
Proof
100 Proof: Prohibition (Episode 4)
Jun 27, 2024
Discover the influence of Prohibition on cocktail innovation, featuring classics like the Bees Knees and Bloody Mary. Learn about the Temperance Movement, illegal alcohol trade, and mobsters like Al Capone. Explore the migration of bartenders, women's bars in Paris, and the evolution of the Bloody Mary cocktail.
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- Prohibition fueled cocktail innovation in unlikely places and circumstances, shaping modern mixology.
- Predatory sales tactics intensified alcohol consumption, leading to counterfeit booze proliferation and organized crime syndicates.
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