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Debunking the Biggest Cocktails & Spirits Myths

Life Behind Bars

This episode of Life Behind Bars tries to get to the bottom of some of the most common liquor legends and half-truths.

Noah Rothbaum

Half Full Editor

David Wondrich

Updated Feb. 09, 2018 8:32AM ET / Published Feb. 09, 2018 6:49AM ET 

Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast

Was rye more popular than bourbon at the turn century? Was the Manhattan cocktail created for Winston Churchill’s mother? Was tequila ever bottled with a worm? On this episode of Life Behind Bars, hosts Noah Rothbaum and David Wondrich debunk some of the most commonplace cocktails and spirits myths out there. Enjoy a drink while they set the record straight!

Life Behind Bars features Half Full’s editor Noah Rothbaum and its senior drinks columnist David Wondrich as they discuss the greatest bartenders of all time and how they changed what the world drinks.

Edited by Alex Skjong

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