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The Alchemy of Warmth: Medieval Winter Drinks a...

Long before central heating, or fleece or Uggs or handwarmers, winter required ingenuity. When cold seeped into stone halls and timber frames, people looked for warmth wherever it could be...

The Alchemy of Warmth: Medieval Winter Drinks a...

Long before central heating, or fleece or Uggs or handwarmers, winter required ingenuity. When cold seeped into stone halls and timber frames, people looked for warmth wherever it could be...

The Forgotten Fizz: Tracing the Rise and Fall of Champagne Cocktails in the Jazz Age

The Forgotten Fizz: Tracing the Rise and Fall o...

The Manhattan wasn't named after the island. It was named after the club (how many of you knew that?? We sure didn’t) The Sidecar may or may not have been...

The Forgotten Fizz: Tracing the Rise and Fall o...

The Manhattan wasn't named after the island. It was named after the club (how many of you knew that?? We sure didn’t) The Sidecar may or may not have been...

From Wassail to Hot Toddies: Winter Drinks & Ti...

Winter has always had a sound and a taste. The sound is music drifting through warm rooms while the cold presses in from outside. The taste is something comforting, aromatic,...

From Wassail to Hot Toddies: Winter Drinks & Ti...

Winter has always had a sound and a taste. The sound is music drifting through warm rooms while the cold presses in from outside. The taste is something comforting, aromatic,...

Lyric Resolutions: New Year Wisdom from the Gre...

Every January, we make resolutions we don’t really mean. Every February, we forgive ourselves. And by March, we’re quietly humming something familiar and hoping for the best. At Songbook Ink,...

Lyric Resolutions: New Year Wisdom from the Gre...

Every January, we make resolutions we don’t really mean. Every February, we forgive ourselves. And by March, we’re quietly humming something familiar and hoping for the best. At Songbook Ink,...

How the Great American Songbook made Christmas ...

You know those Christmas songs that play in every coffee shop, department store, and holiday movie? The ones your grandmother hums while cooking? You can thank a small group of...

How the Great American Songbook made Christmas ...

You know those Christmas songs that play in every coffee shop, department store, and holiday movie? The ones your grandmother hums while cooking? You can thank a small group of...

How Broadway and Hollywood Created the Soundtra...

Every December, the same songs start playing everywhere. "White Christmas." "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." "Silver Bells." They feel like they've always existed, right?  But many of these "timeless"...

How Broadway and Hollywood Created the Soundtra...

Every December, the same songs start playing everywhere. "White Christmas." "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." "Silver Bells." They feel like they've always existed, right?  But many of these "timeless"...