Archive - Dubious Cocktail History

A thousand years later, a Valentine beheading finds love

Feb 14 •

J. Finch Barlow

A 19th Century Georgetown exorcism creates a rum drink and saves us all from jalapeño poppers forever

Feb 9 •

J. Finch Barlow

January 2025

Bathhouse workers in a hot springs town discover a potent herbal rye number

Jan 30 •

J. Finch Barlow

A legendary 007 stunt leads downslope to a cozy Old Fashioned riff

Jan 23 •

J. Finch Barlow

August 2024

The 1900 Paris Olympics produces a refreshing tequila and grapefruit soda drink

Aug 9, 2024 •

J. Finch Barlow

July 2024

Men of science discover a Scotch ginger sour, and that’s about it

Jul 21, 2024 •

J. Finch Barlow

Better & Better

A soulful mezcal sipper named for sweet 1970s R&B singers

Jul 5, 2024 •

J. Finch Barlow

June 2024

The discoveries of Mars’ moons and a honey of a drink

Jun 20, 2024 •

J. Finch Barlow

Disney kills a character and the world gains a cocktail

Jun 13, 2024 •

J. Finch Barlow

May 2024

Two 19th Century Ships on Lake Ontario Go Tiki

May 3, 2024 •

J. Finch Barlow

April 2024

A collective good results from mixing rampant greed and tequila

Apr 18, 2024 •

J. Finch Barlow

Two friends invent the telephone…and a rye sipper

Apr 11, 2024 •

J. Finch Barlow

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