Classic Cocktails: Time-Honored Recipes for the Home Bartender

Amanda Hallay

Sep 2014 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

Classy ladies and dapper gents have their favorite vintage cocktail go-to, and now you can as well! From Manhattans to Pink Ladies, Gin Fizzies to Whisky Sours, Gibsons to Stingers—and sixty additional cocktails—Classic Cocktails returns drinkers back to an age of sophisticated mixed drinks for the suave imbiber. While mixing your favorite cocktail, brush up on your pop culture trivia with quirky facts and snarky anecdotes. Recipes include:

Bloody Mary
Blue Hawaii
Eggnog
Gin Sling
Mai Tai
Mojito
Old-Fashioned
Screwdriver
Tequila Sunrise
Tom Collins
White Russian
And many more!

Also included is information on serving suggestions, glassware, and remedies for curing that inevitable hangover. So harness your inner mixologist, break out the jar of maraschino cherries, and transport yourself and your friends to a time when “classic” cocktails were the only mixed drinks out there.

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About the author

Amanda Hallay is a writer, cultural historian, and trend analyst. She is employed as a professor at a leading Manhattan college where she teaches courses in history, writing, and fashion. Her cocktail of choice is the Mai Tai, although she usually opts for the more diet-friendly Gibson. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
David Wolfe was born in Ohio and moved to London in the Swinging Sixties where he became England’s leading fashion illustrator for two decades. His distinctive sketches graced the pages of British Vogue and the London Sunday Times. David’s favorite cocktail is the margarita, but he most enjoys drawing drinks that come with umbrellas. He lives in New York, New York.