Review:
Lavishly photographed, the book chronicles the experiences of a dozen start-up whiskey and liqueur makers in the borough, including Breukelen Distilling, Van Brunt Stillhouse, Cacao Prieto, Greenhook Ginsmiths and Uncouth Vermouth.
"-New York Times "
"well-written and extravagantly illustrated"
-"The Wall Street Journal"
"Training their attention on New York City's ascendant borough, Brooklyn, Peter Thomas Fornatale and Chris Wertz have penned a love letter to the bars and spirits that populate its neighborhoods"
-"Wine and Spirits
""[Brooklyn Spirits] published by DUMBO s own Powerhouse is sure to make you thirsty."
"-Edible Brooklyn"
"As Seen In:
Conde Nast Traveler
Food & Wine
Slate
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"Lavishly photographed, the book chronicles the experiences of a dozen start-up whiskey and liqueur makers in the borough, including Breukelen Distilling, Van Brunt Stillhouse, Cacao Prieto, Greenhook Ginsmiths and Uncouth Vermouth."
-New York Times
"well-written and extravagantly illustrated"
-The Wall Street Journal
"Training their attention on New York City's ascendant borough, Brooklyn, Peter Thomas Fornatale and Chris Wertz have penned a love letter to the bars and spirits that populate its neighborhoods"
-Wine and Spirits
"[Brooklyn Spirits] published by DUMBO's own Powerhouse -- is sure to make you thirsty."
-Edible Brooklyn
As Seen In:
Conde Nast Traveler
Food & Wine
Slate
About the Author:
Chris Wertz has been involved in the booze business most of his life, and for the last 16 years, he has been a part of the New York restaurant industry, working as a bartender in Williamsburg and a General Manager in DUMBO. Before coming to New York City, Chris traveled through Europe sampling regional drinks for the sake of science--from homemade grappa in the hills of Tokaj, Hungary; to Becherovka at the source in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic; and pastis in Provence,
France. In 2005, he opened his first bar, Professor Thom's, named in homage of famed 19th-century NYC cocktail creator Professor Jerry Thomas.
Bestselling author Peter Thomas Fornatale has spent a good part of the last two decades drinking in Brooklyn. He's also been a publishing professional in that time frame at Simon and Schuster and Random House. He took cocktail classes from legendary New York bartender (and author) Dale DeGroff and spent a summer supporting a horseracing habit by bartending at the acclaimed Chez Sophie in Saratoga Springs. Cocktails are literally in his blood: his grandfather, John T. Flynn, was a brand manager at Seagram's for many decades. He is also a site coordinator at The Park Slope CSA, putting him in close touch with the best local ingredients (and the people who buy them).
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