#repeal day

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December 5, 1933. I think I’ll have a drink to celebrate!

[indynerdgirl]

HAPPY REPEAL DAY!!!

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Drink up movie fans; it's National Repeal Day!

Here's a couple of drawings of cinematic drunkards to mark the occasion!

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Happy Repeal Day! On this day in 1933, the repeal of thirteen years of Prohibition in the United States was accomplished with the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution.

We’re toasting the occasion today with this August 8, 1932 photograph from a rally of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform (W.O.N.P.R.), an organization founded in 1929 by Pauline Morton Sabin (1887-1955) to advocate for the repeal of Prohibition. By 1932, the organization counted over 600,000 members and had a leadership dominated by women who, like Sabin, were wealthy and well-connected wives of American industry leaders.

Alice Belin du Pont (1872-1944), wife of Pierre S. du Pont (1870-1954), counted herself among the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform membership. In this photo, Pierre’s brother, Irénée du Pont (1876-1963) can be seen in the upper row of men, third position from left.

This photograph is part of the Hagley Library’s collection of P.S. du Pont photographs (Longwood) (Accession 1969.002). You can view more items from this collection, including more material documenting the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform, by clicking here to visit its page in our Digital Archive.

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Go home chart, you’re drunk. 

Today is Repeal Day. On December 5, 1933, the Twenty-first Amendment was ratified, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment prohibiting the sale of alcohol.

The chart above is from Twenty-Five Years of Brewing by George Ehret (1891), part of our (albeit small) collection of digitized books on Beer and Brewing.

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[shibasommelier]

Redemption Wheated Bourbon

There seems to be almost nothing that can redeem politics in America these days, but in honor of Repeal Day, ending the cruel rule of Prohibition, I raise a glass of Redemption wheated bourbon. Toffee, caramel, pepper, and spice on the nose. It feels soft when you drink it but it’s definitely spicy with brown apples and Christmas nuts. Wheated bourbon is all the rage and I can tell you why - they are smooth at a young age! Redemption here REALLY dials up the wheat, all the way up to 45%! Most wheateds you love are in the low teens to maybe 20%. If you are a fan of wheateds like me, this should be in your liquor cabinet. 

48% abv

4 years old

51% corn, 45% winter wheat, 4% malted barley

USA