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edeba2fef6e2730cIntroductionMa première édition du présent livre de Boissons Américaines a été un si grand succès que je me décide à publier cette seconde édition plus complète, et où l'on trouvera une liste encore plus étendue de ces boissons américaines des dernières créations ; car, dans le métier de Barman comme celui de musicien, il y a toujours du nouveau à apprendre.1892Late 19th centuryDrinks of the Worldb509a988be92053cfa6b0db48b739ff3c0eb9f8ac07d8f038284ad348e317b64draft6/6/2026, 2:31:33 AM6/6/2026, 11:16:46 AM
bf7f295f506f3d38Introduction to CocaThe native of South America has adopted Coca as a masticatory, using it to alleviate vertigo and weakness.189019th century1890 Coca and its Therapeutic Application by Angelo Mariani00583d5aa68b5561b0d474cfe3debf4caa6c0173789ec26d2fabbe8630a96ec0draft6/6/2026, 8:21:43 AM6/6/2026, 8:21:43 AM
cda9db2a705bba91Introduction to How to Mix DrinksThe book introduces the concept of social drinks and the importance of using high-quality ingredients.186419th centuryHow to Mix Drinks3fb04dad8b079fc9a9b3cf798f561d13034280d8d76929e7b7c0acc7dfcb7260draft6/6/2026, 2:27:13 AM6/6/2026, 2:27:13 AM
77bef64f63250f8cIntroduction to Jack's ManualThe author's desire to share knowledge of wines, liquors, and cordials with friends and patrons.1908Jack's Manual8a4e57488ee9933912ab839827bbe45b080ef2c6621811e554ee4587da2becdbdraft6/6/2026, 11:45:56 AM6/6/2026, 11:45:56 AM
9d8aeb12855d391bIntroduction to Six Hundred ReceiptsThe book contains 600 receipts for various purposes, including cooking, perfumery, cordials, and more.1867Six Hundred Receipts by John Marquart0570029d983e88456936a895508d03924adcab4fe4f2145ec589de33c769003edraft6/6/2026, 2:28:41 AM6/6/2026, 2:28:41 AM
f8d73a9727decb36Introduction to The American Bar-tender's GuideThis is an Age of Progress; new ideas and new appliances follow each other in rapid succession. Inventive genius is taxed to the uttermost in devising new inventions, not alone for articles of utility of necessity, but to meet the ever-increasing demands for novelties which administer to creature-comfort and afford gratification to fastidious tastes.1889f44d997d30043ae5f1ac4ee42c2f8d1a86a45d65242d7193c6f886a39ca80b53draft6/6/2026, 8:21:08 AM6/6/2026, 8:21:08 AM
e3672c347d7c4c53Introduction to the bookThe book introduces the concept of social drinks and the importance of using good quality ingredients to make them.186219th centuryThe Bar Tender's Guide28f1b74e3e95021ae55feb5ecd1ddaaa4252e4282cc73365822eb15f67b50dccdraft6/6/2026, 2:26:17 AM6/6/2026, 2:26:17 AM
a2f8661f1be92efcIntroduction to The Book of one Hundred BeveragesThe book was written to supply and increase the demand for beverages of an unintoxicating character.185919th centuryThe Book of one Hundred Beverages by William Bernhardbf1f744855a76ee65967e40d78d36345632c9222455787c308ec9ac5f5e5fe95draft6/6/2026, 2:21:43 AM6/6/2026, 2:21:43 AM
d9846f1ea9d038bcInvention of Metal Liquor TubesJohnson invented perforated metal tubes for bar liquor boxes to replace damp wooden tubes that gave off bad odors, improving cooling and cleanliness behind the bar.1888Harry Johnson's Bartenders' Manual (1934)7811dc676433dfbe2bf7a68eb20b23a9522c411c958e41c0f9ae8634bd1f847edraft6/7/2026, 1:13:18 AM6/7/2026, 1:13:18 AM
