Diving Into The Realm Of Forgotten Cocktails (with Dr. Cocktail, that is)

In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, there’s a new revised edition of the collectible Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails by Ted Haigh aka Dr. Cocktail.  The book contains some of the same recipes as the original edition, but adds twenty or so new cocktails to test your mixology skills and liquor cabinet.   If you’re not a cocktail geek already you will be after thumbing through this wonderful addition to any library.  Stunning photos found therein of finished cocktails and cocktail memorabilia, made famous over at CocktailDB.com, are the makings of cocktail porn in all its shining glory.

Relax! Take a cold shower guys.  This book is available everywhere.  I even saw it in a local bookstore in podunk, louisiana. So if I can get it you obviously can.  Of course, there is the land of the internet, where all things are true and above reproach…ok, so maybe I’m blowing too much smoke your way.  Really, it’s online at Amazon.com.  I wholeheartedly recommend this book.  It is the first book in a long time that’s had me really really excited about delving into the classics, trying new recipes and new ingredients.

So let’s jump right in and do something that has obviously been done before.   I worry about this being a knock off of the movie Julie and Julia, but it’s a model worth following.  What better way to sit and reflect on oneself than over a nicely prepared cocktail?

In the upcoming months, we’ll being doing just that…diving into one of the most influential books of our day in cocktail geekdom, Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails, From the Alamagoozlum to the Zombie and Beyond by you know, that Dr. Cocktail guy.  Get your mixing glasses out, because first up is of course, The Alamagoozlum Cocktail.  Don’t worry.  I’m going to give you a couple of days to get the book, so you can mix right along with the rest of the cool people.

Cheers!