I Didn't Forget About You

Back to our usual programming.

Welcome to the Monday Scroll — the resource where I introduce topics, ideas, and resources I came across from the past week.

Yes — there was no scroll this past Monday… celebrated the American holiday weekend disconnected from all things internet. We took a more casual route this time around and dove into things around race cars and cocktails.

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Something to Read: The Intoxicating History of Gin

The current gin craze knows no bounds, but the British have been imbibing the stuff for hundreds of years, sometimes with disastrous results.

Ever looked at a gin bottle and saw the “London Dry” on the label?

Most assume that all gin is made in London — false. The phrase denotes a style of distilling that’s known to be the best.

Heck, not all gin’s are London Dry either… an example would be the popular Hendricks.

London Dry took old-England by storm and was considered London’s “drug of choice.” To put things into perspective:

In 1700, the average adult drank slightly more than a third of a gallon of cheap spirits over the course of a year; by 1720 that amount had nearly doubled; and by 1729, the year when the first act restricting sales of gin was passed, the number had nearly doubled again, to slightly more than 1.3 gallons per capita.

Read the rest of the nutty story here.

Something to Watch:

Formula 1 For New Fans | The History of F1

I was introduced to F1 in my early teenage years via my father but never took the jump into the sport until this past weekend.

The history of F1 is electric and captivating. If you’ve ever considered getting into it I think this video will show you why.

A Song to Listen to:

SoulChef - Home

I’d clean an entire 100 room mansion to this song here.

Listen to this track and many others on La Fórmula, a playlist by Modern Analects

A Quote to Think About:

A Hindu proverb on the many ways to win:

"There are hundreds of paths up the mountain, all leading in the same direction, so it doesn't matter which path you take. The only one wasting time is the one who runs around and around the mountain, telling everyone that his or her path is wrong."