Question by Gene: What was the most popular alcoholic drink during the prohibition?
During the 1920′s to 1940′s during the prohibition what was the most popular kind and brand of alcoholic beverage consumed and imported into north america.
Best answer:
Answer by c2a3j4u5n6
whiskey
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moonshine.
bathtub gin
From a business perspective, you would want something with high proof (easier to smuggle), and easy to get ingredients,
Tequilla – no
Gin – no
vodka – no
beer – no
wine – potentialy, but low proof
moonshine – high proof, made from anything that will ferment… so there is our winner.
THere was also perhaps the most common source, medical booze. This was either pure alcohol or adding alcohol to a mixture and calling it “cough syrup” or anything for pain relief or what not. There was an episode of pawn stars that this came up. Most of these all used a version of moonshine which could be created in a legal facility as a “pharmaceutical” so wouldnt quite be moonshine… but close enough.
Might have been Seagram’s whisky, since selling to the US during prohibition helped Seagram’s become the largest distiller in the world at one point.
Whiskey neat (meaning no ice, no mixer) was probably the most popular drink, but a common mixed drink of the day was the Corpse Reviver. Here’s some history:
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Cocktails are an American creation, and one category of cocktails from the late 1800′s were known as Corpse Revivers. As the term implies, these were meant to be consumed in the morning, typically after a night of drinking.
The first printed appearance of the term “corpse reviver” we found was from 1861. Cocktails with this name were poured at the American Bar at World’s Fairs in London and in Paris. There were many variations, and many drinks labeled corpse revivers. However, after Prohibition, most cocktail historians believe that only two recipes for corpse revivers survived.