COCKTAILS.

Inquire · Offered by Peter Harrington

Eight Cocktail Napkins, Hand Blocked, with Recipes and the Histories of Eight Famous Drinks. First and only edition of this scarce cocktail recipe book with eight richly hand-coloured napkins tipped in. Produced during Prohibition (with "non-alcoholic" wryly inserted after every alcoholic ingredient) and "Dedicated to serious drinkers everywhere", the book gives history and recipes for the following cocktails: Manhattan, Blue Blazer, Deadwood Duck, Rip Van Winkle Sleeper, Belmont Park, Alabama, Barbary Coast, and New Orleans Drip. An extremely attractive and rare piece of Prohibition Americana.

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