Happy National Bootleggers Day! Not that we want to celebrate an illegal occupation… The real significance of January 17th is that 100 years ago today, Prohibition began. The consumption of beverage alcohol was forbidden across the United States – no more “giggle water!” What a way to start a new decade! As a result, the 1920s saw the rise of the Speakeasies, organized crime and tainted spirits that were often deadly to consume. History has not been kind to Prohibition, and it is largely considered to be a failed social experiment.
