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Alongside other classic cocktails such as the Old Fashioned, the
Mint Julep, and the Martini, the Manhattan has been a staple of the
sophisticated bar scene since the late nineteenth century. Never
out of style, this iconic drink has seen a renaissance in the
contemporary craft cocktail movement, its popularity boosted by
TV's Mad Men. In theory, the recipe is simple: a mixture of
whiskey, vermouth, and bitters stirred with ice, strained, and
presented in a cocktail glass that is garnished with a cherry. But
the exact ingredients and the proportions -- as well as the drink's
true origins -- inspire great debate. This essential guide covers
everything that the aficionado needs to know about the classic
cocktail through an examination of its history and ingredients.
Author Albert W. A. Schmid dispels several persistent myths,
including the tale that the Manhattan was created in 1874 by
bartenders at New York City's Manhattan Club to honor the newly
elected Governor Samuel Jones Tilden at Lady Randolph Churchill's
request. Schmid also explores the places and people that have
contributed to the popularity of the drink and inspired its lore,
including J. P. Morgan, who enjoyed a Manhattan every day at the
end of trading on Wall Street. The Manhattan Cocktail also examines
the effects of various bourbons and whiskeys on the aroma and
flavor, even answering the age-old question of "shaken or stirred?"
Featuring more than fifty recipes as well as notes and anecdotes
from personalities as diverse as bartender and mixologist Dale
DeGroff and writer Sir Kingsley Amis, this entertaining read will
delight both the cocktail novice and the seasoned connoisseur.
Do you remember dancing to 'In the Mood' during the Second World
War? If you do, you'll no doubt share in some of the author's
memories of moonlight, music and romance, which she records in this
diary as she looks back over her life. She takes us on a
fascinating journey starting from her boarding school convent
education in the hills of India. Then she shares with us her
personal experiences of the war years when she danced the night
away with handsome young men in uniform once her war work was over
for the day. But these were the days of her youth and now she is no
longer young in a world which, as she says, 'has no time for old
age'. The elderly must help themselves and each other, but the best
advice the author can offer is - to keep dancing!
Odes to Toads is an extraordinary book, into which an extraordinary
woman has poured an extraordinary life. Part reflection, part
memoir, part autobiography, part commentary; Bridget's story ranges
from her childhood in the India of the Raj, to an unconventional
married life in Weybridge, passing through a lifelong battle with
depression. In the pages of this book we are privileged to meet an
absolutely honest and gallant spirit who is, from first to last,
her own woman.
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