Was Donn Beach really behind the Zombie? - General Tiki

* Bamboozled Member Joined: Jul 16, 2013 Posts: 11	* Bamboozled Posted posted on Tue, Jun 24, 2014 8:49 AM I have it on good authority, although I suppose it is anecdotal oral history, that, during prohibition, members of the Columbia Yacht Club here in Chicago would sail down to Cuba/the Caribbean in the winter and bring back decent quantities of rum to share with other members of the club over the summers. There has been some documentation of this in the club newsletter over the years -- I'd be curious to see when the first account appears in the newsletter. From the accounts I have read, the popular drink at the club made with the rum at the time was the Cuba Libre.

I have it on good authority, although I suppose it is anecdotal oral history, that, during prohibition, members of the Columbia Yacht Club here in Chicago would sail down to Cuba/the Caribbean in the winter and bring back decent quantities of rum to share with other members of the club over the summers. There has been some documentation of this in the club newsletter over the years -- I'd be curious to see when the first account appears in the newsletter. From the accounts I have read, the popular drink at the club made with the rum at the time was the Cuba Libre.

Post #720878 by *Bamboozled* on Tue, Jun 24, 2014 8:49 AM

Post #720878 by Bamboozled on Tue, Jun 24, 2014 8:49 AM