14 Jan Bartenders monthly blog – JiuJiu Icebreaker January 2021

Drinking quotes:-
Too much of anything is bad but too much Champagne is just right – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Joke:-
A lizard walks into a bar pushing a baby in a stroller. “What’s your kid’s name?” asks the bartender. “Tiny,” says the lizard. “Because he’s my newt.”

Cartoon:-

Riddle:-
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Key events in history:-
January 5, 1976 – In Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot announced a new constitution which legalized the Communist government and renamed the country as Kampuchea. During the reign of Pol Pot, over 1 million persons died in “the killing fields” as he forced people out of the cities into the countryside to create an idyllic agrarian society. Educated and professional city people were especially targeted for murder and were almost completely annihilated. In January of 1979, the Pol Pot was overthrown by Cambodian rebels and Vietnamese troops.
January 11, 1964 – The U.S. Surgeon General declared cigarettes may be hazardous to health, the first such official government report.
January 20, 1996 – Yasir Arafat became the first democratically-elected leader of the Palestinian people with 88.1 percent of the vote
January 22, 1901 – Queen Victoria of England died after reigning for 64 years, the longest reign in British history, during which England had become the most powerful empire in the world
January 24, 41 AD– Roman Emperor Caligula was assassinated at the Palatine Games by his own guard after a reign of just four years, noted for his madness and cruelty including arbitrary murder.
January 24, 1848 – The California gold rush began with the accidental discovery of the precious metal near Coloma during construction of a Sutter’s sawmill. An announcement by President Polk later in the year caused a national sensation and resulted in a flood of “Forty-niners” seeking wealth.
January 24, 1895 – Hawaii’s monarchy ended as Queen Liliuokalani was forced to abdicate. Hawaii was then annexed by the U.S. And remained a territory until statehood was granted in 1959
January 24, 1972 – Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was discovered on Guam after he had spent 28 years hiding out in the jungle not knowing World War II had long since ended
January 26, 1788 – The British established a settlement at Sydney Harbor in Australia as 11 ships with 778 convicts arrived, setting up a penal colony to relieve overcrowded prisons in England
On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds into its flight leading to the death of all 7 members of the crew.
January 30, 1649 – King Charles I of England was beheaded for treason by order of Parliament under the direction of Oliver Cromwell, leader of the Puritan Revolution.
January 30, 1948 – Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi, India, by a religious fanatic. Gandhi had ended British rule in India through nonviolent resistance. “Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our very being,” he had stated in 1926.
January 31, 1943 – German troops surrendered at Stalingrad, marking the first big defeat of Hitler’s armies in World War II. During the Battle of Stalingrad, 160,000 Germans were killed and 90,000 taken prisoner, including the commander, Friedrich von Paulus, the first German field marshal ever to surrender. The captured Germans were forced to march to Siberia, with few ever returning to Germany.
Upcoming sporting events:-
Jan 14–31 Handball World Championships (men) Egypt
Jan 21-31 Multi-sports Switzerland
Jan 28-30 Extreme Sports Winter X Games 25 Colorado

Alcohol themed days:-
17th January – National Bootlegger Day (US)

Riddle (answer)
Footsteps

mixologists #cocktails #vodka #ciroc #belvedere #greygoose #bartenders #mixologist

pj@goldenbaydistillery.com
https://goldenbaydistillery.com/