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Where To Get Cheap Drinks On Repeal Day
December 5 is Repeal Day, which marks the end of American prohibition. It was on December 5, 1933 that Utah ratified the 21st Amendment, thus securing the three quarters majority needed to repeal the 18th Amendment. That unfortunate amendment had gone into effect in January of 1920, spawning a legacy of bootlegger flicks and speakeasies. Several local watering holes will be offering deals, including $1 cocktails, in celebration of our right to drink responsibly. TART
TART, located inside the Farmer's Daughter Hotel on Fairfax, will sell you a $5 mule made with the spirit of your choice (vodka, tequila, whiskey or rum). The special begins at 4 p.m. and lasts until chose.
TART is located at 119 S. Fairfax in Fairfax, 323-556-2608.
1933 GROUP
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All 1933 Group bars will be offering $1 drink specials between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. These locations include Idle Hour in North Hollywood, the Highland Park Bowl, Harlowe in West Hollywood, Sassafrass in Hollywood, Bigfoot West in Culver City, Bigfoot Lodge in Atwater Village, The Thirsty Crow in Silver Lake, Oldfield's in Culver City and La Cuevita in Highland Park. Most of the bars are offering a $1 Old Fashioned, though La Cuevita, fittingly, will be doing a tequila press.
BOSSCAT KITCHEN & LIBATIONS
The Museum of the American Cocktail presents a lecture with historian Richard Foss on Prohibition and its lasting effects, plus you'll get a meal with five different craft classic cocktails. Costumes of the 1930s variety are encouraged, and there will be prized for those deemed the best of the bunch.
Richard Foss is MOTAC's California curator, as well as the author of Rum: A Global History and Food in the Air and Space. Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the door.
Bosscat Kitchen & Libations is located at 4647 MacArthur Blvd. in Newport Beach, 949-333-0917.
BAR 10Bar 10 in West Hollywood will be offering all of their specialty cocktails for half off on Repeal Day. This includes The Pink Slip—Russian Standard vodka, agave, lime, strawberry, cucumber, jalapeño—and the Honey Badger, made with Bulleit Rye, honey, lemon and bitters, among others. These drinks typically go for $13, so you do the math. And if you stop by for happy hour (5-8 p.m.), you can take advantage of food specials as well, including $1 oysters.
Bar 10 is located at 8933 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood, 323-332-6445.
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THE OTHER DOOR
At The Other Door, they're switching up their happy hour to offer some very cheap drinks. Starting at 5 p.m., you can get a Manhattan or a Bathtub Martini for 35 cents, or a Corpse Reviver or a Rum Daisy for 50 cents.
The Other Door is located at 10437 Burbank Blvd. in North Hollywood.
THE WALLACE
This Culver City hang will be offering $8 classic whiskey drinks, $1 oysters (six or a dozen), $6 fired calamari, $2 nuts and $2 olives. These deals are available at the bar only from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The Wallace is located at 3833 Main Street in Culver City, 310-202-6400.
THE FALLS
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Get a $5 Old Fashioned while enjoying live jazz at The Falls. The special lasts from open to close, and the music kicks off at 9 p.m. Their happy hour, which runs from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. will also be in effect, featuring $8 flatbreads, $5 mini-calzones, $7 cocktails, $6 wells, $5 beers and a $7 beer and shot combo.
The Falls is located at 626 S. Spring St. in downtown L.A.
R BAR
R Bar, one of Koreatown's best watering holes, will have a brandy punch for $5 a glass and a special cocktail called The Japanese for $10. The Japanese is a classic concoction featured in Jerry Thomas' How to Mix Drinks (1962) made with cognac, orgeat and Angostura bitters. It is surmised that the name has little to do with the ingredients, but might have been named after Tateishi Onojirou Noriyuki, a Japanese samurai diplomat who possibly drank at Thomas' New York bar. A jazz band will be in the house from 8 p.m. onward. Don't forget to look at R Bar's Facebook page to get the password!
R Bar is located at 3331 W. 8th St. in Koreatown, 213-387-7227.
FAITH & FLOWER
The stunning cocktail bar has a $1 Havana Club Puerto Rico punch, which we're told will be fruity with a hint of oak and vanilla. If that's not your style, bartenders Ryan Wainwright and Darwin Pornel will be whipping up their own takes on classic cocktails, each ranging between $9-12. The specials begin at 5 p.m. and last all night.
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Faith & Flower is located at 705 W 9th. St. in downtown Los Angeles, 213-239-0642.
COLE'S
The self-proclaimed originator of the French Dip is running specials pretty much all day long on Repeal Day. From 11 a.m. until close, you can get two classic French Dips plus two sides for $19.08, classic cocktails for $5 or a Mama's Little Yella Pilsner for $1.90.
Cole's is located at 118 E 6th St. in downtown L.A., 213-622-4090.
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