I suppose, pre-Internet especially but before the media made everyone so altogether global, traveling across country or to a different region could really feel like going someplace different. My own travels leads me to believe that’s not really the case…
50 Shots of America
Going by date of statehood, we fact-find about each state and create a cocktail that best fits what we’ve learned; the 2nd series from Sips & Shots
50 Shots of America–Alaska
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I think it’s safe to say that more people know more about Alaska these days (thanks to shows like Ice Road Truckers, Gold Rush Alaska and, of course, the Palin family escapades in and out of the political arena) than…
50 Shots of America–Arizona
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As with much of the southwest, what is now known as Arizona was first claimed by Spain, and then Mexico, before becoming known as Alta California. After that it was all kinds of shuffling as the CSA and USA differed…
50 Shots of America–New Mexico
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Because for the 47th state, OLD Mexico just wouldn’t do… (mostly because of it’s being a separate country and all…) ~~~oOo~~~ With a name like New Mexico, it’s not dangerous to assume that the Land of Enchantment once belonged to…
50 Shots of America–Oklahoma
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The countdown has now begun, folks, as we’re making our way through the final 5 in our cocktail tour of the United States we’re also just now getting to the territories that reached statehood in the twentieth century! ~~~oOo~~~ OOOOOOOOOk-lahoma…
50 Shots of America–Utah
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One man’s desert is another man’s oasis. Did you know that Utah remained a Mexican territory until the end of the Mexican war? Fur trappers liked it well enough but Spain just wasn’t interested in such a desolate area. The…
50 Shots of America–Wyoming
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Dude, we’re up to the 44th state of the Union: Wyoming! And no, I haven’t confused my states, I know we’ve already done California. I’m not talking surfing, here, I’m talking ranching! Dude ranches, specifically, the first of which was…
50 Shots of America–Idaho
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What I know of Idaho is what I saw on the 5# sack of potatoes as a kid: what it’s shaped like and potatoes come from there. It’s one of the few states I could pick out on an unlabeled…
50 Shots of America–Washington
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The countdown of the last 10 states in the series continues with the northwest corner of the contiguous 48… ~~~oOo~~~ Did you know that when the powers that be in the Washington Territory petitioned for statehood in 1885, they wanted…
50 Shots of America–Montana
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Continuing our liquid tour of the country, this week we’re following along the Canadian border to Montana. ~~~oOo~~~ Prior to statehood, Montana was home to several Native American tribes, a fact that caused plenty of friction as explorers looked to…