Repeal Day, December 5, commemorates the anniversary of the ratification of the 21st amendment in 1933, which repealed the 18th amendment, thus officially ending Prohibition in the United States.
Eighty-six years later, it is a cause for celebration. Repeal Day® is a registered trademark of the Museum of the American Cocktail, The concept of celebrating Repeal Day is championed by Portland, OR journalist & mixologist Jeffrey Morganthaler.
Here are some suggestions for celebrating the repeal of Prohibition in New York City…
The Repeal Society are hosting three Repeal Day parties.
One ticket gains admission to all three venues:
Thursday, December 5, 2019
The Repeal Society presents…
Repeal Day at New York Distilling Company
Brooklyn’s NY Distilling Company, makers of Dorothy Parker American Gin, Perry’s Tot Navy Strength Gin and Chief Gowanus New-Netherland Gin, Ragtime Rye and Rock&Rye are celebrating Repeal Day, which also coincides with their anniversary.
Suggested Attire: Vintage, evening wear, unmentionables or intimate attire ($11 in advance [tickets], $15 at the Door)
8pm – midnight
at:
The Shanty at New York Distilling Company
79 Richardson St. (Leonard St.)
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 412-0874
nydistilling.com
Thursday, December 5, 2019
The Repeal Society presents…
Repeal Day at The Red Room
Green Fairy party celebrates Repeal Day with tastings of absinthe and absinthe cocktails with a variety of risqué and bawdy performances, along with an introduction on what makes absinthe so unique and mysterious.
General admission: $16 in advance [tickets], $20 at the Door
9:30pm
at:
The Red Room
85 E. 4th St. (between Second & Third Ave.)
3rd floor
New York, NY
(212) 475-5400
Thursday, December 5, 2019
The Repeal Society presents…
Repeal Day at The Red Room
a night of live jazz from Ricky Alexander and The Early Bird Jazz Band, with hostess Ivory Fox, burlesque by Medianoche.
For this event there is no cover but there are discounts on special cocktails for ticket holders
7-10pm
at:
Barrow’s Intense Tasting Room
at Industry City
86 34th St. (Entrance through Courtyard 5-6)
Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY
BarrowsIntense.com
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Live music at Prohibition
The upper west side bar named for the failed experiment hosts live music every night.
Tonight, Deep C Revival performs.
at:
Prohibition
503 Columbus Ave.
(between 84th & 85th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 579-3100
Prohibition.net
