Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to 'Professor' Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar Featuring the Original Formulae Hardcover - 2007
by Wondrich, David
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- Hardcover
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A lively, historically informed, and definitive guide to classic American cocktails.
Cocktail writer and historian David Wondrich presents the colorful, little-known history of classic American drinks-and the ultimate mixologist's guide-in this engaging homage to Jerry Thomas, father of the American bar.
Wondrich reveals never-before-published details and stories about this larger-than-life nineteenth-century figure, along with definitive recipes for 100 punches, cocktails, sours, fizzes, toddies, slings, and other essential drinks, plus twenty new recipes from today's top mixologists, created exclusively for this book.
This colorful and good-humored volume is a mustread for anyone who appreciates the timeless appeal of a well-made drink-and the uniquely American history behind it.
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- Title Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to 'Professor' Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar Featuring the Original Formulae
- Author Wondrich, David
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition New
- Pages 317
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Perigee Trade, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2007
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # 151236
- ISBN 9780399532870 / 0399532870
- Weight 1.09 lbs (0.49 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.82 x 0.9 in (21.59 x 14.78 x 2.29 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Cocktails, Drinking customs
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007027096
- Dewey Decimal Code 641.874
Summary
Cocktail writer and historian David Wondrich presents the colorful, little-known history of classic American drinks-and the ultimate mixologist's guide-in this engaging homage to Jerry Thomas, father of the American bar.
Wondrich reveals never-before-published details and stories about this larger- than-life nineteenth-century figure, along with definitive recipes for 100 punches, cocktails, sours, fizzes, toddies, slings, and other essential drinks, plus twenty new recipes from today's top mixologists, created exclusively for this book.
This colorful and good-humored volume is a mustread for anyone who appreciates the timeless appeal of a well-made drink-and the uniquely American history behind it.