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The Prohibition-era origins of the modern craft cocktail movement

  • Written by Jeffrey Miller, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Hospitality Management, Colorado State University
By the end of Prohibition, distilled spirits made up more than 75 percent of alcohol sales.Lando Aviles/Shutterstock.com

With America in the middle of a flourishing craft beer and craft spirits movement, it’s easy to forget that Prohibition was once the law of the land.

One hundred years ago, on Jan. 16, 1919, Nebraska became the 36th of the...

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