The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book

by Crockett, Albert Stevens

• ISBN13: 9780974325903
• ISBN10: 0974325902
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-01
• Publisher: New Day Pub

Summary

From preCivil War bartending to the night clubs of the 1940s, these bar books document the trends and mores of their respective eras. Beginning with the first known recipe book compiled for those seeking to serve sophisticated beverages, through the birth of many of the 21st century's drink standards and the tales of those who consumed them, these drink guides provide an insider's glimpse into the excess and splendor of the pre- and post-Prohibition eras. Based on the actual bar book used by the Waldorf-Astoria prior to Prohibition, this collection of cocktails serves up more than 350 recipes. In addition to documenting the origin of many cocktails and mixed drinks still commonplace today, the book chronicles the background of their creation and the antics of some of the croniesBuffalo Bill Cody and Bat Masterson, among otherswho were regulars at the bar.

Author Biography

Albert Stevens was a noted historian of the Waldorf-Astoria during the days of prohibition.

Table of Contents

Preambulary	1	(9)
Constitutive and Derivative	10	(10)
Baptismal	20	(7)
Formulary	27	(123)
Drunk at the Old Waldorf Bar	27	(93)
List of Pre-War Cocktails by Bases	28	(6)
Cocktails	34	(45)
Fancy Potations and Otherwise	79	(1)
Cobblers	79	(1)
Coolers	79	(2)
Cups	81	(1)
Fizzes	82	(4)
Flips	86	(1)
High-Balls	86	(1)
Hot Potations	87	(2)
Hot-with Flames	89	(1)
Juleps	90	(1)
Pousse-Cafes	91	(1)
Punches	91	(6)
Rickeys	97	(1)
Sangarees	97	(1)
Slings	98	(1)
Smashes	99	(1)
Sours	99	(3)
Toddies	102	(1)
Other Mixed Potations	103	(14)
Non-Alcoholic	117	(3)
Amendments---Drinks from Other Climes	120	(30)
Mostly with French Spirit	120	(1)
Side-Car	121	(1)
Stinger (Old)	121	(1)
Brandy Potations	122	(4)
Cuban Concoctions---(Rum)	126	(1)
Cocktails	126	(5)
Fizzes and Flips	131	(2)
Miscellaneous	133	(4)
Jamaican Jollifiers---(Rum)	137	(1)
Cocktails	138	(4)
Punches	142	(2)
Miscellaneous	144	(6)
Historical---The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar, 1897-1919	150	(16)
Glossarial---Some Things Most People Don't Know About Liquors	166