I also learned that the total bill for the drinks (not counting the musicians) was 87 pounds, 2 shillings, and 4 pence, which some online inflation converters tell me is equivalent to £17,558.71 (or $22,560.84) in today's money.

There are rap songs bragging about smaller parties than that.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Honestly, I'm surprised they all didn't fuckin die. 54 bottles of wine and that's the first item on the bill lmao. The 2nd item? 60 More bottles of wine.

So everyone was pretty much staggering around double fisting wine bottles

Amazing

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Someone should do the math on what the average standard drinks per person is.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Wash it down with a little whiskey, some beer or cider, and a few glasses of alcoholic punch.

That's a pretty respectable amount for a young man, much less guys pushing 60 like Washington et co. Though, to be fair, considering the First Horse of Philadelphia served as Washington's bodyguard during the war, at least some of them were probably still young. Late 20s, at least.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

How did that scene not make it into Hamilton?

[–] match@pawb.social 3 points 3 months ago

I wouldn't say 1787 is just learned.