Historian Hadley Meares looks at how Hollywood sips cocktails on the big screen. Aaron Goldfarb follows collectors hunting for vintage spirits. Sociologist Nicola Nice takes a look at how women brought the cocktail home. Lesley Jacobs Solmonson explains how liqueurs went from the hands of the apothecary to those of the mixologist. Evan Rail plays detective, looking back on an absinthe enthusiast who became a con artist.
Cocktails in cinema, vintage spirits, liqueurs, absinthe
In the Thin Man movies, stars William Powell and Myrna Loy were often seen with cocktails in hand. Photo courtesy of Photofest.
From this Episode: