The Savoy Cocktail Book-Hardcover Edition

By Harry Craddock

2024 Hardcover Reprint of the 1930 Edition. FACSIMILE OF THE 1930 EDITION PRINTED IN BLACK AND WHITE.. Facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In 1930, the Savoy Hotel first published its cocktail book, The Savoy Cocktail Book, with 750 recipes compiled by Harry Craddock of the American Bar and Art Deco "decorations" by Gilbert Rumbold. Harry Craddock was a United States citizen who left during Prohibition and joined the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel, London, in 1920. Craddock was one of the most famous cocktail barmen of the 1920s and 1930s. Written by a legendary mixologist, it's the ultimate bartender's book. Consisting mostly of cocktails, it does include some nonalcoholic drinks as well as sours, toddies, flips, egg nogs, slings, fizzes, coolers, rickeys, juleps, punches, and a myriad of other delectable refreshments. Extensive coverage of wines introduces the products of Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne, as well as Rhine wines, port, and sherry.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1684229049
• ISBN13: 9781684229048
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Martino Fine Books
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"