On Sunday, September 13, 2026 from 2-4pm, join us for an online presentation with Camper English, award-winning journalist and author of Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits and Cocktails. English will explore the fascinating relationship between alcohol and medicine, tracing how beer, wine, spirits, and cocktail ingredients were once prescribed as remedies for everything from scurvy to the plague. Using the classic Corpse Reviver No. 2 as a starting point, he’ll reveal the surprising medicinal origins of many of today’s most iconic drinks.
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CHoW/DC publishes CHoW Line 8 times each year. The newsletter contains information about upcoming speakers, articles of historic interest, events, publications, and news of the organization’s members and activities.
Meetings are usually held on the second Sunday of each month, September through May, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m
