From coast to coast and even abroad, certain names in the liquor trade stand out.  We stand a high risk of having our favorite cocktails dumbed down if we do not specify the quality ingredients in them.  This edition of the brink will examine where some of the more famous trade names for alcohol came from.

Literally the Old Guard

In the realm of imported gin, Beefeater still retains the market that the eating establishment with the same name has surrendered.  A lot of family and friends thought the name was just a descriptive of a general person that liked his meat and potatoes.  In fact, it is slang for a type of guard for the king.  More of a ceremonial title, it referred to one of the rights of their service.  They had the privilege of eating as much beef from the table as they desired.  It was good to be in the service of the King of England.

Canadian Club Gone for This Season

From the dead, Montreal stormed back from three games down.  Price got them to 3-2 with last night in Tampa Bay.  The game got out of hand in a 4-1 loss in which Montreal’s lone goal came in the dead and buried third period.  Now no team from the Great White North is in the Stanley Cup.  If you want to revel in a Canadian Club, you must pour one this month.  Ironically, this bran was established in Detroit.  Prohibition forced him north of the border to Ontario.  It earned a following and became know as Club Whiskey.  The company fought tooth and nail to keep Canadian out of the brand image but relented when the customers started using it themselves when ordering it.

Now we have a team that has gotten farther back from the brink of the dead.  Down three games to one, the Rangers have equalized the series and forced it back to the Big Apple for Game Seven.  Bookmakers gave this game the old 4  1/2 goal total and were shocked when the teams poured in seven last time out.  This time, the better team has the home ice and will not risk the all out offensive effort they spent in game six.  This ultimate game has been historically tight in Stanley Cup lore.  America’s Bookie implores you to plunk down two units on the under 4 1/2 goal total as the teams will play cautious this evening.  Good fortune to us all and we will see you tomorrow here at America’s Bookie’s The Brink.