The Little Green Book Of Absinthe

Author : Paul Owens,Paul Nathan
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-02
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781101185032

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The Little Green Book of Absinthe by Paul Owens,Paul Nathan Pdf

Read Paul Owens and Paul Nathan's posts on the Penguin Blog A celebration of "the green goddess"-this is the first book to share absinthe recipes since it was recently legalized in the U.S. This enticing little volume presents a collection of more than 100 absinthe cocktail recipes that draw upon the classic roots of the drink as well as its new iterations. Readers will be entertained with nuggets of absinthe history and trivia, including the tradition of the green fairy, famous devotees of the drink, and the myths (or facts) of its hallucinatory properties. Readers will learn that: •America's most famous early cocktail, the sazerac, was a New Orleans creation that called for a dash of absinthe •When the absinthe backlash started in the 1890s, Edgar Degas' masterpiece L'Absinthe was booed off the auction block at Christie's in London •An experienced absintheur can identify a brand from across the room just by watching how it louches-the way the herbs' oils cloud the drink as the bartender adds water

Author : Piu Marie Eatwell
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781250087744

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F Is for France by Piu Marie Eatwell Pdf

Exploring a culture filled with arcane laws, historical incidents, and bizarre paradoxes, Piu Eatwell's follow up to her award-winning and critically acclaimed myth-buster They Eat Horses, Don't They is a delightful exploration of France's quirky, literary, and culinary heritage. From absinthe and catacombs to former French soccer player Zinedine Zidane, Eatwell leaves no stone unturned, taking readers off the beaten path to explore the kind of information that gets missed in guidebooks and 'official' information sources. Who could imagine, for example, that there is a village in France where UFOs are banned from landing? Or that there is a verifiable population of wild kangaroos in the forests surrounding Paris? These, and many other off-beat delights, are just some of the curiosities awaiting readers in this journey through byways and hidden treasures of this endlessly fascinating and paradoxical country. Full of the richness and variety of France beyond the platitudes, including recipes and charming illustrations, F is for France is an ideal gift book and a must-read for Francophiles and anyone with an interest in French travel and culture.

Author : Mark Spivak
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-06
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780762790005

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Iconic Spirits by Mark Spivak Pdf

Over the past decade, the cocktail culture has exploded across America. Bars and lounges have become the Broadway theater of mixology, with bartenders resurrecting classic pre-Prohibition cocktails and dazzling customers with their creations. Consumers, in turn, are recreating these cocktails at home, and spending unprecedented amounts on upscale bar gear. With more and more emphasis on quality ingredients, the number of small-batch spirits is increasing all the time, and craft distilling has become popular as an offshoot of the locavore movement. In Iconic Spirits, Mark Spivak, wine and spirits guru and host of the NPR show Uncorked!, explores the history and cultural significance of twelve iconic spirits and reveals how moonshine invented NASCAR; how gin almost toppled the British Empire; how a drink that tastes like castor oil flavored with tree bark became one of the sexiest things on earth; how cognac became the "it" drink of hip-hop culture, and much more. To top it all off, Spivak then offers the most tantalizing cocktail recipes from the era in which each spirit was invented.

Author : Jad Adams
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Art
ISBN : 0299200000

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Hideous Absinthe by Jad Adams Pdf

Mysterious, sophisticated, alluring and almost Satanic, absinthe was the drink of choice of Baudelaire, Verlaine and Wilde. It inspired Degas, Manet and Picasso and was thought to have led to the demise of many of Paris' fin-de-siecle inhabitants. Jad Adams recounts the drink's history.

