The Savoy Cocktail Book
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The Savoy Cocktail Book
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Cocktails have always epitomized the glamorous Jazz Age and the allure of alcohol during the Prohibition - a time when the first passenger planes took off allowing liquor-deprived Americans to hop across the Atlantic for cocktails and parties. During these decadent 1920s and '30s, the place to be seen drinking 'mixed drinks' as cocktails were known, was The American Bar at The Savoy Hotel in London. In existence since the late 1800s, The American Bar was immensely popular, filled every night with Americans fleeing Prohibition - downing their daiquiris, Manhattans and Dry Martinis.
Enter Harry Craddock. A young barman who came to London to practice the art of making cocktails at The Savoy. He became head bartender in The American Bar in 1925 and wrote The Savoy Cocktail Book, first published in 1930. It is a fascinating record of the cocktails that set London alight at the time - and which are just as popular today.
Taking you from Slings to Smashes, Fizzes to Flips, and featuring art deco illustrations, this book is the perfect gift for any budding mixologist or fan of 1930s-style decadence and sophistication. Updated with a new introduction, this handsome edition is sure to be a smart addition to your home bar and includes 750 of The Savoy's most popular original recipes.
Hardcover. 304 pages. Measures 7.75" x 5" x 1.25".
