"The author took on the challenge, teaming up with illustrator Dean Kotz to take readers on a journey around the world, following the world's drinking preferences from Colonial-era punches to Prohibition, from the rise of the 1930s tiki trend to the modern-day craft cocktail movement and beyond plus much more along the way, including an array of cocktail recipes. We recently caught up with Wondrich to learn more."
"I was very familiar with the history because I've been writing cocktail history for 25 years. For my last book before this one, I was the editor-in-chief and principal writer of the Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails, a huge reference book that includes histories and biographies of famous bartenders, as well as other related information. So a lot of the information was pretty fresh in my mind."
A graphic nonfiction book presents five centuries of cocktail evolution, tracing trends from the rise of distillation through Colonial-era punches, Prohibition, the 1930s tiki craze, and the modern craft cocktail movement. Illustrations by Dean Kotz accompany historical narratives that move around the world and highlight changing drinking preferences, cultural contexts, and techniques. The project incorporates an array of cocktail recipes and builds on extensive reference material and renewed research to connect personalities, innovations, and social forces that shaped spirits and mixing practices. Visual storytelling aims to make detailed cocktail scholarship accessible and engaging.
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