Savoy Cocktail Book (Savoy London) (Hardcover)

~ Peter Dorelli (Author) "Cocktails have always epitomised the glamorous Jazz Age and the allure of alcohol during Prohibition a time when the first passenger planes took off, allowing..." (more)
Key Phrases: Dry Gin, French Vermouth, Italian Vermouth (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Savoy remains a handy reference for how things should be done behind the bar."  —Culture + Travel

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Description

Supreme gentility and extraordinary fun were the hallmarks of London high society in the 1930s, and when The Savoy Cocktail Book was first published, it not only enriched the style of the time, it became part of it in the 1990s. The Savoy continues to evoke a world of timeless elegance, and this updated edition of The Savoy Cocktail Book presents some marvelous new concoctions. With 750 classic cocktails, the tradition of sophisticated soires can be recreated time and time again.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 286 pages
• Publisher: Anova Books (September 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1862052964
• ISBN-13: 978-1862052963
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #507,101 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great art and great drinks., November 16, 2000

By	Brian Cobb (Olympia, WA USA) - See all my reviews

I highly recommend the book along with the Boston Museum of Fine Art hand tooled martini shaker. (on web) Take yourself back to the thirties with a couple of cool ones. Great drinks and the illustrations will suit the serious vintage buff. Fun to look at even if you are not drinking.....even better when you are.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay, but nothing special, November 29, 2008

By	Jackal (Singapore) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Savoy Cocktail Book (Hardcover)

This is a facsimile copy of a classic vintage book. I thought that would be cool. However, if you remove the dust cover, the book have a Times New Roman font on the back. How cool is that if you want vintage? The very least the publisher could have done was to make the book look totally vintage.

The drink recipes are good, but quite hard to mess them up. I would have loved footnotes regarding certain ingredients that are not common today. I know it is kind of geeky, but I think people in the market for vintage cocktail books are kind of geeky anyway. I don't belong to this group, I just wanted to have one book.

The index is very weak. The drinks are organised alpabetically and it would be nice to have an ingredients index at the back. If I want to do something with Bourbon I have to flip through the whole book for Bourbon recipes.

People tell me this is a classic so for that reason I give it 3 stars, otherwise 2 would do for the above reasons.

Cheers

1 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Savoy Cocktail by H. Craddock, July 22, 2004

By	E. Spivey - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Savoy Cocktail Book (Hardcover)

The book (if you are able to find one) is great, but the seller is even better. I purchased my book from Lucky Seven Books. Always check with them first!