Most presidents like to drink. It’s a simple fact. The founding fathers got wasted as often as they could and the mentality carried through to almost everyone else who’s inhabited the Oval Office. In honor…
Most presidents like to drink. It’s a simple fact. The founding fathers got wasted as often as they could and the mentality carried through to almost everyone else who’s inhabited the Oval Office. In honor…
American presidents are so mythologized, it does everyone some good to remember that they’re no more or less human than the rest of us. They eat, drink, smoke, walk, talk, swear, trip, yell at their…
If you’re into the experimental cocktail scene, no one’s going to stop you. Go ahead and drink your Ron Swanson disapproved drinks. But when we’re bartending or patronizing a cocktail bar, we want the tried…
Moonshine, as we know it, hasn’t been moonshine for very long. It started in England as a word to describe any work done at night by the light of the moon and wouldn’t describe illegal…
As far as Irish whiskeys go, Slane has taken a lot of people—critics and casual drinkers alike—by surprise. A couple months back, they invited us out to Slane, County Meath, Ireland, to check out the…
Usually we think of museums as stuffy places old people go to so they can see stuff their parents used. But they’re not all like that. There are plenty of museums that cater to your…
When it comes to pubs, older seems to be better. No matter where in the world you are, pubs will hang signs outside their doors that mark historical events or visitors and prominently feature their…
To be fair to the man and the people who study this sort of thing, we’re not exactly sure how LBJ is viewed by historians. We’ve heard plenty of genital related trivia for him, but…
Players in the pocket knife industry are constantly trying to build a better, more durable, more versatile knife and, in the interest of fairness, we think they’re doing a pretty good job. Every year knives…
Now in its third edition, the Mini Museum is a collection of cool artifacts you can display at home for a fraction of the price it would cost for any individual piece. The complete Mini…
We’ve seen some pretty incredible feats of design and engineering over the years, but nothing like this 3000-year-old prosthetic wooden toe. The prosthesis was originally found in a plundered shaft tomb at the graveyard hill of…
During the Great Depression, the wandering unemployed found some artistic expression in carving new portraits and scenes into coinage, most popularly the Buffalo Nickel. Since then, genuine carved coins have become valuable pieces of US History…
C & T Auctioneers recently held a military collectibles auction that gave a few lucky individuals the chance to own World War II era spy gadgets. Yes, actual spy gadgets. The auction had a total…
Good men drink good whiskey. Whether it be scotch, bourbon, or Irish history has shown us time and time again that men worthy of our admiration are fans of the good brown elixir. Some used it…
If you say you’re not interested in conspiracies and secret societies, you’re a dirty goddamn liar, because they’re a guilty pleasure for everyone. You’ve absolutely talked about JFK’s second shooter, Jay Z’s Illuminati ties, and…