- President Lincoln, when informed that General Grant drank whiskey while leading his troops, reportedly replied "Find out the name of the brand so I can give it to my other generals.
- As Magellan prepared to sail around the world in 1519, he spent more on Sherry than on weapons.
- In the 1600's thermometers were filled with brandy instead of mercury
- In ancient Babylon, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead (fermented honey beverage) he could drink for a month after the wedding. Because their calendar was lunar or moon-based, this period of free mead was called the "honey month," or what we now call the "honeymoon."
Thanks:http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/FunFacts/AlcoholTrivia.html
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