num_pages: 364
description: In this new expanded edition of Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktailsissued for the 100th Anniversary of National Prohibitionhistorian expert and drink aficionado Dr. Cocktail vastly widens his examination of 19201933 the thirteen-year 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 made-to-order 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 Prohibition-era 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 contextDrink Notes that provide additional information on ingredients and tips for substitutions and variationsFascinating historical ephemera from Dr. Cocktail's personal collectionThis 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 must-have volume.
language: English
title: Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails: Prohibition Centennial Edition: From the 1920 Pick-Me-Up to the Zombie and Beyond - 150+ Rediscovered Recipes and the Stories Behind Them, With a New Introduction and 66 New Recipes
publisher: Quarry Books