VIRTUAL: The History of Cocktails

Thursday, July 217:00—8:00 PMOnlineTewksbury Public Library300 Chandler Street, Tewksbury, MA, 01876

**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Meeting via email.**  

Use eight different ingredients as a path to explore the history of mixology, from the 18th century to the present day. This talk will explore the histories of juniper, citrus, nutmeg, ice, anise, grenadine, cola, and flavored vodka, with brief digressions into tea, bitters, eggs, hay, the “no flavor” push of the vodka era and Red Bull. Led by culinary historian Sarah Lohman, author of the bestselling book Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine. Formerly the Curator of Food Programming at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, Lohman has lectured at hundreds of universities and institutions nationwide, including the Museum of Science, Boston, the American Museum of Natural History, and The New York Public Library. Learn more about Lohman HERE.

Register directly on Zoom HERE. This virtual event is a collaboration between the libraries in Chelmsford and Tewksbury.

Registration required via Zoom link.