WEBVTT - 9 Cocktail Facts to Enjoy Shaken or Stirred!

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<v Speaker 1>Guess what mango? What's that? Will? All right? So I

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<v Speaker 1>was in a restaurant the other night and I was

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<v Speaker 1>looking at the menu, and for some reason, I started

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about all the names that were on the cocktail

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<v Speaker 1>list there. I was. I was kind of bored, to

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<v Speaker 1>be honest with you. I started thinking about these things

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<v Speaker 1>and I saw Irish coffee on the list, and then

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<v Speaker 1>I was even more board. So I started to wonder

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more about this, and I was trying

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<v Speaker 1>to think through like whether that's offensive, you know, like

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<v Speaker 1>you pour a little whiskey into a hot coffee and

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<v Speaker 1>then suddenly it's Irish for some reason. Yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like cocktail names are so weird, right, Like

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<v Speaker 1>white Russians had nothing to do with Russia or Mikaile

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<v Speaker 1>burushnikof right, I mean they do have vodka, and my guess,

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<v Speaker 1>and the same with black Russians, Like that was invented

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<v Speaker 1>in Belgium apparently. So the weird thing is that Gabe

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<v Speaker 1>was looking into this and the name Irish whiskey was

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<v Speaker 1>actually a point of pride for the man who coined it.

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<v Speaker 1>So the guy's name was Joe Sheridan, and he was

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<v Speaker 1>the chef at an airport restaurant and the Port of

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<v Speaker 1>Points Over in Ireland, so that that's kind of funny

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<v Speaker 1>it was invented in an airport. But what's the story there,

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<v Speaker 1>all right? This goes back to three and I guess

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<v Speaker 1>at the time, there was this extremely rough winter storm

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<v Speaker 1>going on, so planes are getting grounded and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>passengers are stuck inside there. So Joe basically takes pity

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<v Speaker 1>on the exhausted passengers and he offers them this mix

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<v Speaker 1>of hot coffee and Irish whiskey kind of as a

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<v Speaker 1>way to help them warm up. And so one American

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<v Speaker 1>passenger inquires about this and he asked, you know, have

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<v Speaker 1>we just been served Brazilian coffee? Well, Joe shakes his head,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, and he said, no, sir, that's Irish coffee

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<v Speaker 1>or drinking. Yeah, if you're glad I spared you the

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<v Speaker 1>Irish accent there, all right. So a few weeks later,

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<v Speaker 1>Chef Joe just convinced the restaurant owner there to add

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<v Speaker 1>his Irish coffee to the menu, and passengers there and

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<v Speaker 1>Foins and beyond have been enjoying it ever since. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's just the first of nine facts about cocktails that

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<v Speaker 1>will dig into today. Let's dive in. He their podcast listeners,

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Part Time Genius. I'm Will Pearson and as

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<v Speaker 1>always I'm joined by my good friend Man Gueshow Ticketer

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<v Speaker 1>and sitting behind the soundproof booth trying to mix himself

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<v Speaker 1>Poos Cafe. Yeah, it's exactly what it is. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>These are these gorgeous drinks because they look kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like a rainbow and glass. It's like super alcoholic and

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<v Speaker 1>they're layered, but each sip is a little bit different,

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<v Speaker 1>and the trick is to make sure it all SIPs good.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's what Trista was trying to do, but

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<v Speaker 1>it kind of came out tan, so he just poured

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<v Speaker 1>it out and made himself a Zema with a little

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<v Speaker 1>red skittle at the bottom. But I think that's a

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<v Speaker 1>less savvy cocktail, to be honest, which is amazing that

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<v Speaker 1>Tristan found a bottle of zema. They make that anymore now,

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<v Speaker 1>they definite know. I am excited to talk about cocktails

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<v Speaker 1>because the first one is something I've had questions about forever,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's a Tom Collins. So the question everyone asks,

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<v Speaker 1>who exactly was Tom Collins? And you and I are

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<v Speaker 1>not the first person to wonder about this, and in fact,

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<v Speaker 1>in nineteenth century New York asking folks if they knew

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Collins was some people's favorite pastime. So the way

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<v Speaker 1>it worked was that a stranger would come up to

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<v Speaker 1>you in the street or whatever, and they'd tell you that,

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<v Speaker 1>like twenty minutes earlier they saw Tom Collins trash talking you.

