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		bobloblaw45 on Sept 21, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The long golden age of our glorified junk Also kinda related is how cocktails were created to mask lousy liquor during prohibition.

glutinouspigeon on Sept 22, 2020 [–]

Cocktails have been around since the 1800s. They may have changed a bit during prohibition, but to claim that they were created during that time for that purpose is just wrong.

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