Looking back to the #MiaG #Rattleskull episode, Doug details the historical path of the drink detailing the lives of 2 #cocktail #historians / enthusiasts with some commentary on the times.

An English fruit makes a splash in American cocktails just prior to the 20th century and Doug tells the story of journalist Karl von Hermann, another tragic tale of addiction in the late 19th century that led to him allegedly faking his death.

We finally get some clarity on this #Reanimated episode of #MiaG featuring the #Bebbo as Doug finds the 1st published instance of the drink in 1933 from a Milwaukee, Wisconsin real estate mogul cashing in on the post-repeal rush to print cocktail recipe books

We discover the entrepreneurial career and life of Crosby Gaige, well known author, Broadway producer, ad executive, radio personality and cafeteria owner who Doug found was the originator of this #cocktail. Also, Jerry Thomas, despite having a bar at the same locale as PT Barnum's museum, likely did not have much of a relationship with him

For the #MiaG #BarbaraWest #Reanimator, we discover the Barbara East #cocktail which restructures the whole conversation about the drink name. Bill Boothby had numerous Barbara cocktails. Doug thinks they might celebrate film actress Barbara Lamarr...not a Barbara West.

New #MiaG #Reanimator featuring the #Michelada where Doug describes the creation by an engineer at the sports club bar after a night of drinking. Also, origins of beer cocktails and German beer tradition in Mexico.

Here is another #MiaG #Reanimator revealing the #history of the #ArnaudsSpecialCocktail where we seal the deal in describing how not special this #cocktail was and Doug describes his first hand account of going to Arnaud Cazanave's restaurant in New Orleans

#MiaG researcher Doug Stailey does a deep dive into distant #history of the #MintJulep and takes us right up to where we recognize the drink in its current form. Plus the role of Charles Dickens in the rise of the the American #cocktail