While there is a definite list of classic cocktails that must be mastered by any practicing bartender, a more obscure line up of vintage cocktail ... buzzy favor other drinks like Manhattans ...

The “Shot in the Arm” section offers drinks and snacks for “invited strangers ... passes you over on the next round.” Being a good guest means not getting sloshed, or being a snob.

Drinks that contain ethanol are commonly ... Once whisky is bottled from the casks, it stops aging. Good whisky contains about 40% alcohol. Though it is possible to make brandy from any fruit ...

Ten years into Prohibition, the authors lament, “it has taken the authors twelve years to write this book — twelve years of bathtub gin, synthetic scotch, home-made wine, and needled beer.” And yet, ...