Classic Cocktails [Hardcover]

Salvatore Calabrese (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 1997

"[C]atch a whiff of...old-fashioned American style in a...volume, nearly square, which, like the drinks it describes, a little of this combined with a little of that and presented with a flourish...cleverly chosen period posters and illustrations...A witty, well-presented cocktail manual...from one of London's most respected bartenders. A...must-have."--The New York Times

 

"Need a shot of knowledge to keep up with the current cocktail revival? Classic Cocktails...can help. It has all the time-honored recipes, plus lots of interesting celebrity-laced cocktail lore and abundant illustrations."--Bon Appetit

Editorial Reviews

Review

 

"A witty, well-presented cocktail manual...from one of London’s most respected bartenders. A must-have.”—The New York Times

“It has all the time-honored recipes, plus lots of interesting, celebrity-laced cocktail lore and abundant illustrations.”—Bon Appétit

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (December 31, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806905077
• ISBN-13: 978-0806905075
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,000,550 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars gorgeous book, good recipes, November 12, 2001

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Barefoot Contessa (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Classic Cocktails (Hardcover)

A must have for any cocktail or pop culture fan. See what this great American pleasure is all about. This gorgeous little book delivers recipes for, as the title reads, truely CLASSIC cocktails--ones you've heard of or had before, with old advertisements, posters, pictures, etc. from the earlier half of the twentieth century to along (and photos of drinks). The book's presentation is excellent and would make a great gift for someone new to cocktail culture (or already appreciative of it), or for yourself. Even if you never get around to making the drinks, you would be satisfied just looking through the book. Small size, hard cover, quality paper, good reproductions of pictures--nice for the coffee table where guests can take a peek at it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Yummy, August 13, 2001

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Jacob Victory (Nutley, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Classic Cocktails (Hardcover)

This book is classy. Gives the history with really posh photographs of both ads and cocktails. Recipes are listed in simple English. Colorful. Fun.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Smooth as Scotch, December 20, 2000

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Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Cocktails (Hardcover)

Salvatore Calabrese has complied a stylish and helpful cocktail book. The drink facts are fascinating and the pictures are top quality. Of course you get drink recipes and instructions on how to make them, but it is presented in a way that even if you never prepare one drink from the book, it is worth a look.