Celebrate America's 250th Birthday with A Spirited Journey through Drinking History

Each month in 2026, we're taking you on an adventure through time, chronologically highlighting the spirits that built America from 1776 to today. Enjoy a specialty cocktail representing each era of American History, and learn some fun facts about the indomitable art of American drinking along the way. 

August (1920s-1930s)

Moonshine and the Dry Years

Prohibition arrives in 1920 and the country does not stop drinking, it simply stops doing it in the open. Stills go up in the hills, runners outpace the law in cars built for the job, and a generation learns to take its whiskey clear, young and unaged.

Jackie's Liberty Moonshine

Moonshine, spiked peach lemonade, iced tea, mint

Nothing about it is illegal any more.

Featured at Jackie, 79 Potomac Ave SE

Location:

Jackie
79 Potomac Ave SE

250 Years of Cheers:

January: Rum
February: Whiskey
March: Cider
April: Brandy
May: Bourbon
June: Vermouth
July: Lagers
August: Moonshine
September: Tiki Drinks
October: Vodka
November: Craft Beer
December: Craft Cocktails