Think you can drink like a sailor? Maybe you should take a moment to reflect
on what that truly means.

The record for history.s largest cocktail belongs to British Lord Admiral
Edward Russell. In 1694, he threw an officer.s party that employed a garden.s
fountain as the punch bowl.

The concoction? A mixture that included 250 gallons of brandy, 125 gallons of
Malaga wine, 1,400 pounds of sugar, 2,500 lemons, 20 gallons of lime juice,
and 5 pounds of nutmeg.

A series of bartenders actually paddled around in a small wooden canoe,
filling up guests. cups. Not only that, but they had to work in 15-minute
shifts to avoid being overcome by the fumes and falling overboard.

The party continued nonstop for a full week, pausing only briefly during
rainstorms to erect a silk canopy over the punch to keep it from getting
watered down. In fact, the festivities didn.t end until the fountain had been
drunk completely dry.

Stolen from mental floss, http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10558