Ginger Ale on the Side #gretagarbo #gingerontheside #whiskey #drinking #history #startup

In the earlier part of the 1900s, whiskey had an association with prostitution that made it unseemly for women to drink the spirit. In the iconic 1930 film (and Garbo's first talking role), Anna Christie, Garbo, who plays a streetwalker, sits down at a bar and orders a whiskey, ginger ale on the side. The exchange says it all:

Anna: Gimme a whiskey, ginger ale on the side. And don't be stingy, baby!

Waiter: (sarcastically) Well, shall I serve it in a pail?Anna: Ah, that suits me down to the ground. 
Cheers, Bec

Anna: (takes a shot) Gee, I needed that bad all right, all right.

Watch the clip, here.

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