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<v Speaker 1>And they say this to like anyone who listened, right,

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<v Speaker 1>He was like talking about your clothes, your week, work ethic,

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that you can't go left on a basketball court, whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>And so you get all confused and flustered because you

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<v Speaker 1>don't really know anyone named Tom Collins, and who is

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<v Speaker 1>this guy to slander you? Right? So you asked a

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<v Speaker 1>stranger where he saw Tom Collins last, and he directs

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<v Speaker 1>you towards the local pub. Right, So it's like this

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<v Speaker 1>genius marketing trick. So a few minutes later you storm

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<v Speaker 1>in to the bar demand to see Tom Collins, at

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<v Speaker 1>which point the bartender nods silently, fixes you a drink

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<v Speaker 1>and he hands you with Tom Collins, which I guess

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<v Speaker 1>is old Tom gin lemon juice and sugar, topped off

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<v Speaker 1>with carbonated water. And the thing is right, you get

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<v Speaker 1>to meet Tom Collins. So it's like a cute little

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<v Speaker 1>trick and it's a nice story. And according to saucy

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<v Speaker 1>dot com, which is a beverage sipe, the Tom Collins

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<v Speaker 1>was a product of a nineteenth century prank for people

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<v Speaker 1>with way too much time on their hands, and of

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<v Speaker 1>course the bartender was actually in on the joke. Some

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<v Speaker 1>people have suggested that the entire hoax was concocted by

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<v Speaker 1>bar owners as a way to sell more drinks, and

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<v Speaker 1>that the strangers on the street were actually on the

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<v Speaker 1>bar's payrolls. But either way, what we got on the

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<v Speaker 1>end was this tasty summary drink, which is way better

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<v Speaker 1>than any bar fight. That's pretty cool. I'd actually wondered

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<v Speaker 1>that one as well. A well, another name I've been

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about recently is the screwdriver, which is a very

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<v Speaker 1>simple cocktail. It's just one part vodka and one part

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<v Speaker 1>orange juice. Of course, yeah, I mean, isn't it funny

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<v Speaker 1>that's something that's simple has a name instead of just

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<v Speaker 1>like vodka with orange and the fact that a greyhound

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<v Speaker 1>is vodka with grapefruit juice too. But supposedly that got

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<v Speaker 1>its name from being served at the restaurant attached at

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<v Speaker 1>a Greyhound bus station. I guess that's super weird. I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like I've never heard Paul Simon sing about that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean there's a little bit of questioning, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the veracity of all of these, But the screwdriver has

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<v Speaker 1>a better story than this. Obviously, Americans like their vodka,

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<v Speaker 1>and in fact, it's actually the best selling liquor in

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<v Speaker 1>the country accounting for it's something like a third of

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<v Speaker 1>all liquors sold last year and more than six billion

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<v Speaker 1>dollars in sales. And of course making screwdrivers, as we said,

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<v Speaker 1>is super simple. But if you want to stay true

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<v Speaker 1>to the drink's roots, then you actually want to use

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<v Speaker 1>a real screwdriver. And that's because the drink is said

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<v Speaker 1>to have been invented by American oil workers who were

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<v Speaker 1>stationed in the Persian Gulf. And this was back in

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<v Speaker 1>the forties. That's funny, you know. I've obviously had that drink,

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<v Speaker 1>but I never think it's that old. Yeah. So the

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<v Speaker 1>workers decided to make the work day a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more interesting by secretly adding vodka to their morning o J.

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<v Speaker 1>And because they didn't have any spoons handy, they stirred

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<v Speaker 1>the drink with their screwdrivers instead, and before long the

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<v Speaker 1>men started referring to the drink as a screwdriver now,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, parsonally, because it was just a fun way

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about drinking around your boss is like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>this job sure would be a little easier with a

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<v Speaker 1>screw driver. Well, I mean having murky origin stories. It's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of like a running theme with famous cocktails, and

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<v Speaker 1>the Long Island Iced Tea is no exception. So a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people say the drink was first mixed during

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<v Speaker 1>Prohibition as a way to disguise a drink as plain tea,

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<v Speaker 1>and others say the drink was created in the nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>seventies and this contest sponsored by a Triple Sex. So

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<v Speaker 1>I've actually seen a video of the guy nicknamed Rosebud

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<v Speaker 1>who supposedly invented it in the seventies, and he's just

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<v Speaker 1>throwing this like equal parts of vodka, jin rom tequila

