What's in a Name?
mox·ie noun \ˈmäk-sē\Definition of MOXIE1 : energy, pep 2 : courage, determination
3 : know-how
Ok, we all know that, but "Moxie" is also the name for the first mass produced soft drink in America! First sold in 1876 as "nerve food," by a doctor in Union, Maine, Moxie is still bottled to this day and celebrated each year the the Moxie Festival in Lisbon Falls. Upon your first half-dozen tastes, Moxie's bitter, almost acidic taste is difficult to swallow, but devotees swear that it grows on you and actually begins to start tasting good, like a rare and delicate sarsaparilla!
3 : know-how
Ok, we all know that, but "Moxie" is also the name for the first mass produced soft drink in America! First sold in 1876 as "nerve food," by a doctor in Union, Maine, Moxie is still bottled to this day and celebrated each year the the Moxie Festival in Lisbon Falls. Upon your first half-dozen tastes, Moxie's bitter, almost acidic taste is difficult to swallow, but devotees swear that it grows on you and actually begins to start tasting good, like a rare and delicate sarsaparilla!
A New Orleans Original
Forget Hurricanes and Hand Grenades, the Sazerac is the true cocktail of New Orleans. A potent, ruby-red blend of rye whiskey, Herbsaint, bitters, simple syrup, lemon peel, and three ice cubes, the Sazerac is strong, smooth, and eminently sippable.
(Lagniappe: a New Orleans saying that means, roughly, "a little something extra.")
(Lagniappe: a New Orleans saying that means, roughly, "a little something extra.")