108 The bar tab of a 1787 farewell party for George Washington is still intact. The Founding Fathers drank 54 bottles of Madeira, 60 bottles of claret, 8 bottles of whiskey, 22 bottles of porter, 8 bottles of hard cider, 12 of beer, and 7 bowls of alcoholic punch. There were only 55 attendees. (twitter.com) posted 169 days ago by Joys1Daughter 169 days ago by Joys1Daughter +108 / -0 39 comments share 39 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Holy crap! So what was the proof on the alcohol back then—probably higher than it is today too. That’s unbelievable! 🥂Cheers—party like it’s 1787!
That’s unreal! They were strong men.