Embrace your inner Don Draper and shake up some classic drinks!
Anything you can mix and pour into a glass is now termed a “cocktail,” but those drinks usually pale in comparison with the truly classic cocktails. Vintage Cocktails returns drinkers to an age of Manhattans, Pink Ladies, Gin Fizzes, and Whisky Sours. Included with the recipes are quirky cultural facts as well as serving suggestions, what to have stocked at your bar at all times, and how to cure the inevitable hangover. 75 color illustrations
Amanda Hallay is a writer, college professor and cultural trend analyst. She was born in Ohio but grew up in England, where she lived for twenty years before relocating to France, where she spent the following sixteen years living and working in Paris as a journalist and magazine editor. She now resides in the U.S.A where she teaches Cultural History at a leading fashion college in Manhattan.
As a recognized authority on 20th Century Cultural History, Hallay often appears in the press, and has recently been quoted in 'Newsweek', 'The Sydney Times', 'The Las Vegas Review Journal', 'The Boston Globe', 'The Advocate', 'The Miami Herald', and 'The New York Daily News'.
Amanda's writing style varies between the comedic and the stylishly serious, her approach to popular history making use of the 'cultural connections' at the heart of her work.
