Martini, Straight Up
Subtitle: The Classic American Cocktail
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: March 7, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780801873119
Subjects: Cultural studies; Spirits & cocktails; Cooking; Sociology; Americana; Beverages - Bartending; Beverages - Wine & Spirits
First sentence: BERNARD DE VOTO called it the "supreme American gift to world culture," and H. L. Mencken said that it was "the only American invention as perfect as a sonnet."