July 10 is National Piña Colada day, so what can we say about it?

Well,what's the first thing that comes to your mind when I say, “Do you like Piña Coladas?”

I’m hoping it’s not that stupid song from the 70’s, which, like the atom bomb, is one of those artifacts of mankind everybody wishes could be un-invented.

If it is, then I’m sorry for the ear-worm. If not, then bless you for your innocence. Now let me tell you the story of the fruitiest, sweetest and maybe most sublimely perfect, shittiest drink you’ll ever have, the Piña Colada.

Martha Washington was an important figure in the history of the United States. Not only was she the first, First Lady, but she was also a life-long companion to George Washington, his confidante and the manager of his all-important Mount Vernon Estate. And she also made his booze. Not all of it, mind you, but much of it. Historians have found George Washington's personal beer recipe and eggnog recipes, both drinks were actually no-doubt made by Martha, not by George.

Perhaps even more important are her OWN, personal recipes. And the one that we'd like to shine the spotlight on in this article is that one, moreso than any of the others, that will definitely make you walk funny if you drink too much of it! We're talking - Rum Punch. And specifically - Martha Washington's personal rum punch recipe!

Let’s face it; dive bars are probably one of society’s accidentally-created best things ever. In reality, they’re simply neighborhood places that serve cheap drinks and have no-nonsense attitudes. These are the places that pretty much say, “don’t F*** with anyone here and everything’s fine.”

Their drinks are simple, you can be left alone to drink or talk in private, and d-bags aren’t welcome. But that's not all there is to them. Dive bars have that something special that make you feel welcome as soon as you walk in.