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The Old-Fashioned: The Story of the World's First Classic Cocktail, with Recipes and Lore

Name: The Old-Fashioned: The Story of the World's First Classic Cocktail, with Recipes and Lore
Brand: Ten Speed Press
SKU: 9781607745358
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Contributors:

Robert Simonson, Daniel Krieger (Photographer)

Publisher:

Ten Speed Press

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

Cooking

Book Subcategory:

Beverages, Essays & Narratives

Book Topic:

Alcoholic- General, Alcoholic

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Release Date:

2014-05-13

ISBN 13:

9781607745358

Weight:

0.85 lbs

Size:

8.10 x 5.80 x 0.80 inches

Pages:

176

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A complete history of one of the world's most iconic cocktails--now the poster child of the modern cocktail revival--with fifty recipes for classic variations as well as contemporary updates.

No single cocktail is as iconic, as beloved, or as discussed and fought-over as the Old-Fashioned. Its formula is simple: just whiskey, bitters, sugar, and ice. But how you combine those ingredients--in what proportion, using which brands, and with what kind of garnish--is the subject of much impassioned debate.

The Old-Fashioned is the spirited, delightfully unexpected story of this renowned and essential drink: its birth as the ur-cocktail in the nineteenth century, darker days in the throes of Prohibition, re-ascension in the 1950s and 1960s (as portrayed and re-popularized by Don Draper on Mad Men), and renaissance as the star of the contemporary craft cocktail movement.

Also featured are more than forty cocktail recipes, including classic variations, regional twists, and contemporary updates from top bartenders around the country. All are accessible, delicious, and elegant in their simplicity, demonstrating the versatility and timelessness of the Old-Fashioned formula.

With its rich history, stunning photography, and impeccable recipes, The Old-Fashioned is a celebration of one of America's greatest bibulous achievements. It is a necessary addition to any true whiskey--or cocktail--lover's bookshelf, and destined to become a classic on par with its namesake beverage.

About the Author
ROBERT SIMONSON, journalist and author, is one of the leading authorities on spirits and cocktail culture in the United States. Called "our man in the liquor-soaked trenches" by the New York Times, he has written extensively about cocktails, spirits, bars, and bartenders for the Times, as well as GQ, Wine Enthusiast, Wine Advocate, Imbibe, Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn, and Time Out New York. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

The Old-Fashioned: The Story of the World's First Classic Cocktail, with Recipes and Lore

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