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<v Speaker 1>and triple sec into a blender and a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>of coal up. And it's not like the super Neat

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<v Speaker 1>mixology video because he makes kind of a mess with

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<v Speaker 1>the blender and everything. But you know, apparently he dubbed

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<v Speaker 1>it a Long Island Iced tea because of where his

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<v Speaker 1>bar was located. But what's incredible to me, and this

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<v Speaker 1>is all gay during the research here, is that New

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<v Speaker 1>York isn't the only Long Island to lay claim did

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<v Speaker 1>this drink. Tennessee also has a Long Island of its own,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's right in the middle of the Holston River

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<v Speaker 1>near the town of Kingsport. So, according to the town,

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<v Speaker 1>Long Island, iced tea was actually the creation of this

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<v Speaker 1>local bootlegger there. His name was Charlie old Man Bishop

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<v Speaker 1>and old Man Bishop. One day, I suppose they got

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<v Speaker 1>a little creative. He took vodka, gin whiskey tequila and

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<v Speaker 1>mixed them together with maple syrup, and then in the

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<v Speaker 1>nine is so Ransom perfected the recipe by adding a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of citrus juice and and a little cola

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<v Speaker 1>to the mix. And as you can imagine, the two

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<v Speaker 1>Long Islands are at odds over who came up with

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<v Speaker 1>this disgusting drink first. I mean, they even compete in

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<v Speaker 1>this thing called Battle for the Tea where they blindfolded

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<v Speaker 1>bar patrons and gave them each of the regions tease

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<v Speaker 1>and everyone voted for their favorite. But unfortunately they made

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<v Speaker 1>it a best of two match. So both Long Islands

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<v Speaker 1>have actually won one round each and there's no third

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<v Speaker 1>round schedule. Sounds like they've had a few of them

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<v Speaker 1>before they came up with that idea for a best

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<v Speaker 1>of two. I also feel like we should grab a

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<v Speaker 1>few folks from the Savor team and have a little

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<v Speaker 1>office test and kind of choose for ourselves. But yeah, alright, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>speaking of murky origins, why don't we talk about the Cosmopolitan,

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<v Speaker 1>which claims two stories of its own own, actually none

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<v Speaker 1>of which I'm guessing have to do with Sex in

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<v Speaker 1>the City. Well, here's the weird thing is that one

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<v Speaker 1>of them actually does. So one option is that the

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<v Speaker 1>drink got its start in the mid nineteen eighties at

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<v Speaker 1>a bar in Miami South Beach. So, according to legend,

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<v Speaker 1>a woman named Cheryl Cook invented it, and it was

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to be like a more feminine take on the

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<v Speaker 1>Martini because she had noticed that many women seemed to

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy the shape of the classic Martini glass more than

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<v Speaker 1>the taste of the actual drink that it came with.

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<v Speaker 1>So here's where the Sex and the City connection comes in.

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<v Speaker 1>Cook claims that the show's mother daughter costume design team

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<v Speaker 1>had been customers at her bar for like fifteen years

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<v Speaker 1>before the show started, So the inclusion of the Cosmo

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<v Speaker 1>on the show might have actually been a fun nod

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<v Speaker 1>to cook. That's interesting, and the show actually did revitalize

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<v Speaker 1>the cocktail from from what I know, I mean kind

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<v Speaker 1>of the same way as Sideways got people to stop

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<v Speaker 1>drinking more low yeah, or the way you know everybody

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<v Speaker 1>started drinking white Russians right after the Big Lebowski. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's there's actually another great story that could also be

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<v Speaker 1>the starting point for the Cosmopolitan as well. So according

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<v Speaker 1>to an African American bartender named Neil Murray, he invented

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<v Speaker 1>the drink back in nine and this was as a

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<v Speaker 1>way of asserting himself at the bar that was under

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<v Speaker 1>racist management at the time. Now, the story goes that

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<v Speaker 1>Murray had interviewed to be a bartender at the Cork

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<v Speaker 1>and Clever Bar in Minneapolis earlier that year, but despite

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<v Speaker 1>having a pretty good interview, he was actually later told

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<v Speaker 1>by a friend that the managers passed on him simply

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<v Speaker 1>because he was black. Still, the staff was on Murray's side,

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<v Speaker 1>so when management went away for the weekend, the staff

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<v Speaker 1>slip trained him. Over the course of three days and

