Vintage Cocktails: Forgotten Cocktails and Timeless Drinks
Nonfiction, Food & Drink, Beverages, Wine & Spirits
| Author: | W T McCleat | ISBN: | 9781311537393 |
| Publisher: | SandSPublishing | Publication: | October 25, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | W T McCleat |
| ISBN: | 9781311537393 |
| Publisher: | SandSPublishing |
| Publication: | October 25, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Vintage Cocktails is a drinks and cocktail recipe book celebrating many of the world's renowned vintage drinks experienced through the eyes of W T McCleat. Will a world traveler and bon-viveur enjoys the experience of the cultures he has met. In his life's journey he has always kept a journal with him for the specific purpose of recording recipes, both of food and drink, from many of the cocktail parties and informal gatherings he has attended. In this book he shares with us a few secrets on how adding a simple twist to a world renowned cocktail recipe or vintage drink, turns it from fabulous to unbelievable!
This book details many world beating cocktail drink recipes that have a unique twist to them. Each cocktail has a related story depicting Will's first experience with the vintage drink. Recipes for each customized vintage drink are provided in detail with the instructions to create your own cocktail art form. Impress the 'heck' out of your friends and neighbors. Imagine a long cool 'Gin and Tonic' not only with lime and mint, but with a few fresh green peppercorns in the mix. It makes this drink even more fabulous for those long hot summer evenings where cocktail parties go on to the wee hours of the morning.
The vintage cocktails book provides signed (by McCleat) images of many vintage drinks in all their glory with many pictures depicting the art and the elegance of drink making. If this book doesn't make you thirsty for cocktail time, then I don't know what will! Reading this book will make you watch the clock, anticipating the five o' clock chime.
If you want to know more about making impressive vintage drinks, for your own cocktail parties or to just savor for yourself, without complicated cocktail recipes and instructions, then this book is for you. The simple vintage cocktail recipes, the clear instructions, the attractive images and the story behind each vintage drink makes this book a real find!
Read it, make it and tell the story of how it all came about!
Here's to You!
Vintage Cocktails is a drinks and cocktail recipe book celebrating many of the world's renowned vintage drinks experienced through the eyes of W T McCleat. Will a world traveler and bon-viveur enjoys the experience of the cultures he has met. In his life's journey he has always kept a journal with him for the specific purpose of recording recipes, both of food and drink, from many of the cocktail parties and informal gatherings he has attended. In this book he shares with us a few secrets on how adding a simple twist to a world renowned cocktail recipe or vintage drink, turns it from fabulous to unbelievable!
This book details many world beating cocktail drink recipes that have a unique twist to them. Each cocktail has a related story depicting Will's first experience with the vintage drink. Recipes for each customized vintage drink are provided in detail with the instructions to create your own cocktail art form. Impress the 'heck' out of your friends and neighbors. Imagine a long cool 'Gin and Tonic' not only with lime and mint, but with a few fresh green peppercorns in the mix. It makes this drink even more fabulous for those long hot summer evenings where cocktail parties go on to the wee hours of the morning.
The vintage cocktails book provides signed (by McCleat) images of many vintage drinks in all their glory with many pictures depicting the art and the elegance of drink making. If this book doesn't make you thirsty for cocktail time, then I don't know what will! Reading this book will make you watch the clock, anticipating the five o' clock chime.
If you want to know more about making impressive vintage drinks, for your own cocktail parties or to just savor for yourself, without complicated cocktail recipes and instructions, then this book is for you. The simple vintage cocktail recipes, the clear instructions, the attractive images and the story behind each vintage drink makes this book a real find!
Read it, make it and tell the story of how it all came about!
Here's to You!
