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The Essential Cocktail: The Art of Mixing Perfect Drinks
Dale DeGroff is widely regarded as the world’s foremost mixologist. Hailed by the New York Times as “single-handedly responsible for what’s been called the cocktail renaissance,” he earned this reputation during his twelve years at the fashionable Promenade Bar in New York City’s Rainbow Room. It was there in 1987 that he not only reintroduced the cocktail menu to the country but also began mixing drinks from scratch, using impeccably fresh ingredients instead of the widespread mixes used at the time. Known especially for crafting unique cocktails, reviving classics, and coaxing superior flavor from his ingredients, DeGroff has selected his 100 essential drinks and 100 of their best variations—including many of his signature cocktails—for this premier mixology guide. The Essential Cocktail features only those drinks that stand out for their flavor, interesting formula, or distinctive technique. These are the very ones every amateur and professional bartender must know, the martinis, sours, highballs, tropicals, punches, sweets, and classics, both old and new, that form the core of a connoisseur’s repertoire. Throughout the book are DeGroff’s personal twists, such as a tangy Grapefruit Julep or a refreshing Yuzu Gimlet. To complement the tantalizing photographs of each essential cocktail, DeGroff also regales readers with the fascinating lore behind a drink’s genesis and instructs us on using the right ingredients, techniques, glasses, and garnishes. As Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking was the classic compendium for home chefs and gourmands, so The Essential Cocktail will be the go-to book for serious mixologists and cocktail enthusiasts..
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Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar Featuring the Origina
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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Absinthe: History in a Bottle
One hundred forty-four proof, notoriously addictive, and the drug of choice for nineteenth-century poets, absinthe is gaining bootleg popularity after almost ?a century of being banned. Due to popular demand, Absinthe: History in a Bottle is back in paperback with a handsome new cover. Like the author's bestselling The Martini and The Cigar, it is a potent brew of wild nights and social history, fact and trivia, gorgeous art and beautiful artifacts. As intoxicating as its subject, Absinthe makes a memorable gift for anyone who knows how to celebrate vice..
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Absinthe, Sip of Seduction: A Contemporary Guide
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The Book of Absinthe: A Cultural History
La Fee Verte (or "The Green Fairy") has intoxicated artists, poets, and writers ever since the late eighteenth century. Stories abound of absinthe's druglike sensations of mood lift and inspiration due to the presence of wormwood, its infamous "special" ingredient, which ultimately leads to delirium, homicidal mania, and death. Opening with the sensational 1905 Absinthe Murders, Phil Baker offers a cultural history of absinthe, from its modest origins as an herbal tonic through its luxuriantly morbid heyday in the late nineteenth century. Chronicling a fascinatingly lurid cast of historical characters who often died young, the absinthe scrapbook includes Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Charles Baudelaire, Oscar Wilde, Ernest Dowson, Aleister Crowley, Arthur Machen, August Strindberg, Alfred Jarry, Vincent van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Alphonse Allais, Ernest Hemingway, and Pablo Picasso. Along with discussing the rituals and modus operandi of absinthe drinking, Baker reveals the recently discovered pharmacology of how real absinthe actually works on the nervous system, and he tests the various real and fake absinthe products that are available overseas. The Book of Absinthe is a witty, erudite primer to the world's most notorious drink. .
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Hideous Absinthe: A History of the Devil in a Bottle (Tauris Parke Paperbacks)
Mysteriously sophisticated, darkly alluring, almost Satanic: absinthe was the drink of choice for Baudelaire, Verlaine and Wilde. It inspired paintings by Degas and Manet, van Gogh and Picasso It was blamed for conditions ranging from sterility to madness, to French defeats in World War I. The campaign against "the devil in a bottle" resulted in its ban throughout most of Europe. Its reputation for toxicity eventually extinguished the fin-de-siècle's infatuation with absinthe, but not before it had influenced generations of artists on both sides of the channel. This book is a biography of "the green fairy": from its place in the lives of writers and artists who were inspired--and ruined--by it, to its more recent rediscovery by Ernest Hemingway and today’s would-be sophisticates. .
