Welcome to Erin Mankie's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

After a long day, it's nice to pour oneself a stiff drink and kick back, each sip peeling

away the layers of stress and trouble brought on by the daily grind.

Some people opt for a cold beer, while others pop the cork on a fresh bottle of wine.

Me, I'm a Scotch guy.

But for those really tough days, the kinds that leave us drained and burned out, we might

want something a little stronger, like a sling.

A sling is a standard drink, usually made with an ounce of water, a teaspoon of sugar,

nutmeg and two ounces of a spirit of your choice.

Slings can be made with whiskey or gin or rum, and they got their start hundreds of years

ago.

But why are they called that?

Because you sling them back, of course.

Cion drinks in America used to be served hot, which was a holdover from the British way

of serving them.

It was believed that even in the summer months, a hot drink would make a person sweat, thus

cooling them off.

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