Cocktail Hour: Authentic Recipes and Illustrations from 1920-1960 (Hardcover)

~ Susan Waggoner (Author), Robert Markel (Author)

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Product Description

"Waiter, I'll have another."

Another cocktail, that is. Or, on second thought, make it a hundred of them. In this bright, sprightly sequel to their immensely popular Vintage Cocktails (1999), authors Susan Waggoner and Robert Markel serve up authentic recipes for more than 100 fresh classics from the golden age of libation.

Lavishly illustrated with full-color vintage art, garnished with quotes, and studded with anecdotes and cocktail histories from the era, Cocktail Hour also features lively sidebars that offer both practical advice (such as pointers for throwing a perfectly swank cocktail party) and fascinating bits of cocktail lore. Readers learn what Frank Sinatra wrote on invitations to Rat Pack parties ("Black Tie and Sunglasses Required"), which movie offers a glimpse of the Brown Derby's original bar (Mildred Pierce), and what Cab Calloway may have been drinking the night he covered a memory lapse by singing "hi-de-ho" in the midst of a song (a Harlem cocktail, the signature drink of the Cotton Club).

With completely new-but still classic-drinks, illustrations, and anecdotal material, Cocktail Hour is a must-have for buyers of the first book as well as a fine stand-alone volume for drink lovers of all varieties.

About the Author

Susan Waggoner has written numerous books of fiction and nonfiction. With Robert Markel, she is the author of Vintage Cocktails (STC) and Cocktails A-Go-Go. She is also the author of STC's nostalgic It's a Wonderful Christmas and the novel Better Than Chocolate. She lives in New York City.

Robert Markel is an independent literary agent based in New York and the former editor-in-chief of Grossett & Dunlap and Macmillan. In addition to coauthoring Vintage Cocktails and Cocktails A-Go-Go with Susan Waggoner, he is coauthor (with Victor Rangel-Ribeiro) of Chamber Music: An International Guide To Works and Their Instrumentation and the general editor of The Women's Sports Encyclopedia.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: "Stewart, Tabori and Chang" (April 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584794909
• ISBN-13: 978-1584794905
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #817,334 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Selection, January 9, 2007

By	Kimberly Nelson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Good book with lots of information about the era and even better drink recipes!

4.0 out of 5 stars Trying every recipe, March 2, 2010

By	Ollie Wollie Wog (Marietta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

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I am slowly working my way through this book trying every recipe (except the ones that include any licorice or anise flavored alcohol). I think this book is colorful, has some cool pictures, and has entertaining stories about the drinks. It will lie flat when it is opened which makes following recipes easy. It has an index that lists the ingredients, the drink names, and the famous people and places that are mentioned. The cocktails use some liquors in very small amounts and I doubt I will ever use the entire bottle. Does anyone need maraschino liqueur, Parfait Amour, or Creme de Violette liqueur? I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys mixology and pop culture.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars lack of disclosure, January 6, 2009

By	steven t "t" - See all my reviews

the seller did not disclose that the book was out of print and that it was marked up at a 300% rate