Author : Stephen Schneider,Craig N. Owens
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780253052322

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The Shaken and the Stirred by Stephen Schneider,Craig N. Owens Pdf

Over the past decade, the popularity of cocktails has returned with gusto. Amateur and professional mixologists alike have set about recovering not just the craft of the cocktail, but also its history, philosophy, and culture. The Shaken and the Stirred features essays written by distillers, bartenders and amateur mixologists, as well as scholars, all examining the so-called 'Cocktail Revival' and cocktail culture. Why has the cocktail returned with such force? Why has the cocktail always acted as a cultural indicator of class, race, sexuality and politics in both the real and the fictional world? Why has the cocktail revival produced a host of professional organizations, blogs, and conferences devoted to examining and reviving both the drinks and habits of these earlier cultures?

Author : R. Winston Guthrie,James F. Thompson
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-18
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780770434311

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A Taste for Absinthe by R. Winston Guthrie,James F. Thompson Pdf

Absinthe’s renaissance is quickly growing into a culinary movement. The “Green Fairy” is now showing up on cocktail menus at chic restaurants around the country. A Taste for Absinthe celebrates this storied and complex liquor by bringing you 65 cocktail recipes from America’s hottest mixologists to enjoy as you discover the spirit that has fascinated artists, musicians, and writers for centuries. Absinthe expert R. Winston Guthrie shares the intriguing history of this famous beverage and a wide range of absinthe cocktails crafted by celebrated bartenders such as Jim Meehan of New York’s PDT, Erik Adkins of San Francisco’s Slanted Door, and Eric Alperin of The Varnish in Los Angeles. In addition to the recipes—such as the Salute to Sazerac (with rye whiskey, Angostura bitters, and lemon peel) and the Green Goddess (fresh basil leaves, cucumber vodka, simple syrup, line juice, and fresh thyme)—you will find: - a primer on the accoutrements (spoons, glasses, fountains) for serving absinthe - a how-to on executing your own absinthe drip - a guide to buying the best-quality absinthe (whether imported or domestic) - a lesson on how to discern between real absinthe and fake - sidebars on absinthe’s rich history Whether you want to learn everything you need to know to host “L’Heure Verte” (the Green Hour) and impress your friends with your beautiful accoutrements and practiced pouring technique, or just make a really delicious drink, A Taste for Absinthe will bring you up to speed on the most talked about liquor in history.

Author : Betina Wittels,T.A. Breaux
Publisher : Fulcrum Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781682751565

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Absinthe by Betina Wittels,T.A. Breaux Pdf

Take an intimate look into the contemporary world of absinthe. International in scope, Absinthe: The Exquisite Elixir is a visually rich journey into an alluring subculture. Filled with color reproductions of classic and current lithographs, posters, cartoons, as well as photos of antiques, glassware, and other tools of the absinthe drinker, this new and comprehensive guide explains and illustrates the history, culture, and mystique of the drink known as the Green Fairy. The authors provide insights into the controversy and effects of the Green Fairy through the stories of famous connoisseurs, including Vincent van Gogh, Oscar Wilde, Ernest Hemingway, and Pablo Picasso. In addition to a rich history, this detailed new guide includes recipes, reviews of existing Absinthe brands, and absinthe's contemporary culture and ritual. Confirmed absinthe drinkers, neophytes, the curious, and collectors will all find this book equally intriguing and seductive.

Author : Barnaby Conrad III
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Cooking
ISBN : UOM:39015053107465

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Absinthe by Barnaby Conrad III Pdf

144 proof, notoriously addictive, and the drug of choice for 19th century poets, absinthe is gaining bootleg popularity after almost a century of being banned. Barnaby Conrad looks at the social history, fact and trivia of this drug.

Author : Christophe Bataille
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0810160420

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Absinthe by Christophe Bataille Pdf

A man develops a passion for the manufacture of absinthe because of the emotions it inspires. One day the government bans the liquor for fear it will inspire a revolution. An allegory by a French writer, author of Annam.

