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Author: David Wondrich
Creator: Dale Degroff
Publisher: Perigee Trade
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

9 reviews
Sales Rank: 17309

Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.9

ISBN: 0399532870
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.874
EAN: 9780399532870
ASIN: 0399532870

Publication Date: November 6, 2007
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
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.

Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

More than just a recipe book May 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I have to admit that I read through much of this book in one sitting. It is just that engrossing. Wondrich brings a wry and learned manner to his writing, as well as a great enthusiasm for his subject. The downside is that you'll be spending a great deal of money on spirits and barware before you'll be satisfied. ;)

5 out of 5 stars

"A cat can gaze upon a king..." May 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

"...and after a Dry Martini or a Sazerac Cocktail or two, we're all cats." This beautiful, marvelous book is the best book I've read this year. It is part biography, part history and part mixology. If you enjoy the odd cocktail or two, you owe a measure of thanks to Jerry Thomas, the "professor". In the latter half of the 19th century, Jerry (now that I feel like I know the man) perfected and prodded forward the development of the cocktail. His life was interesting and productive. The book gives you many examples from his book (subtitled "the Bon-Vivant's Guide") with modern translations of the recipes. I have been experimenting with the recipes myself and have had one or two , um, slow mornings. Well worth it, however. Get the book for the history and enjoy it with a nice Saratoga Cocktail, or perhaps the "Tombstone". Just leave the vodka in the cabinet...forever.

5 out of 5 stars

A new standard is set February 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is perhaps the best cocktail book written since The Fine Art Of Mixing Drinks, astoundingly well researched (which is all to rare when writting about cocktails) and wonderfully told. Imbibe a must read for proffesional bartenders, or for those who like to fix themselves a proper drink, and think about what went into it as they enjoy their tipple. well done Mr Wondrich.

5 out of 5 stars

Historical, beautifully detailed and ultimately readable February 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

It's less of a modern bartender's guide than a treatise on the essential cocktails and their history. As a bartender in my earlier days, I found the author's handling of drink-making essentials, and especially the illustrations, dead on target. But the best part of this book is its readability. Go straight through it, or pick it up at any point and you will find yourself enthralled by the humor, the detail, the history, and the writing. I raise a glass to Mr. Wondrich. Cheers!

5 out of 5 stars

Required Reading for any Cocktailian December 19, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

The cocktail has had a glorious 200 year history, much of which unfortunately has gone unheralded for far too long. Thankfully, one of the most diligent cocktail historians of today's milieu has taken it upon himself to rectify this problem.

Using the illustrious "Jerry Thomas" (famous bartender from the mid 1800's and author of the first known bartenders guide) as a focal point, Mr. Wondrich introduces us to the birth and evolution of the cocktail as well as a variety of other categories of "mixed drinks" from that era. With insightful, and often witty explanations he steps carefully through both the drinks and the attitudes of the time which formed the foundation for all that was to follow.

Cocktail recipe books, which cram as many recipes as possible within their pages, are a dime a dozen. To truly understand the cocktail, whether you are a bartender or bar-attender, requires that you have a grasp of the history which preceded our current landscape. For this reason, this book is perhaps the most important book of its kind, and fills a huge void which has surrounded this topic for virtually its entire history.

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