The 10 Best Bourbons You’ve Never Heard Of: Don’t be afraid to grab yourself a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle
The Men Behind Your Favorite Liquor:
“One morning in 1911 [Jack] Daniel showed up for work early and couldn’t get his safe open. He flew off the handle and kicked the offending strongbox. The kick was so ferocious that Daniel injured his toe, which then became infected. The infection soon became the blood poisoning that killed the whiskey mogul.”
How 10 Famous People/Characters ordered their Martinis:
“Ernest Hemingway favored the Montgomery – 15 parts gin to 1 part vermouth. 15:1 is said to be the ratio Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery preferred when going into battle.”
