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Repeal Day festivities at The Franklin
The fifth of December is Repeal Day, and The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co. (112 S. 18th St.) is celebrating America's 78th consecutive year of legally sanctioned alcohol consumption with a "Dealer's Choice" night.
Repeal Day festivities at The Franklin
The fifth of December is Repeal Day, and The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co. (112 S. 18th St.) is celebrating America's 78th consecutive year of legally sanctioned alcohol consumption with a "Dealer's Choice" night headed up by Franklinite Colin Shearn and visiting New York drink slanger Nick Jarrett, who opened the Philly cocktail joint in 2009. In lieu of the bar's usual big-azz menu, the twosome will simply distribute checklists designed to gauge each table's boozy proclivities — indicate how you prefer your drinks (shaken, stirred, bitter, savory, tart, effervescent, etc.) and the gents will do the rest. "There were no cocktail menus in the '30s," says Shearn. "That's the whole idea — we're The Franklin, and we're good enough that you should trust us. Hopefully that will fly. People might revolt."
While we're pretty sure this is going to go well for open-minded drink consumers, Shearn vows that they'll fix something very special for anyone who gets smartass-y with the Repeal Day system (i.e. glibly checking both "shaken" and "stirred"). He won't say what. Just pray for your sake that it doesn't involve Jeppson's Malort.
Photo: susanhessel.wordpress.com
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