Prohibition… 13 years of a poorly defined & ill enforced constitutional amendment to ban the sale, distribution, and transportation of alcohol. A movement spanning over 100 years; starting from temperance, and ending up in the well oiled, well financed Washington political machine… its legacy is more than just taxation and strange statewide liquor laws.

Join us as Mia & Alexa sit down with a French 75 & Author of Dry Manhattan: Prohibition in New York City and Principle of Bard High School Early College, Michael A. Lerner, PhD to discuss Prohibition's invisible legacy in our everyday lives.

Mia will also lead us through the fun back story of the Prohibition era classic, the French 75, how it got its name and who made it popular.

Drink History is hosted by Alexa Wilkinson & Mia Fio Rito.

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We couldn't do this without the help of:

Diana Pittet - adjunct professor of alcohol history at NYU and the co-founder of Night Owl Hospitality, a cocktail-catering and spirit-education company that is all about elevating your drink experience at home and on-line.

And listeners like you!

Sources:

Casablanca Clip - courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

PBS Documentary - https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/prohibition/unintended-consequences/

Did Prohibition Really Work? Alcohol Prohibition as a Public Health Innovation

Jack S. Blocker, Jr, PhD

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1470475/