Today marks the 90 th anniversary of the federal repeal of Prohibition. The ratification of the 21 st amendment to the US constitution ended a nearly 14-year nationwide ban on the manufacture, sale ...

Old Forester is marking Repeal Day with a new bourbon that nods to the whiskey it once sold “for medicinal use only” during ...

On Jan. 17, 1920, one hundred years ago, America officially went dry. The last time I was in The Cave I began wondering, given how prevalent Prohibition-era speakeasies appear to have been, what ...

Prohibition ended on this day in 1933, meaning Americans could once again drink alcohol legally. Prohibition gave rise to ...

December 5, 2023, marks the 90th anniversary of the repeal of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution. This amendment, which went into effect on January 17, 1920, prohibited the ...

Prohibition: the 13-year-long ban on the consumption, manufacturing, and sale of alcohol in the United States during the early 20th century, as outlined in the 18th Amendment. Prohibition: considered ...

Even before Prohibition officially ended on December 5, 1933, Colorado was back in the alcohol business, brewing 3.2 beer in accordance with a measure passed by the state legislature. After more than ...

Prohibition Pig played a prominent role in my drinking education: The Waterbury brewpub and barbecue spot was where I first tried fernet. It was 2013 or thereabouts, and Fernet-Branca had its own tap ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...

In “Five Best: Books on Prohibition” (April 1), Jeanette Walls states that “drinking rose to record levels and America erupted into the most violent crime wave it had ever endured.” Not so!

In 1923 Episode 3, Jack and Elizabeth visit a speakeasy, where they sip Gin Rickey’s and Bee’s Knees cocktails. The Taylor Sheridan series takes place during a fascinating time in American history.