Cocktails

The Ideal Bartender: Vintage Drink Recipes from the Prohibition Era

Take a step back in time with these cocktail recipes. Is it any wonder that mankind stands open-mouthed before the bartender, considering the mysteries and marvels of an art that borders on magic? The recipes found in this book have been composed and collected, tried and tested, in a quarter-century of experience by Tom Bullock of the St. …

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Sheffield Pubs

Sheffield is the fourth-largest city in England and was where the Industrial Revolution began in earnest. It is renowned for its high-quality steel and fine cutlery, for its two large universities and for having the biggest shopping centre in Europe, yet there is so much more to know about this proud South Yorkshire city. As in many places, …

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Windsor Pubs

The Berkshire town of Windsor has a rich royal history and you’ll find no better illustration of this than in its many and varied old hostelries. People have been enjoying the hospitality offered by the town’s watering holes since William the Conqueror first built a castle here in the 11th century. Today, that reputation continues as a lively …

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Clerkenwell & Islington Pubs

Clerkenwell and Islington are two of London’s most historic districts; areas where radicalism once thrived and heavy industry flourished, where poverty and lawlessness were commonplace. This diverse and colourful history can be traced in the area’s many pubs. The ancient parish of Clerkenwell, located just outside the City of London’s walls, was historically the home of the Knights …

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Day Drinking: 50 Cocktails for a Mellow Buzz

When the occasion calls for a drink, but not for getting drunk, mix up a batch of day drinks—low-alcohol cocktails that are festive, mouthwateringly delicious, and light on the booze. From brunch with friends to bridal showers and barbecues, from tailgates to snow days to afternoons hanging out on the beach, just about any daytime social occasion is …

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Blackpool Pubs

Blackpool isn’t a particularly old town and its rapid development has primarily been fuelled by tourism in the last 150 years or so. To cater for the millions of visitors that arrive each year Blackpool has more licensed premises than anywhere else in the country outside of Central London. Like most other towns though, re-development of areas and …

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How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant’s Companion: Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States, … German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish Recipes

Excerpt from How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant’s Companion: Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States, Together With the Most Popular British, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish RecipesBank of England, a small drinking saloon that had been set up by a peripatetic American, at the door of which …

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