The Savoy Cocktail Book
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- Author：Harry Craddock
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Summary
2013 Hardcover Reprint of 1930 Edition。 Fully illustrated。 Every page of this classic was printed in color originally and our reprint reproduces all the drawings in color。 Exact facsimile of the original edition， not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software。 Harry Craddock was a United States citizen who left during Prohibition and joined the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel， London， in 1920。 Craddock was one of the most famous cocktail barmen of the 1920s and 1930s。 Craddock's "The Savoy Cocktail Book" was published in 1930， and is still in print today。 Craddock invented a number of classic cocktails， including the famous Corpse Reviver #2 and possibly including the White Lady， and popularised the Dry Martini。 Lavishly illustrated with all illustrations reproduced in color。
Reviews
The Bookster
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A charming book that is as much a guide to cocktails as a historical source of cocktail making。 Interesting to see which cocktails have stood the test of time and how tastes have changed along the way。
Janet
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Exhaustive and overwhelming—Wow！ Love the illustrations。
Vince Mattaliano
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Despite its venerable reputation and authorship， it's a difficult book to navigate。 Unlike most good cocktail books， it lacks indexes at the rear based on ingredients or names。 For example， trying to find a recipe for the Bloody Mary， which I was unable to locate， was impossible。 Despite its venerable reputation and authorship， it's a difficult book to navigate。 Unlike most good cocktail books， it lacks indexes at the rear based on ingredients or names。 For example， trying to find a recipe for the Bloody Mary， which I was unable to locate， was impossible。 。。。more
Oliver MacMahon
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If you want to impress a potential employer with your cocktail making expertise， recreate Harry Craddocks' original White Lady recipe found in The Savoy Cocktail Book。Its no mean feat to remember hundreds of extraordinary cocktails， fortunately you can find 750 in the one location in the bar bible that is Savoy。 Recipes synthesized from the 20’s and 30’s with the addition of Craddocks signatures are measured in Dashes， Glasses and Hookers retaining its Prohibition era feel。 Part II of the bible If you want to impress a potential employer with your cocktail making expertise， recreate Harry Craddocks' original White Lady recipe found in The Savoy Cocktail Book。Its no mean feat to remember hundreds of extraordinary cocktails， fortunately you can find 750 in the one location in the bar bible that is Savoy。 Recipes synthesized from the 20’s and 30’s with the addition of Craddocks signatures are measured in Dashes， Glasses and Hookers retaining its Prohibition era feel。 Part II of the bible introduces the reader to the world of wine covering topics of Champagne and Bordeaux and the fascinating history behind fermented grape juice。The Savoy Cocktail Book is an industry staple and a compass for aspiring bar tenders。 。。。more
Josh Fogelson
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I read a 1999 edition b Pavilion Books。 It is a complete reprint of an early edition， with no forward or anything。 Interesting as a historic resource， but most of the cocktails sound gross and outdated。
Jordan J。 Andlovec
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I classic compendium of cocktails from the golden age of the craft。 This edition itself is beautifully designed and fits the period perfectly。 Although Craddock stole a few （or more） of these recipes from other bartenders and displayed them as his own， there isn't a more suited book for one's bar collection than this。 I classic compendium of cocktails from the golden age of the craft。 This edition itself is beautifully designed and fits the period perfectly。 Although Craddock stole a few （or more） of these recipes from other bartenders and displayed them as his own， there isn't a more suited book for one's bar collection than this。 。。。more
Cristhian
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Joya。 Una maravilla de libro con cientos de recetas clásicas aunado a un apéndice dedicado a los vinos （y un hoax a manera de prólogo）。5/5
Matthew
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I can appreciate this book for its history， often wacky cocktails （to our time） & a rather well-written wine section。 However， having a reference book without an index or way to look up a drink other than by name yields a major issue。 Also， numerous cocktails are the same ingredients in ever-so-slightly different proportions and possibly a different garnish; different cocktails these do not make。Time for a drink！
Mark Watkins
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The old， original classic cocktail book。 1st home to iconic cocktails such as the French 75， Blood & Sand， and many others。 The art deco illustrations aren't bad either。 The old， original classic cocktail book。 1st home to iconic cocktails such as the French 75， Blood & Sand， and many others。 The art deco illustrations aren't bad either。 。。。more
Anne Frisbie
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Harry Craddock - American， New Yorker， Londoner （because of the Prohibition） - was the father of prohibition cocktails。 This book is really a reference book for classic cocktails。 No pictures。 Recipes are alphabetical so it works well as a reference book。 Not an inspiring cocktail but great to have in case you want to look at any classic cocktail recipe。
Amy
