Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor"...

Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, ... | David Wondrich | "A cat can gaze upon a king..."

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Imbibe!: From Absi...

	Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, ... David Wondrich Perigee Trade, 2007 - 336 pages average customer review:based on 10 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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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Historical, beautifully detailed and ultimately readable

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!

"A cat can gaze upon a king..."

"...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.

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More than just a recipe book

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. ;)

A new standard is set

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.

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Imbibe

Quite simply the greatest and most scholarly work on the history and culture of the cocktail to date. This book will change your life.

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