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Brothers of the Absinthe Club, Vol. 1 [ Arabian Pearl: The Bloodstone Affair : Initiating Christian ] (Brothers of the Absinthe Club)
Brothers of the Absinthe Club, Volume 1 * * * * * Arabian Pearl: [Regency] The guest of a foreign prince, Lord Grayson finds an English jewel dropped in his lap when he is gifted a beautiful bedmate. Celia Davenport discovers that perhaps sexual servitude isn't the prison she imagined. A plaything of an Infidel lord, she has a chance of escape if only she pleases him... * * * * * The Bloodstone Affair: [Regency Paranormal] An infamous ghost hunter travels to the most haunted house in England to rescue the woman of his dreams and encounters an evil secret that refuses to die... * * * * * Initiating Christian: [Regency May-December] The younger Christian Foster has fallen in love with an unattainable, scandal-shy woman. When Lauren DeSerre discovers the deliciously handsome brother of her former lover has a penchant for her, the temptation of initiating Christian might lure her astray... * * * * * 5 Hearts: "Fabulous!" The Romance Studio. 5 Angels: "Remarkably breathtaking." Fallen Angel Reviews. 5 Roses: "Superbly written." My Book Cravings. 5 Blue Ribbons: "Delightfully fun and wicked." Romance Junkies. 5 Stars: "Ms. Wildes did not miss a beat." Just Erotic Romance Reviews. 5 Kisses: "Enough heat to warm you on the coldest nights." Two Lips Reviews..
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Brothers of the Absinthe Club, Vol. 2 [ In a Reckless Moment: A Most Scandalous Position : Beautiful Assassin ] (Brothers of the Absinthe Club)
Brothers of the Absinthe Club, Volume 2 * * * * * In a Reckless Moment: [Regency] Cassandra Rollins is innocent and sheltered Ross Benson is quite the opposite Though she knows better than to surrender to his persuasive charm, things just could not have gone more wrong in a reckless moment... * * * * * A Most Scandalous Position: [Regency] Colin Maxim knows it is his duty to take an injured young woman into his care, especially since he is the one who saved her life. What he doesn't count on is the mystery that surrounds Catherine, and very suddenly he finds himself immersed in both scandal and grave danger... * * * * * Beautiful Assassin: [Regency] It isn't enough that he is attacked by a furious young woman in the middle of the night, but someone is apparently out there using his identity. Jonas Maxim knows that besides his beautiful would be assassin, he has a vested interest in discovering the villain. If only he can stay alive long enough to find the blasted man... * * * * * 5 Hearts: "Fabulous!" The Romance Studio. 5 Angels: "Remarkably breathtaking." Fallen Angel Reviews. 5 Roses: "Superbly written." My Book Cravings. 5 Blue Ribbons: "Delightfully fun and wicked." Romance Junkies. 5 Stars: "Ms. Wildes did not miss a beat." Just Erotic Romance Reviews. 5 Kisses: "Enough heat to warm you on the coldest nights." Two Lips Reviews..
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Manufacture & Distillation of Alcoholic Liquors by P.Duplais. The Most Important 19th Century Distilling Guide & The Bible of Absinthe Distillation. Facsimile of the 1871 English Edition.
Pierre Duplais' seminal "Traité de la Fabrication des Liqueurs et de la Distillation des Alcools" is the authoritative French distillation guide. It went through seven editions from 1855 to 1900 and is the basis of our understanding of 19th century French distillation techniques. A single English edition was published in Philadelphia in 1871, translated by M. McKennie. The special section on absinthe is of particular importance - this is our most accurate and comprehensive guide to the recipes and techniques used by late 19th century absinthe distillers, and is informally regarded as the "bible" of those seeking to duplicate their recipes today. McKennie's translation appears to have been issued in a very small print run, and surviving copies are extremely scarce. This new facsimile edition published by The Virtual Absinthe Museum has been painstakingly compiled from scans of a rare original copy. This perfect-bound PAPERBACK version is just under 700 pages..
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