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    • 09/14/2016
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    Congratulations! You made it through the list of president drinking preferences. Here is American Bars’ last entry on the subject, with equal nods to the current main candidates at the end.  


     

    #40 - Ronald Reagan

    Preferred Drink: Wine

    Though Reagan was born and raised in Illinois, he eventually migrated to California on the back of a seven-year contract with Warner Brothers studios.

    While living a life in Hollywood, Reagan developed a taste for California wines and "an occasional Orange Blossom Special made with vodka," per Will-Weber, recipe below:

    1 oz. vodka

    1 oz. grenadine or sweet vermouth

    2 oz. (fresh) orange juice


     

    #41 - George H. W. Bush

    Preferred Drink: Beer, Vodka Martinis

    Former President George H. W. Bush — father to former President George W. Bush and 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush — drank a bit of everything, including vodka martinis and beer.

    Most of the Bush family drinking stories are connected to Bush's oldest son George, who quit drinking before being elected president.

     

    #42 - Bill Clinton

    Preferred Drink: Snakebite

    A snakebite, Bill Clinton's favorite alcoholic drink, is one part hard cider and one part lager mixed in equal volumes.

    According to a 2001 article in the Harrogate Advertiser, Clinton was refused a snakebite in a bar in the U.K. because it was illegal to serve it there.


     

    #43 - George W. Bush

    Preferred Drink: Diet Cola

    George W. Bush (AKA "Dubya") hung up his hard drinking days long before he made it to office. Instead of booze, Bush preferred to drink soda and other non-alcoholic beverages as president.


    #44 - Barack Obama

    Preferred Drink: Beer

    There are plenty of pictures of President Obama indulging in a cold beer — even one that evolved into a famous meme.

    The abode on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue even features a "White House Honey Ale" for special guests. The beer is brewed using honey from the White House hives.

     

    And the next President?  What are their preferences?

     

    Hillary Clinton drinks…a lot. Her handlers tell the media that she carries a flask, while traveling anywhere, the kind of receptacle usually reserved for very strong elixirs, but they assure the public it is only filled with either beer or white wine. Somehow, beer or wine from a flask seems a stretch…oh, never mind. We won’t go there.

    Hillary, however, did relate last year that her go-to beverage is the vodka martini, a simple cocktail of vodka (40 percent ABV) and vermouth (18 percent ABV) that is served chilled to take the bite off all the alcohol in it. A more likely tonic to fill a flask? American Bars lets you decide.


    On the other side, Donald Trump does not drink. Period. Like several other Presidents prior, “The Donald” is a teetotaler. Thus, there will be no embarrassing moments of him in a drunken stupor like other current office holders of various rank.  

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Presidential Drinking - Last Round

Congratulations! You made it through the list of president drinking preferences. Here is American Bars’ last entry on the subject, with equal nods to the current main candidates at the end.  


 

#40 - Ronald Reagan

Preferred Drink: Wine

Though Reagan was born and raised in Illinois, he eventually migrated to California on the back of a seven-year contract with Warner Brothers studios.

While living a life in Hollywood, Reagan developed a taste for California wines and "an occasional Orange Blossom Special made with vodka," per Will-Weber, recipe below:

1 oz. vodka

1 oz. grenadine or sweet vermouth

2 oz. (fresh) orange juice


 

#41 - George H. W. Bush

Preferred Drink: Beer, Vodka Martinis

Former President George H. W. Bush — father to former President George W. Bush and 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush — drank a bit of everything, including vodka martinis and beer.

Most of the Bush family drinking stories are connected to Bush's oldest son George, who quit drinking before being elected president.

 

#42 - Bill Clinton

Preferred Drink: Snakebite

A snakebite, Bill Clinton's favorite alcoholic drink, is one part hard cider and one part lager mixed in equal volumes.

According to a 2001 article in the Harrogate Advertiser, Clinton was refused a snakebite in a bar in the U.K. because it was illegal to serve it there.


 

#43 - George W. Bush

Preferred Drink: Diet Cola

George W. Bush (AKA "Dubya") hung up his hard drinking days long before he made it to office. Instead of booze, Bush preferred to drink soda and other non-alcoholic beverages as president.


#44 - Barack Obama

Preferred Drink: Beer

There are plenty of pictures of President Obama indulging in a cold beer — even one that evolved into a famous meme.

The abode on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue even features a "White House Honey Ale" for special guests. The beer is brewed using honey from the White House hives.

 

And the next President?  What are their preferences?

 

Hillary Clinton drinks…a lot. Her handlers tell the media that she carries a flask, while traveling anywhere, the kind of receptacle usually reserved for very strong elixirs, but they assure the public it is only filled with either beer or white wine. Somehow, beer or wine from a flask seems a stretch…oh, never mind. We won’t go there.

Hillary, however, did relate last year that her go-to beverage is the vodka martini, a simple cocktail of vodka (40 percent ABV) and vermouth (18 percent ABV) that is served chilled to take the bite off all the alcohol in it. A more likely tonic to fill a flask? American Bars lets you decide.


On the other side, Donald Trump does not drink. Period. Like several other Presidents prior, “The Donald” is a teetotaler. Thus, there will be no embarrassing moments of him in a drunken stupor like other current office holders of various rank.  

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