Monday, August 27, 2012

History

The only way to understand any concept, idea, or even physical thing, you must know the history. The first recorded fermentated drink was produced from honey and wild yeast in 8000 B.C.

Over the years, it has gone through alot and advanced in many ways. It started with just beer working its way to having beer, liquor, and wine as its main 3 groups. Yet in each group there are 100's or even 1000's of different types or flavors.

 In the 1850's, a group of New York bartenders invented the first cocktail. Cocktails became used in higher class bars. Then in 1862, Abraham Lincoln used a liquor tax to help for the civil war. In 1910, the first laws on drunk-driving were inforced in New York. Then in 2000, they began using BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration) of .08 or above to determine if a person was to drunk to drive. Although as a minor, you have to blow .00, but god forbid you blow a .014.. You'll get a minor in consumption, I promise bro. Oh, and if you think they forgot about your minor and you think they wont send your court papers, give it time.. Itll be a sad day if you get your hopes and you still get them.

"What is Jagermeister?"
"You know how in fairy tails there's always that potion that makes the princess fall asleep and then all the guys start kissing her? Well this is like that except you don't wake up in a castle - you wake up in a frat house with a bad reputation."

7 comments:

  1. so what if a frat guy drinks said potion?

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  2. Than he will keep goin till he gets a .410

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  3. Haha. This is great. So a .014 huh? That should be called for a re-do on the breathalizer, for sure. What is that? Like a drink? Well, I feel sorry for the person who got unlucky at that. ;) O, and about the fairy tale thing. Good analogy!

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  4. Okay, I didn't even know half of this information!
    I would have to agree with Alissa, very interesting Halie!

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  5. Its pretty interesting how many flavors are in the making of all of it!

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  6. If you are giving quotes and other facts, cite your information. I believe mixed drinks actually became popular during Prohibition to mask the flavor of bathtub gin and were considered low class.

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