Alcohol&#8217;s Empire

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A collaboration of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Wangensteen Historical Library at the University of Minnesota, and Tattersall Distilling that explores the history of drinking in the 18th-century Atlantic world. 
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<h1> Alcohol&#8217;s Empire </h1>

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The publication contains a collection of essays on the unique histories of distilled sprits in Europe and the Americas and includes adaptations of historic recipes for contemporary use as well as a video overview of the project and process.</a>
<a href="https://artsmia.github.io/alcohols-empire/">Click through for historic cocktail recipes and essays.</a>

Alcohol's Empire: Distilled Spirits in the 1700s Atlantic World

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Beer Before Liquor: Alcohol and Its Pasts

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Find out about &#8220;Alcohol&#8217;s Empire&#8221;, its spirited collaborators, and the trade and craft of 1700&#8217;s alcohol.
<a href="https://vimeo.com/315289963">Watch Alchohol&#8217;s Empire</a>

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Also, catch a how-to video for making Saffron Bitters Tonic 
<a href="https://vimeo.com/313258958">Video Recipe</a>

Historic Saffron Bitters Tonic Cocktail by Tattersall Distilling

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SOLD OUT &#8211; Tasting at Tattersall

Intoxicated Empire: Alcohol, Consumption &amp; Slavery in the 18th-c. Atlantic World

Whether you prefer your history shaken or stirred, you won’t want to miss this unique tasting experience at Tattersall Distilling in Minneapolis. You&#8217;ll sample historic concoctions like pear ratafia, milk punch, and saffron-infused bitters, along with foods inspired by recipes from the past. Tattersall&#8217;s artisans, in conjunction with Chef Steven Brown (Tilia, St. Genevieve), have patiently re-created these drinks and dishes from 18th-century recipes archived in the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Enjoy live music along with food &amp; drink at this one-of-a-kind-event you won&#8217;t want to miss. Curator and rum expert Bertie Mandelblatt will also be present. Hear her talk, <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/event/intoxicated-empire-alcohol-consumption-slavery-in-the-18th-c-atlantic-world/">“Intoxicated Empire: Alcohol, Consumption &amp; Slavery in the 18th-c. Atlantic World,&#8221;</a> Sunday, March 3, at Mia.
<a href="https://new.artsmia.org/alcohols-empire">Alcohol&#8217;s Empire</a> project is part of <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/living-rooms/">“Living Rooms,”</a> an initiative to present Mia’s historic interiors and decorative arts collections in new ways.
Tickets $50 for this 21+ event. Register beginning February, 1: <a href="https://ticket.artsmia.org/">online</a>, in person at Mia box office or call 612.870.6323.

During the 1600s and 1700s, Caribbean molasses and rum went from lowly commodities fit only for unfree labor and local consumption to high-value, globally traded goods. This talk charts their transformation in relation to other alcoholic beverages—particularly wine, gin, and whiskey—and the drinkers who enjoyed them throughout the Americas and Europe.
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Bertie Mandelblatt researches the rum trade as well as food provision and consumption in the French West Indies, c. 1620 to 1790, at the John Carter Brown Library in Providence, R.I. She is finishing a book, Feeding Slavery: Empire and Food in the French Atlantic. 
<a href="https://new.artsmia.org/event/tasting-at-tattersall">&#8220;Tasting at Tattersall,&#8221;</a> an event Monday, March 4 where you can sample re-created drinks and dishes from 18th-century recipes is now SOLD OUT but you can still learn about recipes, exhibitions and read an interactive publication, all part of the project, <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/alcohols-empire">&#8220;Alcohol&#8217;s Empire.&#8221;</a>
This project is part of <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/living-rooms/">“Living Rooms,”</a> an initiative to present Mia’s historic interiors and decorative arts collections in new ways. Generous support provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and donors at the 2014 Mia Gala.
Additional support provided by the Chipstone Foundation.
$10; $5 My Mia members, free for members of the Decorative Arts, Textiles &amp; Sculpture Affinity Group. Register <a href="https://ticket.artsmia.org/catalog/talks">online</a> or call 612.870.6323.

Alcohol’s Empire

Alcohol’s Empire

Alcohol’s Empire

Interactive Publication

Alcohol's Empire: Distilled Spirits in the 1700s Atlantic World

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