Become a member and save up to 21% on your program registration price! Join today If you are already a member, log in to access your member price. Stirred by the Ages: A Dialogue Between Cocktails and History In-Person Program with Tasting Evening Lecture/Seminar Thursday, October 22, 2026 - 6:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. ET Code: 1T0092 Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center1100 Jefferson Dr SWMetro: Smithsonian (Mall exit) Registration Options $55 Member $70 Gen. Admission Log in to register for this program or to add it to your wishlist! Log in Resize text (Illustration: Dean Kotz) Cocktails are more than just drinks: They’re also part performance, shaped by tradition, storytelling, and skill. And historians are looking more closely at how these rituals evolved, separating fact from long-standing myth. Join cocktail experts David Wondrich (author of The Comic Book History of the Cocktail) and Philip Greene (author and co-founder of the Museum of the American Cocktail) for a lively conversation about the challenges of tracing cocktail history. With entertaining stories, they explore how historians sift through unreliable sources, uncover surprising findings, and navigate the gaps that remain. Throughout the evening, enjoy six sample cocktails from different moments in global history, each offering insight into its time and place. You also learn how to make each drink, take home recipes, and enjoy light snacks along the way. General Information Registration for this program will end by 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