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<v Speaker 1>put him on the payroll. Then the managers agreed to

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<v Speaker 1>try him out once they returned. But here's the backstory

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<v Speaker 1>to the drink. So one night not too long after,

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<v Speaker 1>Murray was mixing up a popular cocktail called the Comic

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<v Speaker 1>Kaze when he decided to add a splash of cranberry

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<v Speaker 1>juice to the mix. Now, the customer loved the extra

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<v Speaker 1>fruity punch and asked Murray what had inspired him to

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<v Speaker 1>add it, and Murray just said it just felt like

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<v Speaker 1>it needed a little color. So the customer responds that

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<v Speaker 1>it looks very cosmopolitan, and that's how the drink and

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<v Speaker 1>actually got its name. But the funniest part is that

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<v Speaker 1>Murray says he started ordering the drink and every town

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<v Speaker 1>he passed through after that, so he would go to

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<v Speaker 1>a bar and order a Cosmopolitan, and when they had

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<v Speaker 1>asked him to remind him what it was, Murray would

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<v Speaker 1>tell them that it was a Kama Kaze with cranberry juice.

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<v Speaker 1>So bartender suggested the drink to customers, and the drink

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<v Speaker 1>gradually spread from coast to coast. Have you ever heard

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<v Speaker 1>that This American Life, where Sarah Kanig is talking about

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<v Speaker 1>her dad who's this legendary admin. He wrote the old

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<v Speaker 1>Volkswagen thinks small ad and lemonads, and he's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>kind of known as a genius. But he also makes

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<v Speaker 1>these outrageous claims, Like one of the things he claims

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<v Speaker 1>is that no one used to eat shrimp in New

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<v Speaker 1>York before he came to town, and he just kept

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<v Speaker 1>asking people for pulling peel shrimp, eating it on docs

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<v Speaker 1>and stuff, and suddenly, like the whole town was into it.

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<v Speaker 1>He also claimed he invented thumb wrestling. I would be

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<v Speaker 1>so star struck, but who knows, maybe you did. But

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<v Speaker 1>speaking of crazy ideas that took off, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about a non alcoholic cocktail, and that's the Arnold Palmer.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel we've talked about this one before, haven't we.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right, But you know, as you'd imagine, legendary golfer

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<v Speaker 1>Arnold Palmer was not the first to combine iced tea

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<v Speaker 1>with lemonade, but he was the first to popularize to drink.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, this is something that I order from time

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<v Speaker 1>to time, but I always get a little nervous before

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<v Speaker 1>I say it. And my kids actually made fun of

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<v Speaker 1>me because I have a hard time saying without really

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<v Speaker 1>slowing down, saying Arnold Palmer. So they like to wait

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<v Speaker 1>for me to say an Arner Palmer. So I do

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<v Speaker 1>love that old ESPN commercial. Whether they're in this cafeteria

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<v Speaker 1>and these two sportscasters are they're just watching is Arnold

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<v Speaker 1>Palmer goes up to the dispenser and he fills his

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<v Speaker 1>glass half with lemonade than half with iced tea, and

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<v Speaker 1>then he walks away, and they go, that was awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that. And you know, I'm sure there's plenty

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<v Speaker 1>of people out there who can't say Arnold Palmer. So like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so we should just call it an Arnie Palmy. I

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<v Speaker 1>like that. I like it. Well, the name of the

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<v Speaker 1>drink goes back to the late sixties and and this

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<v Speaker 1>is when this woman happened to overhear Palmer ordering his

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<v Speaker 1>favorite drink at a bar in Palm Springs, and she

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<v Speaker 1>apparently was star struck. Right, she was a huge fan,

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<v Speaker 1>so she immediately ordered one of the same and simply

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<v Speaker 1>referred to it as that Palmer drink. Another way you

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<v Speaker 1>and I can refer to it, And that's how it

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<v Speaker 1>kind of took off. But more official connection was made

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<v Speaker 1>years later when Palmer licensed both his name and image

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<v Speaker 1>to branded versions of the drinks. But you know, in

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<v Speaker 1>the early days, it was just his fans requesting the drink,

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<v Speaker 1>and and that's sort of how it's spread. But here's

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<v Speaker 1>what's funny. If you want to mix up your own

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<v Speaker 1>Arnold Palmer at home, you actually have to decide which

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<v Speaker 1>ratio to use. Normally, the drink is served fifty fifty,

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<v Speaker 1>also known as a half and half to non Palmer fans.

