There is now a new section ‘Source Texts’ in the menu. It is a collection of old texts relating to the history of cocktail culture, particularly in Germany. In general, these are usually quite short excerpts from books that touch on the subject of cocktails. Historians make it their task to increase our knowledge of…
The “Golden Bar” in the House of German Art 1937 (part 3 of 3)
[German version | List of historical bars] Part 3: The “Golden Bar” during and after the war [Estimated reading duration: 21 minutes] The Haus der Deutschen…
The “Golden Bar” in the House of German Art 1937 (part 2 of 3)
[German version | List of historical bars] Contents: Part 2: Karl Heinz Dallinger , the painter of the “Golden Bar” [Estimated reading duration: 28 minutes] Karl…
The “Golden Bar” in the House of German Art 1937 (part 1 of 3)
[German version | List of historical bars] Contents: Part 1: The Führer gives the people of Munich a bar [Estimated reading duration: 30 minutes] On…
G. Arnoldi’s American Bar, Berlin 1870
[German version | List of historical bars] On Friday 10 June 1870, a certain G. Arnoldi opened a cocktail bar in Berlin at the prestigious…
Cocktails in Naples
[German version] It is well known that Italy has a lot to offer in terms of cocktails. From the Vermouth belt downwards, the typical north-south…
The »Mixed Drink par Excellence«. German Encyclopedias of the 19th Century (pt. 2 of 2)
The Origins of Cocktail Culture in Germany [Pt. 1 of 2 | German version] The Leipzig publisher Dr. Paul Martin Blüher did not include any…
How Do You Spell ”Cocktail“? German Encyclopedias of the 19th Century (pt. 1 of 2)
The Origins of Cocktail Culture in Germany [German version] In the second half of the 19th century, “cocktail“ became increasingly established as an entry in…