Hey Guys,
Happy New Year and we are back now from vacation!!
We just had the 100th anniversary of the 18th amendment of the United States Constitution (Prohibition) which was on January 17th, 1920.
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So the drink we will talk about on this show is called Mary Pickford from back in the time. It was created for our Canadian actress and producer Mary Pickford who worked in USA. She was also one of the founder of the Pickford-Fairbanks studio with Charlie Chaplin (which turned into United Artists Studios). It was later bought out by MGM studios.
Here is a YouTube link to UA studios history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMUwEJgX81k. She was also one of the founders of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science which presents the Oscar Awards out every year.
So the drink was created in Cuba for her by Eddie Woelke or Fred Kaufmann at the National Hotel of Cuba.
Recipe: 1.5 oz white rum (we used Cuban rum for this), 1.5 oz pineapple juice, 1 tsp. grenadine, 6 drops of Maraschino liqueur (you can use cherry juice instead if you want it sweeter and less boozy).
Shake in your shaker and then double strained into a coupe glass. What is double strained? Well listen to find out!!
On "Mark's adventures" segment: we will talk about Esotico which is a 30 minute walk from downtown Miami, Florida. Mark's favorite drink was the Tangaroa’s Butt which consists of Mezcal, Wray & Nephew Overproof and Mount Gay Black Barrel rum. Yes, the drink has a special glassware for it...don't ask!! We talk about a special food item there that will definitely have your arms up in the sea about. A pineapple class that has some interesting details to it as well.
On "Did you Know?" segment: we will give you a few facts about Prohibition and how it started from two major groups: ASL and the WCTU who used their power to get the 18th amendment in place. Canada did have a short period of time of Prohibition but then we realized we could sell our whiskey to USA.
If you want to know more cocktails that came out of this time, check out this link: https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/definitive-guide-to-iconic-prohibition-era-cocktails
This is part one of a two part series on Prohibition (part two will be next month). Stay tune with the next episode with Paola back at the studio and we talk about a tiki classic Shark's Tooth.
