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May 08, 2014 • ##ExtraordinaryALX ##thehour ##thehourshop #Alexandria Public Library #Alexandria VA #art deco barware #art deco glassware #bakelite #Capitol Cocktails #Machine Age #mocktail #Old Town Alexandria #Parties and Events #prohibition #roaring twenties #The Hour #The Hour Shop #vintage barware #Vintage glassware

Cocktail Culture in the Twenties

Cocktail Culture in the Twenties

It was a Roaring good time!! This past weekend, I had the pleasure of speaking about “Cocktail Culture in the …

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Jun 26, 2013 • ##allthingscocktail #Bar spoon #bars #Bartender #Barware #Cocktail #Craft Cocktail #Double jigger #jigger #Ounce #prohibition #Shot glass #The Hour Shop #Uncategorized #vintage barware

Why Use a Jigger?

Why Use a Jigger?

Jiggers are to cocktails what measuring spoons are to baking: a basic necessity. By definition, a jigger is a …

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Jun 21, 2013 • ##allthingscocktail #18th Amendment #Bartender #Bon Vivant’s Guide #Capitol Cocktails #Cocktail #Cocktail Classic #Farmer’s Cabinet #how to mix drinks #Jerry Thomas #prohibition #Rules of Three #The Hour #vintage barware #Vintage glassware

What’s a Cocktail?

What’s a Cocktail?

I was playing cards with a group of girlfriends one night and one of them asked me, ‘so what exactly …

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