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    Retro gym equipment?

    You might have a bit of trouble finding period-correct benches -- weight benches were not popular in the Golden Era. Up until the 1950s, overhead press work was most common. A vintage weight gym would probably have a lifting platform and chalk instead.
  2. K

    How to Know if You're in The Right Bar

    Gimlets are usually good for determining baseline bartender knowledge. They are simple drinks that do not require unusal ingredients, but they can only be made well if a bartender understands the basics of cocktails (glassware selection and prep, garnishes, proper shaker technique, proper...
  3. K

    Bourbon

    Jim Beam still makes a bonded bourbon, which mostly seems to end up heading to Australia and New Zealand.
  4. K

    What is your vermouth brand of choice?

    I certainly agree about the flavor. I've learned recently, though, that Carpano Antica isn't strictly speaking a pure vermouth. It is a sort of bottled vermouth cocktail like Punt e Mes; with Punt e Mes, extra sugar and bitters are added to sweet vermouth, with Carpano Antica extra sugar and...
  5. K

    Cocktails anyone?

    You might try a Planter's Punch... It's basically a fresh-squeezed lime-ade with Jamaican rum and Angostura bitters. (It was named one of the best drinks of the year in a 1934 issue of Esquire. :) ) On the other hand, I don't know how popular rum was in Missouri at the time. Drink tastes were...
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    Stocking the Home Bar

    Here are a few popular recipes you can make: "Dry Martini" 1 oz. gin 1 oz. dry vermouth (Dash of orange bitters, if preferred) Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass, garnish with a lemon twist or olive. (If you garnish it with a cocktail onion, it becomes a Gibson.) You can also make...
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    Stocking the Home Bar

    In my experience, a fairly extensive but inexpensive home bar can be made with less than a dozen bottles. * A bottle of mid-range gin. (I'd suggest Gordon's or Seagram's). Buying this in the larger 1.75L size is usually slightly cheaper, and gin never goes bad. :) * A bottle of non-Bacardi...
  8. K

    Bourbon

    Also a few Golden Era bonded bourbon ads, courtesy of LIFE magazine. Kentucky Tavern (1936) Old Taylor (1937) Old Crow (1940) I.W. Harper (1940) Old Schenley (1940) Old Grand-Dad (1941) Glenmore (1941) Old Forester (1942)
  9. K

    Bourbon

    Another Bottled-in-Bond bourbon: Henry McKenna Single Barrel, one of the longest aged Bottled-in-Bond bourbons. (The "Bottled in Bond" designation is on that hang tag.)
  10. K

    Bourbon

    Bourbon distiller Jim Rutledge explains why old bottles of bourbon taste different than many bottled today. http://bourbondork.blogspot.com/2011/11/q-34-with-four-roses-master-distiller.html
  11. K

    Cocktails anyone?

    For those interested in Golden Era American cocktail books, a fellow from Italy named Mr. Tucci has put together a pretty impressive list, including PDF links to ones that (I assume) have entered the public domain over there.
  12. K

    Bourbon

    Another Bottled-in-Bond. I haven't had this one recently, but I think it's still being made... Ancient Age
  13. K

    Bourbon

    Two more modern Bottled-in-Bond bourbons: Tom Moore, which I hear mostly ends up in Texas. Colonel Lee, from another bar in Japan. :)
  14. K

    Bourbon

    Some modern Bottled-in-Bond bourbons: Old Fitzgerald Old Grand-Dad J. W. Dant Very Old Barton J.T.S. Brown Heaven Hill Old Heaven Hill T.W. Samuels (A lot of the more obscure images I found from a website called The Party Source, a wine and spirits retailer in Kentucky.) *Edit...
  15. K

    Bourbon

    I ask, because Bottled-in-Bond bourbons seemed to feature heavily in most Golden Era whiskey advertisements I've seen... That style of bourbon seems less popular today.
  16. K

    Bourbon

    Wasn't Bottled-in-Bond bourbon the Golden Era standard?
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    Pre-war Madras?

    I'm looking for color photos or illustrations of Indian madras fabrics from before World War II. I've heard that madras was a popular tie fabric in the 30s, and thought you folks might be able to help me out. :) Any info would be greatly appreciated.
  18. K

    Golden Age lab coats?

    What were the details, and were they different than the sort worn today? What fabric were they made of? Belted or non-belted backs? What kind of lapels? Was there a standard length? Also, what's the story with the mandarin collar(?) labcoats with the shoulder-side buttons? The one...

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