Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane, Belle Star: three names that may immediately spring to mind when it comes to the subject of cowgirls. But there are myriad forgotten groups whose stories have remained largely untold. Over the course of this evening, spirits and cocktail writer Millie Milliken will take you through a guided tasting that will celebrate women of the Wild West from all sides of its history of the spirits that represent them. From the ranch to the saloon, and the rodeo to boot, cowgirls have often sat in the shadows – this tasting will be your chance to toast them.
Tickets: £25 (to include welcome cocktail, talk, tasting of 5 spirits and museum admission)
When: Monday 16 September, 6.30pm-9pm
To mark the launch of her new content, event and tastings company, Wet Ink, spirits and cocktail writer Millie Milliken has joined forces with home of Devil’s Botany, The Last Tuesday Society, for a series of talks that combine her love of drinks with their sometimes offbeat and unusual cultural histories.
From July, she will be hosting three talks:
15 July – Mermaids, usquaebach & other spirits of the sea: How maritime myths and drinks collide
16 September – Cowgirls, country and Calamity Jane: How cowgirl culture has been interwoven with drinks
18 November – Witchcraft, whisky and magical drinks: How whisky, drinks and witchcraft have had a murky relationship
There’ll be welcome drinks and themed cocktails from the team at The Last Tuesday Society, themed playlist links too and a chance to discover some of the spirits linked to the topics.
Grab your ticket to Cowgirls, coupes and saloon spirits: Cowgirl cultures and the drinks that represent them now!
Millie Milliken is an award-winning spirits and cocktail writer whose work has been published in the likes of the Evening Standard, Club Oenologique and Wallpaper*. Through her new content, events and tasting company Wet Ink, Milliken wants to tell more stories about spirits and cocktails that don’t normally ever get told. From mermaids, to cowgirls, tarot to witchcraft, she takes a different angle to educating consumers about the magical world of drinks.