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<v Speaker 1>Palmer actually preferred sent tea to lemonade mix, but his

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<v Speaker 1>wife was this total sweet tooth, and so she'd use

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<v Speaker 1>sweet tea and lemonade, and her versions called a wind

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<v Speaker 1>Palmer after the namesake. And you know, just because I

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<v Speaker 1>have to say this, Arnold Palmer's dentist used to be

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<v Speaker 1>in Delaware for some reason. He used to come to

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<v Speaker 1>Delaware to get his teeth done. So I would just

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<v Speaker 1>feel like, that's in fact every where should know. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know why you know that, but anyway, we've got

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<v Speaker 1>a few more cocktail origins to get to. But first

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<v Speaker 1>let's take a quick break. Welcome back to Part Time Genius,

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<v Speaker 1>where we're talking drink origins. Now I'm gonna stick with

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<v Speaker 1>your mocktail theme and talk about the grandmother of all

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<v Speaker 1>mock tails, which is, of course, the Shirley Temple. So

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<v Speaker 1>as you might imagine, this mixture of ginger ale, grenadine

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<v Speaker 1>and Americino on top was reportedly served to the child

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<v Speaker 1>actress Shirley Temple starting in the late nineteen thirties, and

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<v Speaker 1>in true cocktail fashion, there is some disagreement on where

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<v Speaker 1>and when the drink originated. There was this Beverly Hills

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<v Speaker 1>restaurant called Chasen's that claims to have invented the drink

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<v Speaker 1>on Temple's tenth birthday so she'd have something special to

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<v Speaker 1>sit on when she dined with her parents. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>while the Brown Derby restaurant claims to be the true

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<v Speaker 1>home of the drink, also the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in

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<v Speaker 1>Wakiki claims that they were the first to mix it

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<v Speaker 1>for But the funny part is that while all these

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<v Speaker 1>places claimed they invented it for her, Shirley Temple actually

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't a fan of the drink. She reportedly found it

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<v Speaker 1>to be much too sweet for her taste, which is amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels like such an insult coming from a child. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, apparently the only thing she found more distasteful

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<v Speaker 1>was when companies tried to market a bottle cherry soda

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<v Speaker 1>called the Shirley Temple in the nineteen eighties. She responded

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<v Speaker 1>by filing multiple civil lawsuits claiming her name was not

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<v Speaker 1>a generic term and that the use of it was

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<v Speaker 1>an invasion of her privacy. And the company's actually eventually

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<v Speaker 1>back down. That's pretty amazing. I mean, I do know

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<v Speaker 1>she was super smart, right, like she was supposedly like

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<v Speaker 1>this ambassador or diplomat. Yeah, that's true, and I believe

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<v Speaker 1>it was to Czechoslovakia. But since I did a Shirley

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<v Speaker 1>Temple fact, I think I should tackle its sibling cocktail

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<v Speaker 1>while I'm at it, And that's the Roy Rogers. So

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<v Speaker 1>one of my favorite scenes on Dirty Rock is when

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<v Speaker 1>Alec Baldwin's at this far and he orders this really

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<v Speaker 1>fruit fru drink, like I think it's like a white

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<v Speaker 1>rum with diet ginger ale and a splash of lime

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<v Speaker 1>or something, and the bartender says, sir, here's your Nancy Drew,

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<v Speaker 1>and Alec Baldwin is just so offended and he says,

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<v Speaker 1>for men, it's called a hardy boy. I know why

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<v Speaker 1>that line is so funny to be but the idea

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<v Speaker 1>that we need like a coke version of the Shirley

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<v Speaker 1>Temple to appeal to boys is just so dumb. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you're right, it's pretty ridiculous. And and sometimes the Shirley

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<v Speaker 1>Temple with cola substituted in for ginger ale is also

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<v Speaker 1>called a Shirley Temple black, which also happened to be

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<v Speaker 1>Shirley's married name. But the reason the mocktail is interesting

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<v Speaker 1>is that it's also named for Rory Rogers, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the cowboy actor who later owned his own fast food place.

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<v Speaker 1>But apparently Rogers was a teetotaler, and I always thought

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<v Speaker 1>that it was given the cowboy name Roy Rogers just

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<v Speaker 1>to appeal to boys. But supposedly he actually had the

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<v Speaker 1>drink mixed up for him on set when he was

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<v Speaker 1>shooting westerns on TV. And this was, of course, back

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<v Speaker 1>in the nineteen forties, so it's been around for a while.

