This is a story about a man—no, a legend. Someone who lit the fire of liberty for an entire continent. Someone who was so greatly revered in his culture that an entire country was named after him. Someone named Simón Bolívar. He was a passionate, brash man who turned tragedy into a rallying cry for freedom. And now, he’s got his very own drink.
00:00 Intro
00:46 The “El Libertador”
01:30 Little Simón
02:17 The Ideas that Enamored Him
02:55 Heartbreak
03:56 A New Vision
04:22 Strategy #1: Politics
05:38 Battle Begins
06:17 Strategy #2: New Granada
07:55 Expansion vs. the Legion of Hell
08:46 “A Letter from Jamaica”
09:30 Strategy #3: Welcome Haiti
09:57 Victory, Finally
10:52 Making the “El Libertador”
16:28 Tasting
18:55 Last Call: Alexandre Pétion’s Conditions
21:51 Closing
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|| INGREDIENTS ||
Orange Juice
French Vermouth
St Elmo’s Fire Liqueur
Crème de Cacao
Banana Rum Cream
Aguardiente
Blue Curaçao
|| SOURCES ||
https://www.biography.com/political-figure/simon-bolivar
https://www.latinamericanstudies.org/liberators/bolivar.htm
https://allthatsinteresting.com/simon-bolivar
https://faculty.chass.ncsu.edu/slatta/hi216/documents/dbolivar.htm
https://faculty.chass.ncsu.edu/slatta/hi216/documents/bolivar/sbjamaica1815.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1bmJGX0md8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80b4ROFoaFY (Episode 1)
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