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I always w a n t to k n o w not only the " h o w " but also the " w h y. vį u r t h e r m o r e, I chance to h a v e a m i n d that is both analytical a n d faintly skeptical. F o r years it has been m y practice, w h e n served w i t h some especially delicious dish at a hotel or restaurant, to w o r m m y w a y into the confidence of the chef a n d dis cuss w i t h h i m e v e r y m i n u t e detail of its preparation. O n the other h a n d, I h a v e a l w a y s possessed a n insatiable curiosity a b o u t the whys a n d wherefores of m a n y things a n d p a r t i c u l a r l y of food a n d drinks. T h i s book is, therefore, purely a n d dis tinctly a book written b y a n a m a t e u r for amateurs. M y p r a c t i c a l ex perience w i t h liquors has been entirely as a consumer a n d as a shaker-upper of drinks for the delectation of m y guests. I a m not a distiller, a n importer, a bottler, or a m e r c h a n t of liquors. I n order t h a t there m a y be no misunderstanding, therefore, I w a n t to m a k e it c l e a r at the outset that I h a v e n e v e r been e n g a g e d i n a n y of the m a n i f o l d branches of the liquor business. I n the preface or foreword to a book of this kind it is customary to e x p l a i n h o w the a u t h o r got t h a t w a y, a n d to elaborate on his m a n y years of experience in the liquor business, the hotels a n d restaurants he has m a n a g e d, the b a r s o v e r w h i c h he has presided, a n d the celebrities he has served a n d for w h o m he has graciously n a m e d some of his extra-special drinks. T H E C O U N T R Y L I F E P R E S S, GARDEN C I T Y, N. To my daughter and her husband who, with their tongues in their cheeks, persuaded me that I owed it to posterity to commit to paper the wisdom and learning herein contained, this book is affectionately dedicated.Ī L L RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN T H E UNITED
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THE FINE ART OF MIXING DRINKS D O U B L E D A Y & C O M P A N Y, INC., G A R D E N C I T Y, N E W Y O R K , T h e r e is a chapter on glassware, gim micks, It analyzes the qualities of all basic liquors and ferences betweenĪnd Irish whiskies, white and yellow gin, C u b a n and J a m a i c a n rum, etc. THEĬovers every phase of the subject from the j u d g i n g of fine liquor to the selection of a corkscrew. The expert, and precise, detailed guidance for the novice w h o aspires to prepare drinks w h i c h are palatable, not merely potable. N o t just a compilation of recipes, nor a slap dash collection of smart chatter and bit ters-it is delightful, urbane reading Embury T H I S is the Escoffier of cocktail books. THE FINE ART OF MIXING DRINKS by David A.