Five Mid-Century Liqueur Cocktail / Recipe Pamphlets
It’s the weekend every day. Don’t blink! Your drink will be gone.Intrigue in a bottle. Trust us, you can dance.
We include cookbooks which have a significant chapter of cocktails.
So, Belly up to the bar and get recipes for your favorite drinks and maybe find some that are new.
Cocktail books offer an intriguing insight into a particular aspect of popular culture - drinking and the people and the places that serve drinks. History, such as America's Prohibition laws, art movements, such as the Art Deco style of the 1920s and 1930s, and the great drinking holes of the world can all be found in cocktail books from the past.
It’s the weekend every day. Don’t blink! Your drink will be gone.Intrigue in a bottle. Trust us, you can dance.
London: W. J. Bush & Co., 1925. Ninth Edition. Cloth Hardcover. Contains detailed descriptions and recipes for making mineral drinks, wine and beer. Many recipes with various fruits and Vegetables A scarce title with only three Institutional holdings, other editions have similar numbers.Background Information:In 1850/52 the business was founded by.....
New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, 2005. Laminated Hardcover. Find out the latest trends from top bartenders, get tips on how to serve drinks either professionally or at home, and make some of the most delicious potables New York City has to offer.
New York: Gotham Books, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Crediting Beaujolais' success to an enterprising French winemaker, Georges Duboeuf, Chelminski's narrative uncovers how Duboeuf's public-relations coup in promoting the release of the new vintage has paradoxically cheapened Beaujolais in the minds of some oenophiles. Wine-book collections.....
New York: Old Mr. Boston Distiller Corporation, 1970. A Fine Hardcover. Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide, used by both professional and home bartenders as the 'Bible of Booze.' The Guide was first published 1935 (some sources state 1931), the early days after the Repeal of Prohibition, when the distillery started.....
New York: Halcyon House, 1940. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Classic collection of cocktails by the chief bartender at the Ashland House. A recipe book of over 900 drinks including the Zombie.
New York: M. Barrows & Company, 1944. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE --Crosby Gaige was the definitive arbiter of taste in 1940s New York. This guide was released during the height of WWII, a time when 'The American Host' was redefining social rituals. The inclusion of the Waldorf-Astoria’s glassware highlights the shift toward.....
USA: McKesson Liquor, Stapled Wraps. Recipes ; for: Beverages. Desserts. Fish. Marinades. Glazes. Sauces. Soups. Seasoned butters.
Hastings, Nebraska: Ginrum Alpha Company, 1936. Deluxe Fourth Edition, HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —Unlike standard cocktail manuals of the period, this volume emphasizes origin stories, regional traditions, and legends surrounding liqueurs, wines, and spirits, positioning mixed drinks within a broader cultural and historical framework. The Ginrum Alpha Company’s branding reflects a transitional.....
Berkley, California: University of California Press, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. It doesn't get much better than this. One of the most important wine educators of our time and one of America's most influential chefs conspire on the glorious subject of wine and food pairing. Perfect.....
[New York]: [The Halvin Co. Inc.], [1967]. Stapled Wraps. The names of the type of wine are listed in alphabetical order. Two pages of instruction on cooking with wine; a glossary of terms; a vintage chart, and wine suggestions to impress.The dictionary Begins with Aloxe Corton and the last entry.....
New York: Workman Publishing Company, 1993. Illustrations by Robin Zingone. A Fine Soft cover. 200 recipes and firsthand reports from around the state, Miami Spice captures the irresistible convergence of Latin, Caribbean, and Cuban influences with Florida's cornucopia of stone crabs, snapper, plantains, star fruit, and other exotic native ingredients.....
New York: Workman Publishing Company, 1993. Illustrations by Robin Zingone. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. 200 recipes and firsthand reports from around the state, Miami Spice captures the irresistible convergence of Latin, Caribbean, and Cuban influences with Florida's cornucopia of stone crabs, snapper, plantains.....