Author : David Wondrich
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11-06
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781440622236

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Imbibe! by David Wondrich Pdf

The newly updated edition of David Wondrich’s definitive guide to classic American cocktails. Cocktail writer and historian David Wondrich presents the colorful, little-known history of classic American drinks--and the ultimate mixologist's guide--in this engaging homage to Jerry Thomas, father of the American bar. Wondrich reveals never-before-published details and stories about this larger-than-life nineteenth-century figure, along with definitive recipes for more than 100 punches, cocktails, sours, fizzes, toddies, slings, and other essential drinks, along with detailed historical and mixological notes. The first edition, published in 2007, won a James Beard Award. Now updated with newly discovered recipes and historical information, this new edition includes the origins of the first American drink, the Mint Julep (which Wondrich places before the American Revolution), and those of the Cocktail itself. It also provides more detail about 19th century spirits, many new and colorful anecdotes and details about Thomas's life, and a number of particularly notable, delicious, and influential cocktails not covered in the original edition, rounding out the picture of pre-Prohibition tippling. This colorful and good-humored volume is a must-read for anyone who appreciates the timeless appeal of a well-made drink-and the uniquely American history behind it. From the Hardcover edition.

Author : Sharon Lynn Fisher
Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982573065

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The Absinthe Earl by Sharon Lynn Fisher Pdf

Miss Ada Quicksilver, a student of London’s Lovelace Academy for Promising Young Women, is spending her holiday in Ireland to pursue her anthropological study of fairies. She visits Dublin’s absinthe bars to investigate a supposed association between the bittersweet spirit and fairy sightings. One night a handsome Irishman approaches her, introducing himself as Edward Donoghue. Edward takes absinthe to relieve his sleepwalking, and she is eager to hear whether he has experience with fairies. Instead, she discovers that he’s the earl of Meath, and that he will soon visit a mysterious ruin at Newgrange on the orders of his cousin, the beautiful, half-mad Queen Isolde. On learning about Ada’s area of study, he invites her to accompany him. Ada is torn between a sensible fear of becoming entangled with the clearly troubled gentleman and her compelling desire to ease his suffering. Finally she accepts his invitation, and they arrive in time for the winter solstice. That night, the secret of Edward’s affliction is revealed: he is, in fact, a lord in two worlds and can no longer suppress his shadow self. Little does either of them realize that their blossoming friendship—and slowly kindling passion—will lead to discoveries that wrench open a door sealed for centuries, throwing them into a war that will change Ireland forever.

Author : John McQuaid
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781451685015

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Tasty by John McQuaid Pdf

A fascinating and deeply researched investigation into the mysteries of flavor, from our ancestors' first bites to ongoing scientific advances in taste and today's "foodie" revolution. --

Author : Aleister Crowley
Publisher : Holmes Publishing Group
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1994-04
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1558182705

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Absinthe, the Green Goddess by Aleister Crowley Pdf

Author : Virginia Wales Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : American fiction
ISBN : CHI:088053605

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Miss Nancy's Pilgrimage by Virginia Wales Johnson Pdf

Author : Bryan Paiement
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-23
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780813195513

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The Little Book of Whiskey Cocktails by Bryan Paiement Pdf

The Little Book of Whiskey Cocktails sets out to share the stories of the whiskey-making world and recipes suitable for whiskey enthusiasts of all expertise levels. Bryan Paiement takes a practical approach to exploring the various ways in which the spirit can be mixed and enjoyed. Beginning with a brief history of whiskey, Paiement answers many questions that even aficionados can't help but stumble over: What is the difference between "whiskey" and "whisky"? Does bourbon have to come from Kentucky? How many times does Irish whiskey need to be distilled? Forty classic whiskey cocktail recipes and ten original recipes follow in this pocket-sized gift book. Each carefully curated recipe is introduced with details on the cocktail's origins and concludes with bartenders' tips for mixing the perfect concoction. Paiement includes award-winning recipes like the Paper Plane, time-tested classics like the Old Fashioned and the Rusty Nail, and handcrafted originals like the Scotch Smash. Adorned with a key to whiskey ware and bar tools and an extensive repertoire of jokes, Paiement brings whiskey's terminology and mixology to any home bar.