Spirits and Cocktails of Upstate New York: A History

By Donald Cazentre

Book Overview

From the Hudson Valley to the Niagara River, Upstate New York has a long and grand history of spirits and cocktails. Early colonists distilled rum, and pioneering settlers made whiskey. In the 1800s, a fanciful story of a tavern keeper and a cock's tail took root along the Niagara River, and the earliest definition of the cocktail appeared in a Hudson Valley paper. The area is home to its share of spirited times and liquid legends, and the recent surge in modern distilleries and cocktail bars only bolsters that tradition. Author Don Cazentre serves up these tales of Upstate New York along with more than fifty historic and modern cocktail recipes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467137006
• ISBN13: 9781467137003
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"