“Up,” “neat,” two fingers,” “rocks,” dry,” “dirty” — when are historical bar linguistics too much, when are they not enough? For example, I ask for two fingers of whiskey, which to me means a measure of two fingers in a tumbler. I’m served a shot in one of those half glass-bottomed shot glasses more aptly adorned with a TGI Friday’s logo. I ask for a brand-name vodka “up, with a twist,” and I’ve received it unchilled, in a tumbler. Can you give us a primer on generally accepted to more obscure ordering terms? Read more >
Julian Petroleum Company: The Great Crude Oil Swindle
A Canadian, C.C. (Courtney Chauncey) Julian, formed the Julian Petroleum Company in May 1923 in Los Angeles. After witnessing the excitement created by the state’s
