Colonial Spirits

Colonial Spirits A Toast to Our Drunken History, Being: A Revolutionary Drinking Guide to Brewing and Batching, Mixing and Serving, Imbibing and Jibing, Fighting and Freedom in the Ruins of the Ancient Civilization Known as America

Hardback (13 Sep 2016)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In Colonial Spirits, Steven Grasse presents a historical manifesto on drinking, including 50 colonial era-inspired cocktail recipes. The book features a rousing timeline of colonial imbibing and a cultural overview of a dizzying number of drinks: beer, rum and punch, temperance drinks, liqueurs and cordials, medicinal beverages, cider, wine, whiskey, and bourbon-all peppered with liquored-up adages from the founding fathers. There is also great guidance on DIY distilling and techniques for home brewing. Imbibe your way through each chapter, with recipes like the Philadelphia Fish House Punch (a crowd pleaser!) and Snakebites (drink alone!). Hot beer cocktails and rattle skulls have never been so completely irresistible.

Book information

ISBN: 9781419722301
Publisher: Abrams Books
Imprint: Abrams Image
Pub date:
DEWEY: 394.130973
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: vii, 216
Weight: 554g
Height: 162mm
Width: 211mm
Spine width: 21mm