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In the News – Progress Index Article – March 10th 2019
Local distillery hosts inaugural music jam

Dave Reavis pouring cocktails at the Speakeasy
Check out the article from the Petersburg VA Progress Index from March 10th, 2010 By Kristi Higgins
“SUSSEX COUNTY — Three Brothers’ Distillery, located in the backwoods of Disputanta, celebrated …
Drink of the Day – Cooperstown Cocktail
There are few things more American than Baseball and Whiskey. In January 29, 1936, the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects its first members in Cooperstown, New York: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Matthewson and Walter Johnson.…
Royal Navy Contributions – The Gimlet
The Royal Navy gave us Naval Strength Gin through requiring all alcohol stored on board Naval vessels be stored at 57% alcohol or greater. They are also responsible for the Gimlet.
James Lind, a Scottish surgeon discovered in 1747 that …
Happy Birthday Russian vodka! (But not really)
Happy Birthday Russian vodka! (But not really…)
On this day, in 1865, renowned chemist Dmitry Mendeleev defended his doctoral dissertation, “On Combining Water and Alcohol,” in which he began the exploration of the ratios, concentration and weights of various concentrations, …
Unveiling the Corvette
On this day in 1953, a prototype Chevrolet Corvette sports car makes its debut at General Motors’ (GM) Motorama auto show at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. The Corvette, named for a fast type of naval warship, would …
A guitar for the King
There are several competing versions of the story, of what Elvis Presley really wanted for his birthday. Some say it was a rifle and others contend that it was a bicycle—both fairly typical choices for a boy his age growing …
Deputy Dave’s Drink of the Day 6/10
On this day in 1752, Benjamin Franklin flies a kite during a thunderstorm and collects a charge in a Leyden jar when the kite is struck by lightning, enabling him to demonstrate the electrical nature of lightning. Franklin became interested …
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