Mark Prohibition Repeal Day 75th Anniversary with a Corpse Reviver

Step in the Time Machine, turn back the clock to January 16, 1920 and you would be witnessing the first day of the US Prohibition which ended in 1933.

December 5th, 2008 marks the 75th Anniversary of Prohibition Repeal Day.

The very official (or should I say lobby group) 'Distilled Spirits Council of the United States' toes the responsible drinking line on their Prohibition Repeal site stating that "every great cocktail has two essential ingredients: moderation and responsability."

Todd Price tells us how New Orleans bars celebrate (Times Picayune, December 5th) and also how "most pre-Prohibition drinks were forgotten...