f799ab890e8c1aa5Invention of the Autococktail CastroJulio Castro designed a simple scaled apparatus (Autococktail 'Castro', patent No. 44224) so anyone could prepare identical cocktails at home or in small shops, batching 1-liter mixes with uniform 29–30° alcohol. The device and recetario were sold together in Buenos Aires, 1937.19371930s Buenos Aires1937 Autococktail Castro by Julio Castrod58547c86220c82b44a3050e246310cf2870b5247f6168b7efef05f78039d777draft6/7/2026, 1:09:58 AM6/7/2026, 1:09:58 AM
5fbff285ec3a55e8Invention of the Bronx CocktailBartender Johnnie Solon created the Bronx when challenged by waiter Traverson to devise a new cocktail, combining gin, orange juice, and both vermouths after visiting the Bronx Zoo.1906pre-Prohibition1935 Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Bookd0e03a651466ccec49580814373fccf078b2c12f9dc4f4429eeaa5eaa29d8a46draft6/6/2026, 1:31:33 PM6/6/2026, 1:31:33 PM
3b3962fdba23717bInvention of the Scoff-law CocktailChicago coined 'scoff-law' for prohibition dodgers; days later Jock at Harry's New York Bar invented the Scoff-law Cocktail, which became popular among American prohibition dodgers in Paris.1924Prohibition eraadc67226c159f2d810167c36f884a3993f7dc86169b5de1c5e308983bef24446draft6/6/2026, 12:49:11 PM6/6/2026, 12:49:11 PM
0eab0844d703a0a0Italian hotel bar cocktail cultureGrandi's manual presents more than three hundred numbered cocktails for Italian hotel bars, alongside cobblers, fizzes, flips, and juleps—evidence of American drink culture transplanted to the peninsula.19271920s Italian hospitality1927 Cocktails by Piero Grandi7e0598020bf626388fc1960615e4525902ae12fd852879707baad50685257868draft6/6/2026, 1:06:46 PM6/6/2026, 1:06:46 PM
e1b088b36fc8fe31Italian Migration and Australian Culinary TransformationItalians arrived from the 1870s as Queensland cane labourers, later dominating Griffith fruit-growing. Post-WWII they became the largest non-English migrant group, introducing parmesan, pecorino, mozzarella, prosciutto, pasta, olive oil, espresso, and vegetables such as zucchini, eggplant, and radicchio to mainstream Australian eating.How to Cook a Galah, Laurel Evelyn Dyson, 200230cb68e2f9797467ae81ebd46d99aa982cc284e7ed161c77d7a2409e5eeefc66draft6/7/2026, 1:12:09 AM6/7/2026, 1:12:09 AM
bc1bc7d384d16eebJaque Catlin Cocktail at Vikings BarNamed for popular Paris picture actor Jaque Catlin; recipe by Olle, bartender at the Vikings Bar in Paris, combining gin, Swedish brännvin, and Swedish punsch.19301930 Two Hundred Selected Drinks by K W Sundine6cfbdd476d226985d8e21affbdf179d9df0528a4936818046d1391ca64b76f4draft6/6/2026, 1:11:07 PM6/6/2026, 1:11:07 PM
018f3a32a8311ad9Jealousy Puffs and southern courtship cakesMrs. Porter's New Southern Cookery (1871) groups Jealousy Puffs with Rival Cake, Flirtation Cakes, Kisses, Ancient Maiden's Cake, and Acquaintanceship Cakes—a southern tradition of naming sweets for courtship and marriage.1871Reconstruction-era SouthMrs. Porter's New Southern Cookery (1871)5dded7062ad092044beec593769d66b41631a2e758b95ae1d6fa4097433e428edraft6/7/2026, 1:09:33 AM6/7/2026, 1:09:33 AM
