The Cocktail Book - A Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen

"To know how to drink wine belongs only to cultivated taste; to know how to tempt guests to indulge in it with pleasure belongs only to the host gifted with rare tact and artistic discrimination" This vintage volume contains a complete guide to cocktail making. With a vast selection of vintage recipes and a wealth of useful information, this timeless book will be of considerable utility to modern mixologists and bartenders, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: “The Real Tale of the Cock’s Tail”, “Cocktails”, “Absinthe”, “Algonquin”, “Apple Brandy”, “Bamboo”, “Blackthorn”, “Brandt”, “Brandy—Fancy”, “Brandy—Old Fashioned”, “Bronx”, “Brut”, “Calisaya”, “Champagne”, “Champagne—Fancy”, “Cholera”, “Chocolate”, et cetera. We are republishing this classic volume now in an affordable, high-quality addition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on cocktail and beverage making.