The third Lemonade recipe in Jerry Thomas' How to Mix Drinks is identical to that in Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management, which came out the previous year. I learned this in Jeanette Hurt's new book The Whiskey Sour. She postulates that both authored cribbed the recipe from the same... Read more →
I solved a little mystery (maybe only mysterious to me): Two versions of the 1919 book The Ideal Bartender by Tom Bullock (the first cocktail book by a Black bartender) were republished in 2001 and 2002 by Howling at the Moon Press, which doesn't exist, and co-authored/introduced by author "DJ... Read more →
I found more new books coming out so I'll just add them here: The Art of Calvados Cocktails from the Crypt: Terrifying Yet Delicious Concoctions Inspired by Your Favorite Horror Films The Mindful Mocktail: Delicious, Nutritious Non-Alcoholic Drinks to Make at Home MockTales: 50+ Literary Mocktails Inspired by Classic Works,... Read more →
I learned in Mark Lawrence Shrad's book Vodka Politics that the book A History of Vodka by William Pokhlebkin is full of falsehoods, and that the author was actually assassinated (though I'm not sure if that was directly related to the book). I have a few other books on vodka... Read more →
This review originally appeared on AlcoholProfessor.com. The Cocktail Parlor by Nicola Nice This cocktail book isn’t expensive, but it’s going to cost me a bunch of money. It is inspiring me to buy a whole lot of other books referenced in its pages. The most important and most-referenced cocktail books... Read more →
Here are new drink books coming out in 2024. These are just the cocktails and spirits ones, rather than beer and wine. I would imagine there will be a lot more toward holiday 2024 but this is plenty for now! Links are to Amazon and I may earn an affiliate... Read more →
It was believed that the Gibson cocktail was created in San Francisco. In this 2008 blog post I cited what David Wondrich told us on a tour. The information is repeated in the Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails: But now new information has come to light. Martin Doudoroff shared... Read more →
I am reading The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails in order with the Alcademics Book Club, which you may join on Facebook if you wish. (We're on the A's in early January.) I've already learned so much new information and also old information I'm seeing in a new light.... Read more →