Full name: Straight Up or On the Rocks: The Story of the American Cocktail

Author: William Grimes Year: 1993 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780865476561 086547656X

The cocktail is as old as the nation that invented it, yet until this entertaining and authoritative account, its story had never been fully told. William Grimes traces the evolution of American drink from the anything-goes concoctions of the Colonial era to the frozen margarita, spiking his meticulously researched narrative with arresting details, odd facts, and colorful figures. The book includes about one hundred recipes--half of them new for this edition--for both classics and innovations. Similar books: The Art of the Bar by Jeff Hollinger The Joy of Mixology by Gary Regan Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails by Ted Haigh Bitters by Brad Thomas Parsons