It's Gin & Tonic Day, and that means we’re raising a glass to the most no-nonsense, damn-near-perfect highball ever concocted. Just two ingredients and it still manages to taste like sophistication with a side of mischief. 

 April 7th. A date that should be etched into the side of every pint glass in the land. A day when the clouds parted, the taps flowed, and America collectively exhaled after holding its breath for thirteen long, dry, senseless years.

On April 7, 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt legalized the sale of beer with an alcohol content of 3.2% or less. A pitiful ration by today’s standards, but at the time, it might as well have been nectar from Olympus.

 Saint Patrick's Day is a cultural and religious celebration to honor of  the foremost patron saint of Ireland, we all get crippling drunk on Guinness, Jameson, and Irish Car Bombs. You, know, out of our deep respect for the saint. 

National Cocktail Day is a holiday that arrives with all the official gravitas of a handwritten note taped to a bar mirror. It's history is unclear. However, if you ask why it exists. Now we’re getting somewhere.

 The Espresso Martini is a cocktail that somehow feels like putting on a leather jacket over your pajamas. It's equal parts bold, indulgent, and just the right amount of who cares?

For decades, American drinkers were tantalized by rumors of hallucinations, madness, and Van Gogh’s ear. Absinthe was banned in the United States in 1912... 

Then, in 2007, the Green Fairy came home...

The first Saturday of February is a date marked on few calendars, but to those who know, it’s  a celebration of pride, passion, and palpable tension between two nations bound by history and separated by their cocktail preferences. 

 The Alexander cocktail started as a mixture of crème de cacao, half and half, and Gin. At some point, brandy was substituted for the gin. It was a sound decision which leaves one to ponder, what ever happened to the Alexander? 

  Is it a cocktail? Is it breakfast drink? Is it a dessert? The answer is yes, yes, and yes. It’s a drink with history, charm, and enough caffeine to keep your toasts going well into the night... 

  Perhaps those suffering from repercussions based on their drinking achievements will take solace in knowing that a hangover is just God's way of saying "good job last night!" 

Can you walk into a bar and trade your AA Chip in for a cocktail? We give you the unfiltered facts.