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“What America needs now is a drink.” ~ President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Amendment XXI (click to enlarge) | Source: NARA
While the quote above may be more appropriate than ever, FDR said those words back in 1933, after 13 years of Prohibition were finally ended.
From repealday.org: “On December 5th, 1933, Utah, the final state needed for a three quarters majority, ratified the 21st Amendment, repealing Prohibition and restoring the American right to a celebratory drink.”
Although it’s been 76 years since the end of Prohibition, Repeal Day is a relatively new tradition, the brainchild of Portland mixologist Jeffrey Morgenthaler. You can read the story behind Repeal Day on his blog.
REPEAL DAY
Saturday, December 5, 2009
www.repealday.org
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This Saturday, December 5th, some of L.A.’s favorite cocktail venues are hosting Repeal Day celebrations. So do your patriotic duty, exercise your rights as an American, and raise a glass (or two) to the 21st Amendment!
The Edison
As we’ve come to expect from the Edison, when they do an event, they go all out. Repeal Day is no different, as the Edison will be offering ice skating with Santa at Pershing Square, then a special cocktail featuring its exclusive blend of Woodford Reserve back at the Edison.
6pm-8pm
Ice Skating in Pershing Square
532 S. Olive St.
With a gift from Santa
Hot chocolate and treats for the first 100 guests
8pm-9pm
Cracking the Barrel of Edison’s Christmas Blend of Bourbon
108 W. 2nd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 613-0000
www.edisondowntown.com
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Comme Ca & Pizzeria Ortica
David Myers’ Comme Ça and Pizzeria Ortica will be celebrating Repeal Day (in West Hollywood and Costa Mesa, respectively) with a mix of classic and new school cocktails.
- Classics: Old-Fashioned, Sidecar & French 75
- Mary Pickford (rum, pineapple juice, grenadine, maraschino cherry)
- Colony Cocktail (gin, grapefruit juice, maraschino liqueur)
- Barbary Coast (Scotch, gin, crème de cacao, heavy cream)
- Bacardi Cocktail (rum, lime juice, grenadine)
Buy the first cocktail for $11, give ’em the password (“Roosevelt,” natch), and pay just 76 cents for the second (limit one per guest).
Comme Ça
Repeal Day menu
Friday, Dec. 4 – Sunday, Dec. 6
8479 Melrose Ave.
West Hollywood, CA
(323) 782-1104
The Repeal Day menu will also be available at Pizzeria Ortica, from Dec. 4 through Dec. 11.
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Casey’s Irish Pub
Repeal Day Party
9pm-2am
Feat. live music by The Damselles & TC4
DJs Pony vs. Tiger
Dinner & drink specials
Prize for best 30’s attire
Free fedoras while they last
613 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 629-2353
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Word is that Tony’s Saloon and Rivera also have special Repeal Day shenanigans in the works, so stay tuned…
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Update 12/5: Julian Cox announced that Rivera’s Late Night Cocktail Menu will be specially priced at $5 in honor of Repeal Day. Classics like the Manhattan, Corpse Reviver, and Blood and Sand will be available from 10pm to close.
Rivera
1050 S. Flower St, #102
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 749-1460
www.riverarestaurant.com