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Cocktail Bar Review: The Milk Thistle, Bristol
Why is it that taxidermy animals are now synonymous with Speakeasy bars? I thought the point was that everyone was busy making moonshine gin in their bathtubs out of potatoes and their mistress’ nail polish, not shooting badgers and then … Continue
Posted in Cocktails, Reviews | Tagged Bristol, Cocktail, Cooking, Home, Lord of the Manor, Milk Thistle, Speakeasy, Vermouth | Comments Off on Cocktail Bar Review: The Milk Thistle, BristolWhat`s your favourite Prohibition-era Cocktail?
The prohibition-era cocktail emerged in the USA of the 1920`s when all alcohol was strictly forbidden by law. The production and distribution of alcohol went underground and numerous speakeasies sprung up to accommodate the demand for illegal liquor. These speakeasies … Continue
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Prohibition was hardly the greatest moment for the spirit industry,and yet the number of bars such as the Evans and Peel Detective Agency that model themselves on the period’s speakeasies shows no sign of abating. For the unimaginative marketeer, the apparent … Continue
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