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Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails: Prohibition Centennial Edition: From the 1920 PickMeUp to the Zombie and Beyond 150,Used
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In this new, expanded edition of Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktailsissued for the 100th Anniversary of National Prohibitionhistorian, expert, and drink aficionado Ted Haigh, aka Dr. Cocktail vastly widens his examination of 19201933, the thirteenyear period when women got the Vote, child labor was abolished and, ironically, saw the cocktail elevated, prolonged, and expanded, spreading this signature American drink form in tasty ripples around the world. All this, plus more drink recipes!Nothing is so desired as the thing denied. Prohibition made people want cocktails very, very badly. Because 'synthetic' liquor was the easiest to make, it was also the easiest to get. Problematically, it tasted awful and wasn't exactly good for you either. Cocktails with their mlange of flavors were a madetoorder method for disguising the bad hooch.Along with 100+ rare and delicious authentic recipes gathered from old cocktail manuals and scraps of paper never published, this illustrated trip down mixology lane tells the fascinating origins of the cocktail and how it evolved over time, including its rising popularity during Prohibition. Vintage illustrations and advertisements, photos of old bottles and cocktail artifacts, and fascinating Prohibitionera photographs bring the tippling past back to vivid life.Recipes for rare treasures like The Fogcutter, Knickerbocker la Monsieur, The Moscow Mule, and Satans Whiskers are each presented with: Historical background on its origin and cultural context Drink Notes that provide additional information on ingredients and tips for substitutions and variations Fascinating historical ephemera from Dr. Cocktail's personal collection This homage to the great bartenders of the past and the beverages they created also profiles some of the most influential cocktail pioneers of today. For anyone who enjoys an icy drink and an unforgettable tale, this is a musthave volume.
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