Atlas Obscura informs us that if we ski along particular slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains outside of Taos, New Mexico, we may encounter birdhouse-sized boxes attached to particular trees. Inside each one is a martini.
These are martini trees. The practice of attaching martinis to rural trees began during the winter of 1958 through 1959 when a lady on the slopes of a ski resort sent a young man off in search of a martini to calm her jittery nerves. He returned with one served in a porrón, a traditional Spanish wine pitcher with a long spout. It worked well to calm the woman, so resort owner Ernie Blake set up several martinis in boxes around his facility. By the 1980s, the practice had spread throughout the region.
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The way I heard the story, she was a non-drinker and it took them a while to talk her into it. But it worked!
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