dba48ab971f8de55Jerry Thomas and the London American SaloonThe preface recalls a peripatetic American's saloon behind the Bank of England displaying American drink names like Connecticut eye-openers and Alabama fog-cutters, inspiring the idea for a comprehensive mixed-drink catalogue.1862VictorianPreface2faaadd882f367f2cc7e00721399d9d19caf68831e78afad8b2d0d33c9a00c14draft6/7/2026, 1:12:16 AM6/7/2026, 1:12:16 AM
de654cec380243adJerry Thomas astonishes LondonIn 1859 Jerry Thomas toured London, Southampton, and Liverpool with a £1,000 silver bar set, inventing startling drinks such as the Blue Blazer for staid English drinkers before returning promptly to America despite financial success.1859Victorian LondonCafé Royal Cocktail Book preface7ae4ee99592059f0dd4f0e96bc22cf84c691f0b36e45b20ba41f655c5809e038draft6/7/2026, 1:09:53 AM6/7/2026, 1:09:53 AM
77310de92c04ac78Jerry Thomas orders the drink-recipe wildernessAs mixed drinks multiplied beyond reckoning, bartender Jerry Thomas published the first Bartender's Guide in 1862, collecting and sorting valuable recipes for posterity—the first professional drink recipe book.1862Golden Age of American bartendingRund um die Bar (1934)5ac4f05df75507a2c9d0d1d61ef1f13484e28b2cee57c53193d1cceda007686bdraft6/7/2026, 1:07:58 AM6/7/2026, 1:07:58 AM
9b974cd3d9518450Jerry Thomas Raises the CocktailThomas diagnosed faulty bitters as holding back the cocktail, created Jerry Thomas's Own Bitters, and championed the drink until it became the morning tipple of convivial New York businessmen.mid-nineteenth century New YorkHerbert Asbury introductionc2e166e57dbf0883efe2a4779e399a7974d735aae66c56f344ae174420c0b60adraft6/7/2026, 1:07:55 AM6/7/2026, 1:07:55 AM
9a4c66a502c37f26Jerry Thomas the PrecursorVermeys calls Jerry Thomas Soyer a poor precursor of cocktail art, noting mixed drinks existed in antiquity.194751a8b4b19f439abefdac04326695a53ed6cc30173627e701dfd0b1cc5f3fbac3draft6/7/2026, 12:27:02 AM6/7/2026, 12:27:02 AM
1c8f4c9ab1386a26Jerry Thomas' experienceJerry Thomas has travelled Europe and America in search of the best mixed drinks and has been the presiding deity at several renowned bars.186219th centuryThe Bar Tender's Guide28f1b74e3e95021ae55feb5ecd1ddaaa4252e4282cc73365822eb15f67b50dccdraft6/6/2026, 2:26:17 AM6/6/2026, 2:26:17 AM
a3ceee019745bc52Jesus College Wassail BowlAt Jesus College the Wassail Bowl or Swig is central to Welsh student entertainments. On St. David's Day an immense silver gilt bowl presented by Sir Watkin W. Wynne in 1732 is filled with ten gallons of Swig and handed round the festive board.1732Georgian OxfordOxford Night Caps (1835)c26052d10df03c978cb50683559d2a772171e8bf163701ab129b9a2d47775792draft6/7/2026, 1:12:14 AM6/7/2026, 1:12:14 AM
574c06c95678b747Jesus College Wassail Bowl on St David's DaySwig remains a Jesus College favourite; on St David's festival Sir Watkin W. Wynne's 1732 ten-gallon silver gilt bowl is filled and handed round. Formerly used roasted crab apples instead of toast; Shakespeare alludes to wassail crab in Midsummer Night's Dream.1732Georgian OxfordOxford Night Caps (1847)d3a52f96331631b36bf8c04710e7785294dd3d1c17071171cfbe28fded862990draft6/7/2026, 1:12:18 AM6/7/2026, 1:12:21 AM
4fcddbcb1b5af119Joe Baum's Central Services Food MachineBaum's Inhilco company fractured mass feeding into small themed operations sharing central dishwashing, purchasing, and a Central Services kitchen. Jacques Pepin devised scalable sauce and soup systems; Dennis Sweeney managed production of items like James Beard's chicken hash for Windows and fried chicken for Sky-Dive, delivered by pallet-lift trucks and special elevators.1977operational innovationRaymond A. Sokolov, New York Times, March 6, 1977d33ddd56420fe79cf20e8fb53de6619cf2a686f8d7c5b519b05a481f03e68607draft6/7/2026, 1:11:56 AM6/7/2026, 1:11:56 AM
9d569ef23cad34f7Jonathan and Bessie's cocktail legendPreface recounts Jonathan the innkeeper, his daughter Bessie, stolen fighting cock Washington, and a betrothal feast where mixed liqueurs were christened cocktail after the rooster's colorful tail.1924American folklore1924 Carlo's Cocktail et Boissons Américainesa7398c2d1999fb2d81397dec95a9e3761f6d5877d53dc06c64ef3d4f52473267draft6/6/2026, 1:05:52 PM6/6/2026, 1:05:52 PM
99dc888a1a487b42Joseph Taylor and the Preserved Bar BookBarman Joseph Taylor kept the battered Old Waldorf Bar Book through Prohibition and gave it to Crockett for incorporation into Old Waldorf Bar Days; he died before Repeal Day.1933Repeal era1935 Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Bookd0e03a651466ccec49580814373fccf078b2c12f9dc4f4429eeaa5eaa29d8a46draft6/6/2026, 1:31:33 PM6/6/2026, 1:31:33 PM
a35c2427e5e8f12eJosé Abeal's Bartending JourneyAbeal worked bars in Havana, New Orleans, and Miami for eighteen years before returning to Havana and opening his own business at the corner that became Sloppy Joe's.1918early 20th century1935 Sloppy Joe's Bar manuald2f43540c0bcf027076417587b3214449ae6194d69461b7e07f4c5c66fdc74fadraft6/6/2026, 1:31:32 PM6/6/2026, 1:31:32 PM
0a83e7bb5ca91acaJosé Abeal's Path to HavanaJosé Abeal arrived in Cuba from Spain in 1904 and bartended on Galiano and Zanja Streets for three years. He then sailed to New Orleans and worked six years, followed by six more years in Miami bars. In 1918 he returned to Havana, briefly tending bar at the Greasy Spoon café before buying the corner grocery that became Sloppy Joe's Bar.1918Early 20th century Caribbean bartendingSloppy Joe's Bar Cocktails Manual (1931-1932)9e83daf80414b31fa8927c67bc685b98f255278aad9e9c41011704f30b5696e5draft6/7/2026, 1:12:09 AM6/7/2026, 1:12:09 AM
4adb52866f914f50José Abeal's path to HavanaJosé Abeal left Spain for Cuba in 1904, bartended three years on Galiano and Zanja Streets in Havana, then worked six years in New Orleans and six more in Miami before returning to Havana in 1918. He first tended bar at the Greasy Spoon café before opening his own business.1904Early 20th centurySloppy Joe's Bar (1936)5cb933b5c37a195513efdd5f44d6b0700bc02ee9e317c551bc3b9b609d54c2b8draft6/7/2026, 1:12:11 AM6/7/2026, 1:12:14 AM
4c9d22b5a6030c9cJulian Anderson Recipe CollectionA small 1919 compilation of American bar recipes compiled by Julian Anderson as a remembrance of old times.19191919 Julian's Recipes by Julian Anderson576989ff846039fc3e9526f14adfec3745a42d8d9b575e484c7ba8bc7f4e167adraft6/6/2026, 12:39:53 PM6/6/2026, 12:39:53 PM
0123224fac621479Kentucky Mint Julep in a Silver CupThe book specifies the Kentucky Mint Julep be served in a silver cup: sugar dissolved in minimal water, cup packed with finely chopped ice, three-quarters wine glass bourbon stirred until the cup frosts, mint stems inserted downward beneath a thick leaf canopy. The drinker is instructed to inhale the fragrant mint before swallowing the julep.19341934 What Goes With What99f9659951b2b70d53257986bf5a7b53ea5745ea255b2bdf657d77c6d065ff05draft6/7/2026, 1:07:35 AM6/7/2026, 1:07:35 AM
