The father of American mixology. Author of How To Mix Drinks or The Bon-Vivant's Companion: containing clear and reliable directions for mixing all the beverages used in the United States, together with the most popular British, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish recipes, embracing punches, juleps, cobblers, etc., etc., etc., in endless variety. Described on the title page of the 1862 edition of that work as "Formerly principal Bar-tender at the Metropolitan Hotel, New York, and the Planter's House, St. Louis".
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Where you can obtain some of the tools, ingredients and resources we mention. - The Bibulous Bibliography
An annotated list of cocktails books significant for their early date, influence, or presence on lists of noteworthy works, with download or purchase links where available.