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Midtown bar: We ID for our 100-proof Thanksgiving bird

Quick ReadNo one under 21 can eat: NYC tavern to unveil 100-proof vodka-infused Thanksgiving turkey

Some turkeys will wind up at a New

Photo credit: AP | Some turkeys will wind up at a New York City tavern where the owner said he’ll unveil what he is calling the nation’s first 100-proof turkey. (Nov. 21, 2009)

You'll need to be 21 to take a bite out of this Thanksgiving turkey.

New York City tavern owner Paul Hurley said he'll unveil what he is calling the nation's first 100-proof turkey on Monday.

A spokesman for the owner of O'Casey's Tavern in midtown Manhattan says that the bird is infused with fruit-flavored and 100-proof Georgi vodka for three days before being cooked.

The flavors...

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