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The Savoy Cocktail Book Hardcover – November 1, 2007

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 286 pages
  • Publisher: Pavilion; New edition edition (November 1, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1862057729
  • ISBN-13: 978-1862057722
  • Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 1.3 x 7.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #184,198 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsA classic in a nice edition
By Robert Patton on January 26, 2012
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This is a classic for a reason, good recipes and well written. There are hundreds of bartending books out there, competing for space in your shelf or on the coffee table - for myself, this one and Colin Field's Ritz book are the go to books and they look quite nice as well. There is another review in here slamming the Savoy book on the font used or something like that, it isn't very clear. Writing in 2012, the one I received is bound well, nice paper, well laid out and overall is a step above most books these days. Is it comparable to productions from Easton press or the Folio Society? No, but so what. This is a book meant to be used and spilled on.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe classic cocktail book; not for beginners
By Timur on February 27, 2014
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The Savoy guide has for a long time been seen as the end-all be-all of cocktail books. The plethora of classic recipes and witty quips the pepper the pages make this a favorite of cocktail aficionados everywhere. There are only two warnings I have about this book: 1. Many of the recipes refer to either out of production ingredients or ingredients whose recipes have changed. Therefore one should take caution when trying to make the cocktails using the exact recipes. 2. For one newly initiated into the cocktail world, this book gives no real introduction into the proper techniques and principles behind making cocktails.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat art and great drinks.
By Brian Cobb on November 16, 2000
Format: Hardcover
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.
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2.0 out of 5 starsThis is not an exact copy of the original, ...
By Eric Reiss on November 18, 2014
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This is not an exact copy of the original, which I found disappointing. It has been recently edited. Moreover, the original cover-art was not reproduced. I will be giving this away to someone as it has no particular historical value and is organized in such a way that it is tough to find specific recipes.
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2.0 out of 5 starsEmbarrassingly bad paperback print
By Alexander Rakoczy on October 21, 2014
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The book itself is incredible. The paperback version, however, is an embarrassingly bad scan and reprint of the hardcover, with a 1-inch margin on all pages.

Get the hardcover!
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3.0 out of 5 starsNice historical list of turn-of-the-century cocktails
By Scott Zimmerman on December 20, 2014
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There are quite a few drinks in here that you've almost certainly never heard of as it seems to be a collection of drinks popular at a particular hotel/restaurant in the early 1900's. We've made several and some are better than others, but some call for ingredients that we've never even heard of and I'm pretty sure would have a difficult time finding if we really wanted to look. One strange thing I found was that there are almost no measurements given for the recipes; instead, they simply say things like "1/3 gin, 1/6 grenadine, 1/2 ginger liquor..." and the like. Basically they're just giving you proportional amounts so you can "size" your drink however you wish. It's not a problem, but I don't know that I've ever seen an entire book that gives drink recipes this way and it can take you a second or two on some of them to figure out actual amounts.
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4.0 out of 5 starsClassic cocktail recipes
By Jim Rhodes on April 13, 2015
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I haven't used this book much but one thing I do like about it is the way they present the drink recipes. Basically, they are all in fractions of the total so you might have (for example) 1/4 ingredient #1, 1/2 ingredient #2, and 1/4 ingredient #3 so it all adds up to 1.0. So if you want four ounces in your cocktail, you know you need to have 1 ounce of #1, etc. The recipes are classic recipes but since the book was written in 1930, there are no recipes for more modern drinks such as a Mojito. Also, the drinks are all organized alphabetically regardless of the main type of spirit (gin, vodka, etc.) Overall, its a good cocktail book.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA classic, in all its original glory!
By JavaBarista on November 8, 2014
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This is a must-have book for anyone interested in pre-prohibition cocktails, and the publisher has done an excellent job of maintaining the look of the original. As a result, anyone who's a stickler for modern typography and layout may find fault with the book, but for the rest of us it is nothing less that a treasure trove!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 starsGood content! Poor print!

The content is quite nice since it is a classic cocktail book. However, the paperback version is not that well-printed. Read more

Published 8 days ago by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

U all know it's a classic book no need to explain

Published 28 days ago by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsgreat reprint at affordable price

great reprint at affordable price

Published 1 month ago by Amazon Customer
3.0 out of 5 starsGreat classic cocktail book

Great classic cocktail book. I just wish the index/table of contents was better as I'm uncertain which cocktails are in this book and which aren't. Read more

Published 2 months ago by Katie Ann Vota
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

a must have for any bartending enthusiast!

Published 5 months ago by frank
5.0 out of 5 starsA Must.

Had the extreme pleasure of going to the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel in London and seeing the first issue behind the bar. Amazing book! Amazing hotel bar! Amazing bartender! Read more

Published 9 months ago by Drewski
4.0 out of 5 starsThe book is really fun. When the recipe call for "a glass of ...

The book is really fun. When the recipe call for "a glass of _____" I'm thinking they mean a jigger of ____. I saw other reviews of people complaining about that. Read more

Published 9 months ago by P. Hull
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Beautifully Illustrated. A must have in your cocktail library.

Published 10 months ago by Trevor Dixon
5.0 out of 5 starsProbably not a good book for one who's not serious about making...

Must have book for the serious cocktail maker. Probably not a good book for one who's not serious about making historical drinks.

Published 12 months ago by Dennis Castro
4.0 out of 5 starsWorth Owning!

Great drinks, great bar history. Worth having in your library!

Published 12 months ago by Bill Powell

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