresden Restaurant in Los Feliz, a neighborhood fixture that has been used as a location for a number of popular Hollywood films, has died. He was 91. Ferrro died Jan. 20 at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. The cause was congestive heart failure, according to his son, James. Ferraro bought the Dresden in 1954 and kept the name, even though it referred to the china dolls that were part of the previous owner's decor. He remodeled it in 1963, adding white Leatherette booths, Venetian chandeliers and a wood-beam ceiling. In recent years the restaurant has earned a reputation as an example of a vintage interior in mint condition. It has been used in the films "What Women Want" (2000), with Mel Gibson, and "The Two Jakes" (1990), with Jack Nicholson. Nothing, however, had more of an impact on Ferraro's business than "Swingers" (1996). In it, two aspiring actors, played by John Favreau and Vince Vaughn, often meet at the Dresdent to commiserate over cocktails.

Carl Ferraro bought the Dresden in 1954, and changed its name to the Dresden Restaurant. Some interesting details in his obit. Los Angeles Times, February 7, 2005.

Also note that "Anchorman" (2004) also had a scene filmed at the Dresden.

The cafe creations at @nettarechi are coming quicker than I can sample them. A bunch of new specials on the menu including this one: Horchata Dirty Chai, a horchata with espresso and tres leches foam. Now I understand that all this time horchata was missing espresso.
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Our latest #Reanimator episode. #BloodAndSand more well traveled than I ever imagined

Ep 31 – Blood and Sand Reanimated Quickly and easily listen to Monster In A Glass Reanimator for free!

In this #MonsterInAGlass #Reanimator @libation-legacy.bsky.social traces the path of the #BloodAndSand from Hollywood boutique #cocktail in London to a tiki classic out of Singapore...and you can find the strangest things on Reddit these days.
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Episode 31: By the Horns – Blood and Sand You say Blood and Sand and it generates images of a switchblade fight on a beach. The consensus though is that this cocktail is named for the 1922 bullfighting movie starring silent-movie era heartthr...

The original #MonsterInAGlass #BloodAndSand ep wherein we go deep into the life and times of Rudolph Valentino...and there's a #cocktail too
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My faith in humanity is shaken knowing that the sweepstakes were fake...

The earliest reference to the Rusty Nail cocktail that I could find actually referred to it as the Knucklehead. From Charles F. Danver's long-running column "Pittsburghesque" in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, dated January 25, 1960.

The dram that satisfies

Another episode where we turn up some "secret history" (as Jim Murray called it in 1993). I'll have more on this soon, there are a bunch of fun details.

Sharing the love with @tammylc.bsky.social and her #RustyNail tasting episode. Rusty Nails all around!

Ep 30 – Rusty Nail Reanimated Quickly and easily listen to Monster In A Glass Reanimator for free!

In this new #MiaG #Reanimator @libation-legacy.bsky.social reveals the contentious history of Drambuie & how the #RustyNail was popularized by a novel and @blackliverproject.bsky.social is shocked by fraudulent sweepstakes of the 70s.
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Episode 30: Hitting It On The Head – Rusty Nail The Rusty Nail sounds like a rough cocktail, something that requires you to get a tetanus shot after you drink it. The ingredients don’t necessarily live up to the harsh name, but I hope you like Scot...

The #MonsterInAGlass episode on the #RustyNail #cocktail where we polish off a bottle of Drambuie and spotlight the hardcore horror show that is tetanus
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Another drink from the tradition of cocktail books published by UK authors outside of the "industry," in this case Drinks Long & Short (1925) by Nina Toye & A. H. "Robin" Adair. This follows up nicely on episode about the Satan's Whiskers, from The Weekend Book, also published by literary types. /1

Ep 29 - Calvados Cocktail Reanimated Quickly and easily listen to Monster In A Glass Reanimator for free!

The latest #MonsterInAGlass #Reanimator with #CalvadosCocktail. @libation-legacy.bsky.social finds a new literary circle that published their own book featuring new batch beverages to make for cocktail parties at home and the Calvados Cocktail player.captivate.fm/episode/31ea...
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