50781eef071efdc2King Edward Reproves the AmbassadorKing Edward VII admonished a foreign ambassador who gulped a precious French vintage at one gulp: great wine must be breathed, held to the light, touched to the lips, set down, and talked about.1933Edwardian eraBacchus Behave! Chapter VIIIf00789d32e154553d4f7763ed9116097749420b7793ff5991d37af1c9d40fa44draft6/7/2026, 1:10:18 AM6/7/2026, 1:10:18 AM
70a1c3aaa91f3ab6L'Anusticier du RoyA Parisian anis master distills star anis into azure liqueur for kings and poets.19541954 Anis Esprit de Joie et de Santé by André Montagard367333af9b6c095130fe912cc03ea061c1a4cc6c3ec936192fae65bb10248d01draft6/7/2026, 12:34:10 AM6/7/2026, 12:34:10 AM
d95916bb46f98930L'Art de Composer FacilementA book about composing liqueurs and other domestic economy objects1807Napoleonic EraL'Art de Composer Facilement, Et A Peu De Frais, Les Liqueurs De Table1e7e8b1735019d2ea7b24592e4e72f42d3c893c56f3d426cb9ba834aec9d3f71draft6/6/2026, 2:12:35 AM6/6/2026, 2:12:35 AM
f8c7e8bd3bcbd322L'histoire de l'absintheL'absinthe est d'origine française et a été créée par le Dr Ordinaire1797XVIIIe siècleMaison Pernod Filsa8b1a915bf3d3b048d92a8bd66d7b08f73eb9d79817b67c31073074a207be5d6draft6/6/2026, 10:51:21 AM6/6/2026, 10:51:21 AM
6b24b9ee8bf6c153La Bilbaína club barAfter the Palace, Talavera ran the lavish Dutch-style bar built by La Bilbaína of Bilbao. Despite months of splendid company, inelegant exhibitionists behind the glass drove away midday clientele.1940post-war BilbaoLos Secretos del Cocktail4179901736109f63bff910e917f6225861b716f6ee647e844ed7ea2f24809249draft6/7/2026, 1:09:44 AM6/7/2026, 1:09:44 AM
a42abf288510081bLa Cure des Fruits and GesundheitsstagFrance's one-day weekly fruit and vegetable juice regimen and Germany's Gesundheitsstag health holiday inspired Hauser's one-day Health Day practice for alkalinizing the body without hunger.1934 Here's How to be Healthy by B G Hauserb54b80c10c13ad8220cc40ffdd1355aef393305a2468d3b1dbb31d8b6b91687ddraft6/7/2026, 1:07:26 AM6/7/2026, 1:07:26 AM
70bafaf4dc70788fLa Florida as cocktail cathedral during ProhibitionEssayists claim U.S. and British magazines held that during Prohibition the art of the cocktail would survive only at Harry's American Bar in Paris and Bar-Restaurant La Florida in Havana.1939Pre-war HavanaFloridita Cocktails965560a9fc8015ca0941ba9c059f99ee513d9d9a53036092c3a9ab875e8340a9draft6/7/2026, 12:34:22 AM6/7/2026, 12:34:22 AM
621e27e680ee5963La Genèse de l'AnisHebrew genesis describes anis seeds emerging from the cosmic tree as nectar of the gods.19541954 Anis Esprit de Joie et de Santé by André Montagard367333af9b6c095130fe912cc03ea061c1a4cc6c3ec936192fae65bb10248d01draft6/7/2026, 12:34:09 AM6/7/2026, 12:34:09 AM
b5d2a5d55e5667eeLa Piña de Plata becomes Bar La FloridaA bodegón founded in 1819 at Monserrate gate evolved through American occupation into the cocktail cathedral where Constante Ribalaigua officiated; during U.S. Prohibition magazines held that cocktail art would survive in Paris's Bar American and Havana's La Florida.1939Cuban RepublicCocktails Bar La Florida (1939)602e18d388efa2331b6cb0d64088f4574acf250442aca3b8fd06871f21a4f01edraft6/6/2026, 1:31:20 PM6/6/2026, 1:32:17 PM
