Wright's Tavern Toddy
Wright's Tavern Toddy is a rich tasting apricots in this great blend of marigold petals, cinnamon, apricot pieces and fruit flavor. This is great hot as an after dinner tea or cold on the porch on a hot day. Surprisingly enough, this herbal creation makes a great tasting whiskey toddy with lemon.
TEAME Profile: RD5
Darjees Revolutionary Profile:
Wright's Tavern stood in the center of Concord. With the public meetinghouse on one side and the militia training ground on the other, it was a favorite resort of Concord's leading citizens for both business and pleasure, and thus played an important role in the transaction of the town's civil and military business. Built in 1747 by Ephraim Jones, who operated it until 1751, the tavern was managed during the portentous days of April 1775 by Amos Wright, whose name it has borne ever since. On April 19, when the courthouse bell announced the approach of Major Pitcairn's British troops, the Concord minutemen assembled at Wright's Tavern. Later, after Pitcairn's arrival in the public square, the British officers took refreshments in the tavern. As the scene of these events, the tavern has important associations with the opening military episode of the Revolution. The tavern still stands today in Concord, Mass!