It’s also Back to School month. In honor of that, a bit of history: on May 4, 1964, the U.S. Senate passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 19 declaring Bourbon “America’s native spirit,” making it “the only spirit distinctive to the United States.” S. Res. 19 was later reinforced in August 2007, by Senate Resolution 294 (sponsored…
Category: Bars
In Praise of The Dive Bar
Years ago, I was invited to join a social club made up of local businessmen (yes, business men) and professionals, most of whom also shared the experience of being alumni of a certain northeastern institution best known for being the birthplace of college football and Mr. Magoo’s alma mater, Rutgers University. The club, whose membership was…
The Drinking Life 