8646d5739b452964La Piña de Plata to La FloridaThe bar traces from the 1819 chophouse La Piña de Plata through American occupation to Bar La Florida, preserved during Prohibition as one of two sacred temples of the cocktail alongside the American Bar in Paris.181919th–20th century HavanaCocktails Bar La Florida (1937)5db931a739ba02ae8e6149e07f369a26604cc62b313c1737d327f111ab5356c0draft6/7/2026, 12:32:03 AM6/7/2026, 12:32:40 AM
51be0a4c511a69e2La più alta distilleria d'EuropaFratelli Rossi distill juniper at 1000 meters altitude in the Asiago plateau.19511951 L' abc per miscelare i cocktails02fde559079bd00718a19285d44b4b12b623cd945c8ed86924680029aadad01cdraft6/7/2026, 12:34:12 AM6/7/2026, 12:34:12 AM
d3ebe64932a457c4Lambs Wool corrupted from La mas ubalLambs Wool is a Wassail Bowl variety. The first of November was La mas ubal (day of apple fruit), corrupted to Lambs Wool. Once common in Ireland but superseded by whiskey.Oxford Night Caps (1871)958d2ce65fcc3e57614d7d1a00deb395691b290ac3f973362b37c4c475ca06a6draft6/7/2026, 1:12:24 AM6/7/2026, 1:12:24 AM
ab8aa5bc3a00a979Las Tres Glorias de CubaAdvertisement proclaiming Ron Bacardí, Elixir Bacardí, and Anís Bacardí as the three glories of Cuba, with quality claimed since 1862 from Santiago de Cuba.1924Bacardí brand heritageManual del Cantinero advertisementece44877a504f42ebc1c18d928b6c093d10a5a438e1baccde5d2144a2f0f6a44draft6/7/2026, 1:12:08 AM6/7/2026, 1:12:08 AM
a8fa789feecf48a4Last Word RediscoveredThe Prohibition-era Last Word was rediscovered by Murray Stenson at Seattle's Zig Zag Cafe, inspiring Victoria's First Word variation with reposado tequila and Esprit de June.2013Prohibition revivalCocktail Culture870a6fce819e4bd879a3abc56ca1347c3aad16f09851fd77284bcf921973118fdraft6/7/2026, 1:10:32 AM6/7/2026, 1:10:32 AM
025372db1ff2608dLearning Skills for LifeDiageo program since 2014 providing free hospitality training and bartending foundations in cities including Norwalk, Houston, and New Orleans, with 90% graduate placement rate.2023Serve & Sip Volume II024d76a8683a3b869cec0777d12b1e23c34e22d7feb3f30346a91d07aa0bb858draft6/7/2026, 12:30:58 AM6/7/2026, 12:30:58 AM
5944692c05a75eadLeave It To MeCharlie Paul's drink originated for people wishing to taste an American drink but not knowing which to choose.19161916 Recipes of American and other Iced Drinks by Charlie Paulfdeaa8424281f36be274c63c902d5b2f236c306f018182b2fa74a40ce0c17485draft6/6/2026, 12:38:55 PM6/6/2026, 12:38:55 PM
fe8783abff14ac16Legend of the Cock-TailA posadero offered his daughter to whoever returned his fighting cock; an officer did, and the daughter mixed whisky, cognac and gin, naming it Cock-Tail.925495fc2cc060558ca6bac0a6ef73433ea331ad9a9fedf28c2abdd3f25dceabdraft6/6/2026, 1:06:12 PM6/6/2026, 1:06:12 PM
bdf5c7ff1a19163cLegend of the First CocktailEssay recounts the legend of the first cocktail circa 1870 when a drunk mixed gin, whisky, cognac, absinthe, kirsch, and lemon over ice.19311931 El Arte del Cocktelero Europeof7f17d7a1b1ba9c75a3f558fbe1c6831e38a4299af7cbd0e76c6c0c15cf95ec2draft6/6/2026, 1:12:02 PM6/6/2026, 1:12:02 PM