Jerry Thomas' Bartenders Guide: How To Mix Drinks 1862 Reprint: (Large Print): A Bon Vivant's Companion - Softcover

Thomas, Jerry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615754996 ISBN 13: 9780615754994

Publisher: Loki's Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

This drink recipe book is probably the most famous bartenders' and cocktail book of all times, and it was the first real cocktail book ever published in the United States. This is a nostalgic and delicious homage to a drinking era that is gone but not forgotten. This first edition of the guide include the first written recipes of such cocktails as the DAISY, the MINT JULEP. the FIZZ, the FLIP, Sour and many many more. Among other famous drinks are the BLUE BLAZER, the EYE-OPENER, the LOCOMOTIVE, the PICK-ME-UP, the CORPSE-REVIVER, and CHAIN-LIGHTNING.

About this title

Review:

"The Bartender Who Started It All" (NY Times, October 2007)  

About the Author:

Jeremiah (Jerry) P. Thomas (1830-1885) considered "the father of American mixology," wrote the first Cocktail book and was the most famous bartender of his time. He had saloons in California and New York (below Barnum's American Museum). He developed showy techniques, such as the Blue Blazer, and promoted himself heavily in images and product. The New York Times stated Thomas was "very popular among all classes."

About this edition

• Publisher: Loki's Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0615754996
• ISBN 13: 9780615754994
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268