Egyptian barman helped the British defeat the Nazis — with a cocktail

Egyptian barman helped the British defeat the Nazis — with a cocktail. Developed by Shepheard’s Hotel barman Joe Scialom, the Suffering Bastard cocktail was an unexpected reason behind German general Erwin Rommel’s defeat in the Second Battle of Alamein in the 1940s, writes Blake Stilwell in a piece for We Are The Mighty. The drink was used as a cure for British army personnel’s hangovers, which allowed them to perform better in combat and ultimately stop the Germans’ advances. Not exactly a grand strategy piece, this particular story, but it put a smile on our faces this morning.