Mickey Finn

: See also Mickey Finn (musician)

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

A Mickey Finn (or simply Mickey) is a slang term for a drug-laced drink given to someone without their knowledge in order to incapacitate them. It is named for the owner and bartender of a Chicago establishment, the Lone Star Saloon and Palm Garden Restaurant, which operated from 1896 to 1903 in the city's South Loop neighborhood on the west side of South State Street north of Harrison Street. Mickey would slip his unsuspecting patrons a drug in their drink to make them pass out and proceed to rob them blind. Upon awaking the next morning in a nearby alley, the victim would remember nothing. Mickey's saloon was ordered closed on December 16, 1903.

Related Topics:
Slang - Drug - Drink - Bartender - Chicago - Saloon - 1896 - 1903 - Loop - December 16

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

A Mickey Finn is typically made by adding "knockout drops" (a solution of chloral hydrate in alcohol) to a drink.

Related Topics:
Chloral hydrate - Alcohol

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~