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Got this as a gift for javaczuk， who has an endless fascination in the art of mixed drinks， especially those in earlier days。 We are working our way through this and the other books I got for him for our anniversary， at a steady， but healthy rate。 Since bartending is a part of the manuscript he is writing， it's all research。 God help my liver。（This seems to be his go-to one when he has questions。） Got this as a gift for javaczuk， who has an endless fascination in the art of mixed drinks， especially those in earlier days。 We are working our way through this and the other books I got for him for our anniversary， at a steady， but healthy rate。 Since bartending is a part of the manuscript he is writing， it's all research。 God help my liver。（This seems to be his go-to one when he has questions。） 。。。more
H James
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There's a lot of charm in this relic of Prohibition era cocktail culture， but as a recipe book the Savoy should not be taken seriously。 Weed-out redundant recipes with alternate names， and you might lose 40% of this book。 Weed-out recipes with trivial proportional differences， and you'll lose another 40%。 Weed-out noxious， candy-sweet concoctions， and you'll loose another 10%。 That final 10% is worth reading， but many will be familiar and most of the rest will rely on ingredients unavailable for There's a lot of charm in this relic of Prohibition era cocktail culture， but as a recipe book the Savoy should not be taken seriously。 Weed-out redundant recipes with alternate names， and you might lose 40% of this book。 Weed-out recipes with trivial proportional differences， and you'll lose another 40%。 Weed-out noxious， candy-sweet concoctions， and you'll loose another 10%。 That final 10% is worth reading， but many will be familiar and most of the rest will rely on ingredients unavailable for the past half-century。 。。。more
Emerset
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Not enough punch or life in this book。 I wish every cocktail came with a few sentences of background stories or suggestions for possible modifications even if that meant there were fewer cocktails。 Still looking for the perfect cocktail book。
Thomas Wictor
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What a fun book！ You can get lost in it as you imagine all the high rollers， millionaires， and adventurers who tossed back countless One Exciting Nights， Trilbys， and Morning Glory Fizzes。 A must for novelists recreating the twenties through the fifties， the Golden Age of cocktails。 Alcoholics should avoid it。 The temptation to try every single one will kill you to death。
Adsy
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The best cocktail book I have ever read。 If you need to learn classic cocktails， you cannot be without the book。
Robert
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Endless variety here。 Some better than others， but work through it a bit， and you'll find what you like。 Endless variety here。 Some better than others， but work through it a bit， and you'll find what you like。 。。。more
Donna
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No， I didn't read every word of every recipe， but I read the name of each and noted its main ingredient。 And the prose elements of this guidebook are stellar， particularly in the wine section。 The portion quoted from Colette's "The Lucky Hour of Great Wines" is great reading。 And the happy ending of the book is ultimately fitting to its subject。 Bottoms up！ No， I didn't read every word of every recipe， but I read the name of each and noted its main ingredient。 And the prose elements of this guidebook are stellar， particularly in the wine section。 The portion quoted from Colette's "The Lucky Hour of Great Wines" is great reading。 And the happy ending of the book is ultimately fitting to its subject。 Bottoms up！ 。。。more
Kristen Kolb
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The quintessential cocktail handbook。 Amazingly entertaining and funny， even more so impressive as it was first published in 1930。 Worth a read and a stack of page markers for making notes of cocktails to try！
Walt Falconer
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from Amazon。comThis is a classic for a reason， good recipes and well written。 There are hundreds of bartending books out there， competing for space in your shelf or on the coffee table - for myself， this one and Colin Field's Ritz book are the go to books and they look quite nice as well。 There is another review in here slamming the Savoy book on the font used or something like that， it isn't very clear。 Writing in 2012， the one I received is bound well， nice paper， well laid out and overall is from Amazon。comThis is a classic for a reason， good recipes and well written。 There are hundreds of bartending books out there， competing for space in your shelf or on the coffee table - for myself， this one and Colin Field's Ritz book are the go to books and they look quite nice as well。 There is another review in here slamming the Savoy book on the font used or something like that， it isn't very clear。 Writing in 2012， the one I received is bound well， nice paper， well laid out and overall is a step above most books these days。 Is it comparable to productions from Easton press or the Folio Society？ No， but so what。 This is a book meant to be used and spilled on。 。。。more
Scott
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Probably not a book I'd actually sit down and read in one shot， but more of a cookbook for the bar。 I tried one cocktail featuring sherry that was not so good。 Hopefully there's more gems in there， it IS a classic after all。。 Probably not a book I'd actually sit down and read in one shot， but more of a cookbook for the bar。 I tried one cocktail featuring sherry that was not so good。 Hopefully there's more gems in there， it IS a classic after all。。 。。。more
Jaime
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come over and we'll try to mix some cocktails。。。 but it may be hard to find all the ingredients。。。 it's okay， we'll improvise！ :）the graphics in the book are amazing （from a graphic designer's point of view）。 come over and we'll try to mix some cocktails。。。 but it may be hard to find all the ingredients。。。 it's okay， we'll improvise！ :）the graphics in the book are amazing （from a graphic designer's point of view）。 。。。more
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