The Gentleman’s Companion by Charles H. Baker & The Savoy Cocktail by Harry Craddock have made it to the list of 17 expert-recommended cocktail books for armchair mixologists! Check us out at #12 & #13!
“Of all the classic cocktail books, this has the most approachable and translatable recipes for the modern palate. Both drink travelogue and cookbook, this book is the summation of Charles Baker's culinary and drinking experiences abroad. Baker accents his tales of high adventure with recipes for cocktails that were considered unusual specimens in the 1920s and '30s. "He includes the histories of each recipe, with stories of his international travels, which I find so relatable to the wanderlust-driven bartenders of today,” says Palac.”
“There’s hardly a better way to add some vintage class to your life than with this compendium of drink recipes that were enjoyed when Prohibition-dodging Americans visited London’s iconic Savoy bar for “tea-dances” and “mixed drinks.” Written by exiled American Harry Craddock while tending bar in London during Prohibition, this cocktail book is arguably the most famous cocktail book in history. This book is enthusiastically recommended by Joe Keeper of Bar Keeper in Los Angeles and Julia Momose, who calls it a true classic. “Many of the recipes are easy to recreate at home and are classics to this day. This book is a piece of cocktail history,” Momose says.”