The drink is named after the (late) poet John Mckinnon, whose reputation for the spontaneous composition of verse was dwarfed only by his rabid love for drinking until he collapsed or damaged property. At the old "Villager" cafe, in Bennignton, Vermont, there is a tradition that when someone orders a "John McKinnon" cocktail, the thrid one is always on the house, provided the patron drink it laying on the floor. An alternate tradition, also from southern Vermont, is that a person drinking a "John McKinnon" pretends to twist his or her ankle, or alternating, pours half the drink down their shirt and pretends to beg for change from members of the crowd.
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