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During National Prohibition in the USA (1921-1933), the only way you could buy alcohol legally was from a drug store, with a doctor's prescription....
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First Blagojevich, now this. How much humiliation can Illinois take?Ten High Straight Bourbon Whiskey has been demoted to a blend, at least in some...
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Our own national Drinks Examiner, Bill Dowd, doesn't care for the new Jim Beam commercials. He's not alone.You can watch the commercials and learn...
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More Repeal Day news is coming in as Friday approaches and you can take advantage of this one if you are or will be anywhere near Frankfort,...
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I'm not sure what made me think this would be my last word on the subject of legal drinking's 75th anniversary, which happens this Friday, December...
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The 75th anniversary of legal drinking is next Friday, when we will celebrate the ratification of the 21st Amendment, which ended Prohibition. This is...
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The 75th anniversary of legal drinking is two weeks from today, when we will celebrate the ratification of the 21st Amendment, which ended...
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In the United States, "change" has always been a potent policitcal call to action. When Franklin Roosevelt was elected president in 1932,...
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In my previous post, I promised to tell you a little about what legal drinking was like before Prohibition (Legal Drinking 1.0), so we can talk about...
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- (Drink) The Berghoff, 17 W. Adams
- (Buy) Binny's Beverage Depot (21 locations)
- (Drink) Clark Street Ale House, 742 N. Clark
- (Drink) Delilah's, 2771 N. Lincoln (near Diversey)
- (Buy) Lush, 1305 S. Halsted & 2232 W. Roscoe
- (Drink) Miller's Pub, 134 S. Wabash
- (Drink) Risque Cafe, 3419 N Clark St (near Roscoe)
- (Buy) Sam's Wines & Spirits (4 locations)
- (Drink) Stanley's, Lincoln-Armitage-Sedgwick
- (Drink) Twisted Spoke, Ogden & Grand
- (Drink) The Violet Hour
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- The Chuck Cowdery Blog
- Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
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- Made and Bottled in Kentucky
- Malt Advocate
- The Ministry of Rum
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- Scotch Whisky Association
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- Tequila Regulatory Council (it's in Spanish)
- Viva Tequila
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