Rum Drinks and Havanas: Cuba Classics [Hardcover]

Ernst Lechthaler (Author), August F. Winkler (Author), Amiel Pretsch (Author)

Book Description

Series: Cuba Classics | Publication Date: February 1, 1999

Cuba Classics depicts the legendary Cuban bars and delicious daiquiris and mojitos that were created in them. Not only does it share the differences between various brands of rum, how rum is made, and the affects of aging, but it details recipes for over twenty traditional and inimitable drinks, including the Cuba Libre, a melange of daiquiris, and the Havana Special.

Editorial Reviews

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[A] lively celebration of all things Cuban... delightful. -- Underground Wine Journal, 1/00

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Abbeville Press; 1st edition (February 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789205270
• ISBN-13: 978-0789205278
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #356,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #59 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > Latin American

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Viva Lechthaler, February 16, 2002

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George Sinclair (Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rum Drinks and Havanas: Cuba Classics (Hardcover)

this book is full of authentic cuban cocktail recipes retrieved from the actual cuban bars that Ernst Lechthaler has actually been to. There is even a picture of him (lechthaler) working behind a cuban bar, and shaking Fidel Castros hand.

learn to make a mojito, the way they do it in Cuba. there is a photograph of one taken in the home of the mojito "El Bodeguita del medio'. the very place that Hemingway himself, sat and drank his mojito.

if you want to learn how to make cuban drinks, the cuban way, trust the word of the top german bartender who went to Cuba, and got them personally "Ernst Lechthaler".

A fantastic book, a must buy for all daiquiri, mojito, cuba libre drinkers. oh! thats me!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars CUBA.....My little treasure, in this book., August 31, 2007

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LOUIE "OF THE SACRED HEART" (BRONX, NY USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rum Drinks and Havanas: Cuba Classics (Hardcover)

Rum Drinks & Havanas:.....Love everything about it...
Take it from this Cuban-American, it just a small taste of how we Cubans: Love, Smoke, Drink and Party!"
No one book can hold and tell the whole story of Cuba, but this little treasure gives you a taste of how
non-Cubans see us....with lots of Love.

Talk about a seller (PRO-SPIN), true to their word....I received the book has if I purchased it at a Major bookstore. New and hot off the shelf.
I'm especially grateful for the extra care, taken to protect the book while in transit by Pro-Spin...
USPS can really put a hurting on a package (standard shipping was used).
I did not receive a tracking number but talk about fast delivery from the order date August 26 and rec'd the book on Aug 30.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great photographic service, poor contents!, December 23, 1998

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[e-mail] (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rum Drinks and Havanas: Cuba Classics (Hardcover)

Great outlook but rather disappointing from the Beverage technical point of view. The Barman should take some Cuban vacations!