> Does anyone know the origin & history of the drink, "Brass Monkey."
> Someone I work with says she heard a wild story of it being named for
> a bar somewhere in Morocco, where spies would gather to trade
> information and misinformation during World War II.
>
> As she was telling this, I got a vague memory of someone -- Hueblein,
> I think -- including the Brass Monkey in a line of pre-mixed bottled
> drinks they introduced in the 70s (?). They had big magazine ads
> about these drinks, and the ones for the Brass Monkey told a story
> something like the one my co-woprker heard.
>
> Anyone else heard this story? Anyone know if it's true or just an
> ad-man's invention. And if true, what else can you tell me . . . like
> what city was the bar in, is it still in business, or if not, when
> did it close?
>
> Thanks . . .
The Brass monkey was invented at a bar in downtown Los Angeles, on
Wilshire blvd, and the recipe was a closely guarded secret. It was purchased
and sold in can in the mid to late seventies.
Fillup.