Apothecary cocktails : restorative drinks from yesterday and today

Summary: "At the turn of the century, pharmacies in Europe and America prepared homemade tinctures, bitters, and herbal remedies mixed with alcohol for curative benefit for everything from poor digestion to the common cold. Today, trendy urban bars such as Apothke in New York, Apo Bar & Lounge in Philadelphia, and 1022 South in Tacoma, as well as "vintage" and "homegrown" cocktail aficionados, find inspiration in apothecary cocktails of old. Now you can too! Apothecary Cocktails features 75 traditional and newly created recipes for medicinally-themed cocktails. "--

Record details

ISBN: 1592335845 (spiral bound)
ISBN: 9781592335848 (spiral bound)
Physical Description: 160 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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Publisher: Beverly, Massachusetts : Fair Winds Press, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Digestives and other curatives -- Winter warmers -- Hot-weather refreshers -- Restoratives -- Relaxants and toddies -- Painkilling libations -- Mood enhancers.