On December 5, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the 21st Amendment to the Constitution and uttered an almost winged phrase: "Now, I think, it's time to have a beer." Now every year on December 5 at 21.00 (in honor of the number of the amendment) it is customary to raise glasses, celebrating the repeal of the law, which spoiled the life of Americans for 13 years.
Even now, eight decades after the cancellation of the Dry Law, no one is hurrying to close the secret bars in which this very law was violated. Now in such places are going to not just miss a hundred grams, but also to have a fun and fancy drink. After all, even finding one of these bars is not easy. Instead of entrance doors in similar establishments - sliding walls, telephone booths, mirrors, old slot machines. This is all part of the entertainment that precedes the drinking of alcohol. Plus - you need to reserve a place in advance, know the password, and then, as a rule, also wait in the queue.
Being convinced of the unflagging interest in this topic, we conduct an excursus on the bars of Speakeasy (Speak quietly). It is better to spend the tour after 6 pm. You can not only plunge into the atmosphere of old bars that keep the secrets of the secrecy of the times of the Dry Law, but also try cocktails and drinks that are typical of the times when pharmacies kept the secrets of their preparation.
In many bars, jazz sounds.
Children under 21 years of age are not allowed.
All adults must have an identity card with them.
