Imbibe! : from absinthe cocktail to whiskey smash, a salute in stories and drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, pioneer of the American bar
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 A...
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New York, N.Y. :
Perigee Book/Penguin Group,
c2007.
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245 | 1 | 0 | |a Imbibe! : |b from absinthe cocktail to whiskey smash, a salute in stories and drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, pioneer of the American bar |c David Wondrich |
250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
260 | |a New York, N.Y. : |b Perigee Book/Penguin Group, |c c2007. | ||
300 | |a xiii, 317 p. : |b ill. ; |c 22 cm. | ||
504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-303) and index. | ||
520 | |a 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 must-read for anyone who appreciates the timeless appeal of a well-made drink--and the uniquely American history behind it.--From publisher description. | ||
541 | 0 | |c Purchase; |d August 3, 2012 |h $16.50. | |
650 | 0 | |a Cocktails. | |
650 | 0 | |a Drinking customs. | |
600 | 1 | 0 | |a Thomas, Jerry, |d 1830-1885. |
852 | |a Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Closed Stacks |h TX 951 .W66 2007 |t 1 | ||
856 | 4 | 1 | |y Table of contents only |u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0721/2007027096.html |