Events That Led To Independence. July 4th, 1776--230 years ago today--is the day Americans generally recognize as the day the American colonists signed their names to a parchment declaring once and for all their independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.o taxation without representation was a rallying cry of the American Revolutionary War. During the years prior to and during the Revolution, advocates of American independence decried the fact that the American colonies were required to pay taxes to London, yet they had no representatives in Parliament.
Juniper-flavoured spirit drinks. This includes the earliest class of gin, which is produced by pot distilling a fermented grain mash to moderate strength (e.g. 68% ABV), and then redistilling it with botanicals to extract the aromatic compounds. It must be bottled at a minimum of 30% ABV.uniper-flavoured spirit drinks. This includes the earliest class of gin, which is produced by pot distilling a fermented grain mash to moderate strength (e.g. 68% ABV), and then redistilling it with botanicals to extract the aromatic compounds. It must be bottled at a minimum of 30% ABV.
The other stumps me more. It's a Spanish anise-flavored liquor called Anis del Mono with a scary-looking monkey on the label. I have never heard of this before and am at a loss as to what to do with it. The only anise liquor I've had before is pastis, but this doesn't seem to be so pastis-y.amara writes in with a good problem-unidentified (but interesting-looking!) liquor. She says: My sister just moved and I inherited some odd liquors from her that she didn't feel like trucking across the country. One is a bottle of Palinka (Hungarian fruit brandy, this one is cherry).