Sneak peak of episode one of Generation Green New Deal, the new podcast from Cocktail History host Sam Eilertsen, part of the Critical Frequency podcast network. Listen to the rest: https://podlink.to/generationgndBy Sam Eilertsen

Trailer for a new podcast from Cocktail History host Sam Eilertsen! Subscribe to Generation Green New Deal wherever you get your podcasts.By Sam Eilertsen

In 1855 newspapers around the world carried the story of the Rum Riot in Portland, Maine. Maine had become a dry state, and an angry crowd had tried to break into city hall to seize a stash of rum being held there. The mayor, a Temperance crusader who had the movement for Prohibition ordered the militia to fire into the crowd, and a young sailor wa…

New Orleans has long been known as an oasis of cultural deviancy in the conservative South. So how did the city react to Prohibition? Not well, as you might imagine. In this episode, host Sam Eilertsen is joined by Hannah Griggs of Boston College, creator of the Intemperance Archive, an online exhibit of Prohibition raids in New Orleans. Check out …

The eggnog of today is generally a tame affair, served around Christmas time. But there was a day when Eggnog was a hard-drinking pioneers beverage, it's been called the antebellum "dry martini of the south", and a favorite of military men. We have eggnog recipes from three presidents: George Washington, William Henry Harrison, and Dwight Eisenhowe…

The English and Dutch East India Companies battle it out for spices, and Punch is invented! Featuring David Wondrich, Esquire writer and author of Punch and Imbibe!Show notes at http://chpodcast.com/ (will be available by 7/5)Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cocktail-history-podcast/id1098439476?mt=2Facebook: http://facebook…

Part one of the story of the cocktail's ancestor: Punch. A tale of distillation, alchemy, exploration and conquest.By Sam Eilertsen

A brief taste of what's coming in the Cocktail History podcast, featuring a discussion of the origin of the term "mixology" and a classic recipe for Hot Buttered Rum.By Sam Eilertsen