The Old-Fashioned: The Story of the World's First Classic Cocktail, with Recipes and Lore

by Robert Simonson

Book Overview

A complete history of one of the world's most iconic cocktails--now the poster child of the modern cocktail revival--with fifty recipes for classic variations as well as contemporary updates.

No single cocktail is as iconic, as beloved, or as discussed and fought-over as the Old-Fashioned. Its formula is simple: just whiskey, bitters, sugar, and ice. But how you combine those ingredients--in what proportion, using which brands, and with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607745356
• ISBN13: 9781607745358
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.1"