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<v Speaker 1>That's interesting that he actually liked the drink wheer Shirley Temple. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, I got to cat this with a

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<v Speaker 1>proper cocktail. Fact, and this one's about the my tie.

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<v Speaker 1>So Gabe has been trying to get us to do

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<v Speaker 1>a show on TIQ culture for a while now, and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll definitely get to a game, don't worry. But this

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<v Speaker 1>story comes from him. So most people associate the my

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<v Speaker 1>Taie with Hawaii, likely because of the name, which means

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<v Speaker 1>good or nice Intohitian, but the drink was actually the

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<v Speaker 1>creation of this Oakland bartender named Victor burger On. He's

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<v Speaker 1>also known as Traitor Vic, you might know, and this

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<v Speaker 1>was back in a few years later. Vic was hired

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<v Speaker 1>to create a cocktail menu for a Hawaiian cruise line

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<v Speaker 1>and also the sister hotel, the Royal Hawaiian, So he

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<v Speaker 1>put on the menu, but he really wasn't confident about it,

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<v Speaker 1>so he kind of stuck the my Time near the

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<v Speaker 1>bottom of the list, and of course it became this

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<v Speaker 1>immediate hit, partially because people assumed it was a Hawaiian

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<v Speaker 1>drink and they just wanted to blend in with the locals.

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<v Speaker 1>But the downside to the success is that Vic felt

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<v Speaker 1>the need to protect his recipes from the public, which

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<v Speaker 1>made it difficult for other bartenders to recreate the drink,

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<v Speaker 1>and as a result, there all these different versions of

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<v Speaker 1>the drink on the market now, so like some use

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<v Speaker 1>way too much pineapple juice or grenadine and they're like

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<v Speaker 1>sickly sweet. Some aren't sweet but just taste disgusting. And

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<v Speaker 1>this is all why the ma Taie is sometimes called

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<v Speaker 1>the most abused cocktail in the world. But if you're

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<v Speaker 1>looking for a true my tie, it should include just

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<v Speaker 1>a handful of ingredients rum, orange liquor, almond syrup, simple syrup,

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<v Speaker 1>and freshly squeezed lime juice, and it's topped with freshman. Oh.

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<v Speaker 1>I like that. Yeah, I like the fact that things

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<v Speaker 1>are getting even more wild out there. I think Tristan

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<v Speaker 1>pulled out as that his third Sema of the day

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<v Speaker 1>four pack. You know, I feel like we've covered a

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<v Speaker 1>lot today that drinks shouldn't be gender that you know,

0:17:42.800 --> 0:17:44.879
<v Speaker 1>drinking on the job was a thing that happened with

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<v Speaker 1>screw drivers, sex in the city, Arnold Palmer's thinnest. But

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<v Speaker 1>I do feel like the fact I like the most

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<v Speaker 1>was the one about Tom Collins talking trash about you

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<v Speaker 1>last night in a bar. That was pretty good. I agreed,

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<v Speaker 1>I will not stand for it, So let's take Kristen

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<v Speaker 1>and go find Tom instead of straight. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Gave actually texted me right before this, and he said,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to read from the email if you get

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<v Speaker 1>a chance, toss out a mention of the Jersey Turnpike,

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<v Speaker 1>a notorious lost a bet cocktail where the server flips

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<v Speaker 1>the bar mat, collects the liquid run off, and then

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<v Speaker 1>completes the drink by ringing a used bar rag straight

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<v Speaker 1>into a glass, which is so Grossot. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>do want to thank you for the trophy this week,

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<v Speaker 1>and to all of you out there, thank you so

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<v Speaker 1>much for sending fact. It really makes it other day.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we got this Twitter fact from Robert Vogel, who,

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<v Speaker 1>after our Raccoons episode told us about the Madison, Alabama

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<v Speaker 1>new baseball team they've got. It's a double A team

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<v Speaker 1>called the Rocket City trash Pandas and I love this name.

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<v Speaker 1>So my son and I have already agreed that there

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<v Speaker 1>are new favorite double A team and keep those facts coming,

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<v Speaker 1>but from all of us here at part time, Genius

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<v Speaker 1>gave Tristan, Will and me thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 1>listening to the b