Synonymous with style, elegance and sophistication, the Savoy is unsurprisingly also the birthplace of some of the most famous cocktails in the world. During the 1920s and '30s, prohibition-dodging Americans visiting London for tea-dances and "mixed drinks" (cocktails), made the bar at the Savoy their home. Here they were entertained by legendary American barman Harry Craddock, inventor of the White Lady and populariser of the Dry Martini. Originally published in 1930, the Savoy Cocktail Book features 750 of Harry's most popular recipes. It is a fascinating record of the cocktails that set London alight at the time - and which are just as popular today. Taking you from Slings to Smashes, Fizzes to Flips, and featuring art deco illustrations, this book is the perfect gift for any budding mixologist or fan of 1930s-style decadence and sophistication. Updated with a new introduction and recipes from The Savoy.
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During prohibition, liquor-deprived Americans would hop across the Atlantic for glamorous tea dances and cocktails in London. The place to b eseen drinking "mixed drinks", as cocktails were known during the decadent 1920s and 1930s, was the American Bar at the Savoy. The barman at that time was Harry Craddock and he wrote The Savoy Cocktail Book, which was first published in 1930. This new edition has been updated by Peter Dorelli, the new Head Barman at the Savoy. In it you will find recipes for Daisies, Slings, Shrubs, Smashes, Fizzes, Juleps, Fixes and a whole lot more. Like his predecessors, Dorelli has invented a few cocktails himself and his latest is the Millennium--gin, Midori, Limoncello and mango juice. The book is illustrated with Deco drawings and will make a fabulous gift. --Dale Kneen
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Cocktails have always epitomised the glamorous Jazz Age and the allure of alcohol during Prohibition a time when the first passenger planes took off, allowing liquor-deprived Americans to hop across the Atlantic for cocktails and parties, and glamour filled the lives of the rich and famous with the emergence of cinema and tea dances. Read the first page
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Cocktails have always epitomised the glamorous Jazz Age and the allure of alcohol during Prohibition a time when the first passenger planes took off, allowing liquor-deprived Americans to hop across the Atlantic for cocktails and parties, and glamour filled the lives of the rich and famous with the emergence of cinema and tea dances. Read the first page
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By Ulric Nijs
Format:Hardcover
Harry Craddock has often been refered to as the only drink purist, and was probably the world first mixologist. He is certainly well above his contemporary -sorry Mr. Dick Bradsell! As essential as this book may be to any pofesional bartender, it is not on the shopping list of "Ibiza"-styled barmen. Indeed, is has a refreshing lack of disco-drink, and focuses only on true classics -sometimes with a Craddock's twist!. However, before being enlightnened by his masterful exelency, one will have to get their heads around the measurments used in the recipes... -What on earth is a "Pony" or a "split"? But, this is a small price to pay for some of the finest drinks ever created. Last but not least, the packaging is superb!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By ukvillafan
Format:Hardcover
.. unless you are happy with an inferior looking product. The book you will receive is not the one pictured. This runs the risk of being false advertising and the seller should be held to account for this by Amazon. The picture, and the details from the 'look inside' section, relate to the 1999 edition which, it seems from another reviewer, is of much better quality. The book I received was the 2011 edition which has a cream cover and feels cheap. So disappointing!
By N. Barker
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I have a small collection of a few dozen books on cocktails and had been meaning to get this one for a while. I am delighted that I did so.
So far as I can tell, it is a beautifully produced facsimile of the 1930's original, with the original text and illustrations, in colour, printed on good quality paper. It also has a brief contemporary introduction with a few suggestions from the current staff at the Savoy American Bar. Frankly, I find it incredible that some other reviewers have questioned the quality of this publication.
These 1930's cocktails are very much to my taste, as they are generally short, sharp and alcoholic. These are strong drinks for a generation that had been through WW1. The author's comments are also often very funny. For more contemporary cocktail concoctions, mainly of fruit juices and fizzy drinks, it is better to look elsewhere.
Note also that as this is a facsimile, the drinks are simply in alphabetical order. You will get no assistance in terms of an ingredients index.
Not the first cocktail book for a novice, but well worth acquiring if you get a taste for these things.
So far as I can tell, it is a beautifully produced facsimile of the 1930's original, with the original text and illustrations, in colour, printed on good quality paper. It also has a brief contemporary introduction with a few suggestions from the current staff at the Savoy American Bar. Frankly, I find it incredible that some other reviewers have questioned the quality of this publication.
These 1930's cocktails are very much to my taste, as they are generally short, sharp and alcoholic. These are strong drinks for a generation that had been through WW1. The author's comments are also often very funny. For more contemporary cocktail concoctions, mainly of fruit juices and fizzy drinks, it is better to look elsewhere.
Note also that as this is a facsimile, the drinks are simply in alphabetical order. You will get no assistance in terms of an ingredients index.
Not the first cocktail book for a novice, but well worth acquiring if you get a taste for these things.
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Cocktail Book
Excellent selection of old and new cocktails to try out. Not sure the paper the book was made with is the highest quality.
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Excellent cocktail book
Wanting to purchase a classic cocktail book I was drawn to this one after enjoying cocktails at the American Bar at the Savoy after it re-opened a few years ago. Read more
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did not get quite the items i was expecting
Disappointed that I didn't not actaully get the book that is pictured, like another reviewer has stated, I got a book with a cheap cream paper cover, not what I wanted!
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My husband received the black covered book for a birthday present. The book looked very classy, was printed on a nice quality paper throughout and was matt laminated. Read more
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The escoffier of Drinks...
Have had this book for a few years now, and can highly recommend it to anyone who works in a cocktail bar, or who is serious about what they drink. Read more
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This book was a gift to someone with whom I work. I understand from his wife that he's putting it to good use, particularly over the Xmas holidays just passed.
Published on 29 Jan 2009 by BEVERLEY HANDLEY
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