Cocktails A Global History
| Author/creator | Carlin, Joseph M. Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Reaktion Books, Limited La Vergne : MyiLibrary [Distributor] |
| Description | 138 p. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Edible Ser. |
| Summary | Annotation Gimlet, negroni, manhattan, Long Island ice tea, flirtini, hurricane, screwdriver cocktails have come a long way from their first incarnation in the seventeenth century, when rum punch was everyone s go-to drink. Originally made of five ingredients, including a spirit, sugar, and spices, cocktail now refers to any drink made of liquor and a mixer. In this book, Joseph M. Carlin uncovers how many of our favorite cocktails were invented and describes how this most American of alcoholic beverages but most international of drinks came to influence society around the world. Traveling back to the nineteenth century, Carlin explains that, though England and the American colonies were enjoying rum punch years earlier, the true cocktail was born in America in 1806. Soon after mechanically harvested ice became widely available, Americans were sipping martinis and mint juleps in bars, saloons, and taprooms, and it didn t take long for these tasty concoctions to spill over into all corners of the globe. The result, Carlin reveals, was the birth of a number of cocktail spinoffs cocktail parties, cocktail dresses, cocktail wieners, cocktail napkins, and the Molotov cocktail, to name just a few. Featuring many tempting recipes, "Cocktail: A Global History" is a book to peruse with a mimosa in the morning and a martini at night." |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781299190955 |
| ISBN | 1299190952 (E-Book) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781299190955 |
| Stock number | 00314465 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |