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Book Over an Absinthe Bottle

Download or read book Over an Absinthe Bottle written by W. C. Morrow and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Absinthe

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  • Author : Barnaby Conrad III
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1988
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 176 pages

Download or read book Absinthe written by Barnaby Conrad III and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 144 proof, notoriously addictive, and the drug of choice for 19th century poets, absinthe is gaining bootleg popularity after almost a century of being banned. Barnaby Conrad looks at the social history, fact and trivia of this drug.

Book The Book of Absinthe

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  • Author : Phil Baker
  • Publisher : Grove Press
  • Release : 2001
  • ISBN : 9780802139931
  • Pages : 314 pages

Download or read book The Book of Absinthe written by Phil Baker and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opening with the sensational 1905 Absinthe Murders, Baker offers a cultural history of absinthe, from its modest origins as an herbal tonic through its luxuriantly morbid heyday in the late 19th century. Illustrations.

Book So Red the Nose  Or  Breath in the Afternoon

Download or read book So Red the Nose Or Breath in the Afternoon written by Sterling North and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Absinthe

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  • Author : Betina Wittels
  • Publisher : Fulcrum Publishing
  • Release : 2017-06-06
  • ISBN : 1682751562
  • Pages : 478 pages

Download or read book Absinthe written by Betina Wittels and published by Fulcrum Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take an intimate look into the contemporary world of absinthe. International in scope, Absinthe: The Exquisite Elixir is a visually rich journey into an alluring subculture. Filled with color reproductions of classic and current lithographs, posters, cartoons, as well as photos of antiques, glassware, and other tools of the absinthe drinker, this new and comprehensive guide explains and illustrates the history, culture, and mystique of the drink known as the Green Fairy. The authors provide insights into the controversy and effects of the Green Fairy through the stories of famous connoisseurs, including Vincent van Gogh, Oscar Wilde, Ernest Hemingway, and Pablo Picasso. In addition to a rich history, this detailed new guide includes recipes, reviews of existing Absinthe brands, and absinthe's contemporary culture and ritual. Confirmed absinthe drinkers, neophytes, the curious, and collectors will all find this book equally intriguing and seductive.

Book Absinthe

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  • Author : Barnaby Conrad (III)
  • Publisher : Chronicle Books (CA)
  • Release : 1988
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 182 pages

Download or read book Absinthe written by Barnaby Conrad (III) and published by Chronicle Books (CA). This book was released on 1988 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One hundred forty-four proof, notoriously addictive, and the drug of choice for 19th-century poets, absinthe is gaining bootleg popularity after almost a century of being banned. Due to popular demand, this book is back in a new paperback edition. 60 color photos. 100 illustrations. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Book Hideous Absinthe

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  • Author : Jad Adams
  • Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN : 9780299200008
  • Pages : 330 pages

Download or read book Hideous Absinthe written by Jad Adams and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mysterious, sophisticated, alluring and almost Satanic, absinthe was the drink of choice of Baudelaire, Verlaine and Wilde. It inspired Degas, Manet and Picasso and was thought to have led to the demise of many of Paris' fin-de-siecle inhabitants. Jad Adams recounts the drink's history.

Book A Taste for Absinthe

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  • Author : R. Winston Guthrie
  • Publisher : Clarkson Potter
  • Release : 2012-07-18
  • ISBN : 0770434312
  • Pages : 178 pages

Download or read book A Taste for Absinthe written by R. Winston Guthrie and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2012-07-18 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Absinthe’s renaissance is quickly growing into a culinary movement. The “Green Fairy” is now showing up on cocktail menus at chic restaurants around the country. A Taste for Absinthe celebrates this storied and complex liquor by bringing you 65 cocktail recipes from America’s hottest mixologists to enjoy as you discover the spirit that has fascinated artists, musicians, and writers for centuries. Absinthe expert R. Winston Guthrie shares the intriguing history of this famous beverage and a wide range of absinthe cocktails crafted by celebrated bartenders such as Jim Meehan of New York’s PDT, Erik Adkins of San Francisco’s Slanted Door, and Eric Alperin of The Varnish in Los Angeles. In addition to the recipes—such as the Salute to Sazerac (with rye whiskey, Angostura bitters, and lemon peel) and the Green Goddess (fresh basil leaves, cucumber vodka, simple syrup, line juice, and fresh thyme)—you will find: - a primer on the accoutrements (spoons, glasses, fountains) for serving absinthe - a how-to on executing your own absinthe drip - a guide to buying the best-quality absinthe (whether imported or domestic) - a lesson on how to discern between real absinthe and fake - sidebars on absinthe’s rich history Whether you want to learn everything you need to know to host “L’Heure Verte” (the Green Hour) and impress your friends with your beautiful accoutrements and practiced pouring technique, or just make a really delicious drink, A Taste for Absinthe will bring you up to speed on the most talked about liquor in history.

