Bacchanology
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Bacchanology is the study of drinking and its preparations, and history.
[edit] Historical Citations
[edit] Cups and their customs, By Henry Porter, George Edwin Roberts, 1863
"As, in this age of progress, most things are raised to the position of a science, we see no reason why Bacchanology (if the term please our readers) should not hold a respectable place, and be entitled to its due mead of praise..."
[edit] The New York Times, August 25, 1991
Article written by William Grimes.
"IF YOU THINK IT'S tough to get a decent dry martini, try tracking down the origin of the word. Or for that matter, getting the real story behind any cocktail -- not only long-forgotten rip-snorters like the fog-cutter, the snap-neck and the leg tangle but also bona fide classics. At every turn, the student of bacchanology faces the bewildering blend of misinformation, lore and legend that constitutes barroom etymology..."
