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Jerry Thomas' Bartenders Guide: How To Mix Drinks 1862 Reprint: A Bon Vivant's Companion Paperback – October 30, 2008

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This is the most complete first edition * A reprint of the very first 1862 edition of Jerry Thomas' Bartenders Guide " How To Mix Drinks or A Bon Vivant's Companion ". This drink recipe book is probably the most famous bartenders' and cocktail book of all times, and it was the first real cocktail book ever published in the United States. This is a nostalgic and delicious homage to a drinking era that is gone but not forgotten. * In 1862 Thomas finished the Bartender's Guide (alternately titled How to Mix Drinks or The Bon-Vivant's Companion), the first cocktail book ever published in the United States. The book collects and codifies what was then an oral tradition of recipes from the early days of cocktails, including some of his own creations; the guide lays down the principles for formulating mixed drinks of all categories. This first edition of the guide include the first written recipes of such cocktails as the DAISY, the MINT JULEP. the FIZZ, the FLIP, Sour and many many more. Among other famous drinks are the BLUE BLAZER, the EYE-OPENER, the LOCOMOTIVE, the PICK-ME-UP, the CORPSE-REVIVER, and CHAIN-LIGHTNING. ****** This 1862 editions is the very first published edition, which has 238 pages (The 1887 edition, pulished 25 years later, has 132 pages only) ******

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Jeremiah (Jerry) P. Thomas (1830-1885) was an American bartender; because of his pioneering work in popularizing cocktails across the United States, he is considered "the father of American mixology." In addition to writing the seminal work on cocktails, his creativity and showmanship established the image of the bartender as a creative professional. As such, he was often nicknamed "Professor" Jerry Thomas. Thomas was born in 1830 in Sackets Harbor, New York. He learned bartending in New Haven, Connecticut before sailing for California during its mid-1800s Gold Rush. While in California he worked as a bartender, gold prospector and minstrel show manager. He moved back to New York City in 1851, where he opened a saloon below Barnum's American Museum; it would be the first of four saloons he would run in New York City over his lifetime. After a time running his first bar he went on the road for several years, working as the head bartender at hotels and saloons in St. Louis, Missouri, Chicago, Illinois, San Francisco, California, Charleston, South Carolina and New Orleans, Louisiana. At one point he toured Europe, carrying along a set of solid-silver bar tools. He was well known for his showmanship as a bartender: he developed elaborate and flashy techniques of mixing cocktails, sometimes while juggling bottles, cups and mixers. He often wore flashy jewelry and had bar tools and cups embellished with precious stones and metals. At the Occidental Hotel in San Francisco, Thomas was earning $100 a week-more than the Vice President of the United States. Upon returning to New York City, he became head bartender at the Metropolitan hotel before opening his most famous bar on Broadway, between 21st and 22nd Streets, in 1866. Thomas was one of the first to display the work of Thomas Nast, and in his famous saloon he hung caricatures of the political and theatrical figures; one notable drawing, now lost, was of Thomas "in nine tippling postures colossally". He died in New York City of apoplexy in 1885 at the age of 55. His death was marked by substantial obituaries across the United States. In their obituary, The New York Times noted Thomas was "at one time better known to club men and men about town than any other bartender in this city, and he was very popular among all classes."

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; Reprint edition (October 30, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 238 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1440453268
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1440453267
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.24 x 0.54 x 7.99 inches

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A must have for the life-long bartender

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 25, 2021

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Anyone that wants to take their bartending career to the next level should start here. I always say with arts and crafts that it is best to learn the rules so you can break them intentionally. This is the first cocktail book ever written, and is a nod to a craft truly transformed by early Americans. Also, when you get that “well actually” person telling you how a drink is supposed to be made, it’s very nice to have the first written recipe and a knowledge of where that drink started and where it has gone since then, making this book an invaluable prime source of information.

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svenjo

Poor construction

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 22, 2022

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Just poorly made. Cover is bad. Doesn't work as a display item because the ink of the cover is not dark enough to stand out against the plastic cover material. If you want it for public view and not to read, don't buy it. You can find many cheaper alternatives if you just want the receipes.

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A. maples

Too hard to read print.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 9, 2021

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I guess the drinks might be wonderful. However, the way the book is printed makes it very uncomfortable to read. I felt as if I had to struggle with the presentation and I am just not willing to do that.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 24, 2019

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Used to own the whole Jerry Thomas collection but over the years and countless moves they got lost or well used. Glad to see Amazon has access to the reprints as well as the original copies (which should be in a safe). These books are a great resource to everyone interested in looking into the distant past of bartenders and their mythical elixirs what we call "spirits" today. You wanna be a hit at your next party, buy the reprints study them. After all the bartenders everyones best friend.

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The origins of modern cocktails

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 6, 2015

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I bought this as a gift to give to someone, but I have to say when I received it, I spent a few minutes thumbing through it, and intend to buy my own copy. It appeared to me that, rather than typeset, each page was directly reproduced from the original, almost like a photocopy, but looking more like a woodcut pressing. Overall it seemed like a very faithful reproduction of a very old book of cocktail recipes.

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Modern Day Bon Vivant

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 1, 2013

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The contents of the book are fascinating. I can't wait to try some the the recipes as guidelines and modify to my taste. My only complaint is that the pages (and cover) look like a very poor Xerox copy. Other than that, this book is a must have for any bar owner/tender in search of the history that's makes their profession what it is today!

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Classic feel

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 7, 2018

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Great recipes and a classic design. Makes you feel like you’re making Grandpa’s old drinks

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Doug Wainless

Nice look at the older cocktails

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 4, 2014

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Girlfriend who is a bartender likes it. Nice look at the older cocktails, which she can reintroduce to current customers. She also likes the recipes in the back for cordials, however you have to adjust from gallons to ounces unless you are having a really big party! Interesting sidelight in that bars in those days had to make their own stuff, it wasn't delivered to the door.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 6, 2017

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Not a great reproduction

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 7, 2022

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I ordered this and the Savoy Cocktail Book, also a reproduction, at the same time. The Savoy book is legible and well bound; this one is so poorly reproduced that the words, and especially fractions, are not always legible (I'm assuming those are all 1/2s in the attached image, but I'm not sure). The cover does not lie flat, a common problem with poorly bound books. And on top of that, the cover arrived smeared in something, I don't know what, that I had to wipe off.

I understand this was reproduced from an old copy, and that that's the point, but just like re-releases of silent films, or even films from the 70's, you need to clean it up a bit of you're going to charge for it.

I'd look for another option if you want Thomas's book, possibly a new edition, rather than this reproduction.

Daniele

Che dire?

Reviewed in Italy 🇮🇹 on July 18, 2020

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Era un regalo, che pare sia stato apprezzato.
Anche se la copertina è di materiale moderno, l'aspetto e le pagine interne gli danno un tono "retrò" come ai tempi in cui fu scritto l'originale, che per me resta ancora il punto forte di questo libro.
Solo per cultori.

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libriccino

Reviewed in Italy 🇮🇹 on September 15, 2016

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mattoncino di mera carta palesemente fotocopiato, pensavo fosse un pò meglio e soprattutto un pò più interessante ed utile dato che ci sono ricette del 1800 con tanto di nomi ma che sono ai giorni nostri quasi impossibili da replicare...

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Luca

La carta del libro non mi ha intusiasmato

Reviewed in Italy 🇮🇹 on December 6, 2020

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Anche se per il prezzo l'articolo è conveniente, ma come Ristampa il materiale è un pochino scarso le pagine all'interno sono come un classico libro, e la copertina in carta plastificata lo rende a mio parere scadente.

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