Book Over Land and Sea

Download or read book Over Land and Sea written by Mark Worrall and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2004-09-10 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the final day of the 2002 / 2003 football season Chelsea Football Club recorded a famous 2-1 victory over Liverpool, thereby qualifying to play in the following seasons European Champions League competition. Resigned to losing Gianfranco Zola, who had recently been voted the club's greatest ever player, and with no money available for Chelsea's charismatic coach Claudio Ranieri to strengthen the squad, the prospects for the coming season looked to be self-limiting. That had been the general consensus of Marco, Young Dave, Ugly John, Ossie and the rest of the Chelsea Gate 17 boys as they frittered away the summer months waiting for the new European campaign to begin. Enter Roman Abramovich. The billionaire Russian oligarch purchased the club and financed a spending spree unprecedented in the history of the game. 'Glorious unpredictability,' that's what Marco called it ...that Chelsea factor, you just never knew what was going to happen next. Whatever it was, the Gate 17 boys had no intention of missing any of it ...they'd even planned to make a spiritual pilgrimage to Sardinia to watch their hero Zola. Over Land and Sea re-writes the current trend in depressingly violent football literature.

Book Glorious French Food

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  • Author : James Peterson
  • Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Release : 2012-02-29
  • ISBN : 0544186559
  • Pages : 770 pages

Download or read book Glorious French Food written by James Peterson and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the James Beard award--winning author of Sauces-a new classic on French cuisine for today's cook His award-winning books have won the praise of The New York Times and Gourmet magazine as well as such culinary luminaries as chefs Daniel Boulud, Jeremiah Tower, and Alice Waters. Now James Peterson brings his tremendous stores of culinary knowledge, energy, and imagination to this fresh and inspiring look at the classic dishes of French cuisine. With a refreshing, broadminded approach that embraces different French cooking styles-from fine dining to bistro-style cooking, from hearty regional fare to nouvelle cuisine-Peterson uses fifty "foundation" French dishes as the springboard to preparing a variety of related dishes. In his inventive hands, the classic Moules à la marinière inspires the delightful Miniature Servings of Mussels with Sea Urchin Sauce and Mussel Soup with Garlic Puree and Saffron, while the timeless Duck à l'orange gives rise to the subtle Salad of Sautéed or Grilled Duck Breasts and Sautéed Duck Breasts with Classic Orange Sauce. Through these recipes, Peterson reveals the underlying principles and connections in French cooking that liberate readers to devise and prepare new dishes on their own. With hundreds recipes and dazzling color photography throughout, Glorious French Food gives everyone who enjoys cooking access to essential French cooking traditions and techniques and helps them give free reign to the intuition and spontaneity that lie in the heart-and stomach-of every good cook. It will take its place on the shelf right next to Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

Book The Absinthe Forger

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  • Author : Evan Rail
  • Publisher : Melville House
  • Release : 2024-10-15
  • ISBN : 1685891551
  • Pages : 313 pages

Download or read book The Absinthe Forger written by Evan Rail and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2024-10-15 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An astonishing true crime story about an eccentric grifter who blew up the lucrative black market for vintage bottles of the legendary drink of artistic renegades, absinthe . . . Thought to be hallucinogenic and banned globally for a century, absinthe is once again legal and popular. Yet it is still associated with bohemian lifestyles, just as when it was the favorite drink of avant-gardists like Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh and Baudelaire. And today, when vintage, pre-ban bottles are discovered, they can sell for exorbitant prices to private collectors. But such discoveries are increasingly rare. Which is why the absinthe demimonde of rich collectors was electrified when a mysterious bon vivant claimed to be in possession of a collection of precious, pre-ban bottles. Is his secret tranche of 100-year-old bottles real? And just who is the shadowy person selling them? And what about rumors of another secret cache, hidden away in an Italian palazzo? Journalist Evan Rail sets out to discover the truth about the enigmatic dealer and the secret stashes. Along the way, he drinks with absintheurs frantically chasing down the pre-bans, visits modern distillers who have seen their status rise from criminal bootleggers to sought-after celebrities, and relates the legendary history of absinthe, from its birth in Switzerland through its coming of age in France, and on to its modern revival.

Book Absinthe

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  • Author : Barnaby Conrad (III)
  • Publisher : Chronicle Books (CA)
  • Release : 1988
  • ISBN : 9780877015666
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Absinthe written by Barnaby Conrad (III) and published by Chronicle Books (CA). This book was released on 1988 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One hundred forty-four proof, notoriously addictive, and the drug of choice for 19th-century poets, absinthe is gaining bootleg popularity after almost a century of being banned. Due to popular demand, this book is back in a new paperback edition. 60 color photos. 100 illustrations. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Book Imbibe

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  • Author : David Wondrich
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2007-11-06
  • ISBN : 144062223X
  • Pages : 307 pages

Download or read book Imbibe written by David Wondrich and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-11-06 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The newly updated edition of David Wondrich’s definitive guide to classic American cocktails. Cocktail writer and historian David Wondrich presents the colorful, little-known history of classic American drinks--and the ultimate mixologist's guide--in this engaging homage to Jerry Thomas, father of the American bar. Wondrich reveals never-before-published details and stories about this larger-than-life nineteenth-century figure, along with definitive recipes for more than 100 punches, cocktails, sours, fizzes, toddies, slings, and other essential drinks, along with detailed historical and mixological notes. The first edition, published in 2007, won a James Beard Award. Now updated with newly discovered recipes and historical information, this new edition includes the origins of the first American drink, the Mint Julep (which Wondrich places before the American Revolution), and those of the Cocktail itself. It also provides more detail about 19th century spirits, many new and colorful anecdotes and details about Thomas's life, and a number of particularly notable, delicious, and influential cocktails not covered in the original edition, rounding out the picture of pre-Prohibition tippling. This colorful and good-humored volume is a must-read for anyone who appreciates the timeless appeal of a well-made drink-and the uniquely American history behind it. From the Hardcover edition.

Book The One Bottle Cocktail

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  • Author : Maggie Hoffman
  • Publisher : Ten Speed Press
  • Release : 2018-03-06
  • ISBN : 0399580050
  • Pages : 192 pages

Download or read book The One Bottle Cocktail written by Maggie Hoffman and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of more than 80 wonderfully creative, fresh, and delicious cocktails that only require a bottle of your favorite spirit, plus fresh ingredients you can easily find at the market. In The One-Bottle Cocktail, Maggie Hoffman brings fancy drinking to the masses by making cocktails approachable enough for those with a tiny home bar. Conversational and authoritative, this book puts simple, delicious, and inventive drinks into your hands wherever you are, with ingredients you can easily source and no more than one spirit. Organized by spirit--vodka, gin, agave, rum, brandy, and whiskey--each chapter offers fresh, eye-opening cocktails like the Garden Gnome (vodka, green tomato, basil, and lime), Night of the Hunter (gin, figs, thyme, and grapefruit soda), and the Bluest Chai (rye whiskey, chai tea, and balsamic vinegar). These recipes won't break the bank, won't require an emergency run to the liquor store, and (best of all!) will delight cocktail lovers of all stripes.

Book The Art of the Bar

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  • Author : Jeff Hollinger
  • Publisher : Chronicle Books
  • Release : 2006-10-05
  • ISBN : 9780811854986
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Art of the Bar written by Jeff Hollinger and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2006-10-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Tokyo to New York, a cocktail renaissance is happening as "bar chefs" create delicious elixirs worthy of their kitchen counterparts. An epicenter of this barroom artistry can be found at the Absinthe Brasserie & Bar in San Francisco (a city that spends more money per capita on alcohol than any other in the country). Bartenders Jeff Hollinger and Bob Schwartz share their artisan approach for stunning creations that unveil a new spectrum of flavors. Fresh herbs and even aromatic lavender are deftly used to augment classic and new cocktail recipes. Syrups and mixes are carefully crafted from scratch, ensuring small-batch perfection and a harmony of flavors. Acclaimed photographer Frankie Frankeny captures their virtuoso mixing performances with a refreshing take on the cocktail, creating a showpiece for any living room.

Book Drinking French

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  • Author : David Lebovitz
  • Publisher : Ten Speed Press
  • Release : 2020-03-03
  • ISBN : 1607749297
  • Pages : 306 pages

Download or read book Drinking French written by David Lebovitz and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TALES OF THE COCKTAIL SPIRITED AWARD® WINNER • IACP AWARD FINALIST • The New York Times bestselling author of My Paris Kitchen serves up more than 160 recipes for trendy cocktails, quintessential apéritifs, café favorites, complementary snacks, and more. Bestselling cookbook author, memoirist, and popular blogger David Lebovitz delves into the drinking culture of France in Drinking French. This beautifully photographed collection features 160 recipes for everything from coffee, hot chocolate, and tea to Kir and regional apéritifs, classic and modern cocktails from the hottest Paris bars, and creative infusions using fresh fruit and French liqueurs. And because the French can't imagine drinking without having something to eat alongside, David includes crispy, salty snacks to serve with your concoctions. Each recipe is accompanied by David's witty and informative stories about the ins and outs of life in France, as well as photographs taken on location in Paris and beyond. Whether you have a trip to France booked and want to know what and where to drink, or just want to infuse your next get-together with a little French flair, this rich and revealing guide will make you the toast of the town.

Book Absinthe  The Cocaine of the Nineteenth Century

Download or read book Absinthe The Cocaine of the Nineteenth Century written by Doris Lanier and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2004-04-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an alcohol content sometimes as high as 80 percent, absinthe was made by mixing the leaves of wormwood with other plants such as angelica root, fennel, coriander, hyssop, marjoram and anise for flavor. The result was a bitter, potent drink that became a major social, medical and political phenomenon during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; its popularity was mainly in France, but also in other parts of Europe and the United States, particularly in New Orleans. Absinthe produced a sense of euphoria and a heightening of the senses, similar to the effect of cocaine and opium, but was addictive and caused a rapid loss of mental and physical faculties. Despite that, Picasso, Manet, Rimbaud, Van Gogh, Degas and Wilde were among those devoted to its consumption and produced writings and art influenced by the drink. This work provides a history of "the green fairy", a study of its use and abuse, an exploration of the tremendous social problems (not unlike the cocaine problems of this century) it caused, and an examination of the extent to which the lives of talented young writers and artists of the period became caught up in the absinthe craze.