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The Sazerac (Hardcover)
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The Sazerac (Hardcover)
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List price R500
Loot Price R397
Discovery Miles 3 970
You Save R103 (21%)
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The Sazerac ranks among the most famous drinks of a city famous for
its drinking, but where did the classic New Orleans cocktail
originate? Drinks journalist Tim McNally dives into the history of
the Sazerac in a lively chronicle that ranges from a family-owned
Cognac company in France, to an ingredient created by a New Orleans
pharmacist, to a spirit once banned on three continents, to the
renowned Playboy Clubs of the 1970s, which helped revitalize the
enjoyment of complex, elegant mixed drinks. Among the many
significant developments in the life of the Sazerac was its
designation in 2008 as the official cocktail of the city of New
Orleans. When the Sazerac made its first appearance in the
mid-1800s, the very concept of a cocktail (though not the word) was
still new. Bartenders did not spend much time combining multiple
ingredients for a single drink, and when they did, they felt no
impulse to give it a name. But the Sazerac was unique. It combined
a specific Cognac named Sazerac de Forge et Fils with Creole
pharmacist Antoine Peychaud's much-beloved brand of bitters, plus a
sugar cube-all of which were stirred and strained into a drink
glass coated with absinthe. The making of the drink provided the
comfort and enjoyment of a social ritual, and the Sazerac became
both a delicious beverage in its own right and a marker of the
city's unique alcohol culture. With a spirited blend of history,
cocktail trivia, and recipes, The Sazerac uncovers the true story
of one of New Orleans's most long-lived and iconic beverages.
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