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Colonial Spirits
Colonial Spirits: A Toast to Our Drunken History | Steven Grasse
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In Colonial Spirits, Steven Grasse presents a historical manifesto on drinking, including 50 colonial era- inspired cocktail recipes. The book features a rousing timeline of colonial imbibing and a cultural overview of a dizzying number (…more)
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I really enjoyed *Colonial Spirits* . The illustrations, the history, the recipes, even the author‘s brand of humor. IMO, presenting history w/ humor doesn‘t always succeed but Grasse does. Some recipes I‘ll never try, such as dandelion wine or those w/ powdered wormwood, but many cocktails look great! And I‘m seriously tempted to try making cherry bounce and store it away in a closet for 6 months. Now where to put this, w/cookbooks or w/history?

CrowCAH Cookbooks 4y
LeahBergen Love the illustrations! 4y
Lynnsoprano Just that chapter title was all that was necessary for this bourbon enthusiast 😄 4y
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ValerieAndBooks @CrowCAH I think you‘re right! Next to the other cocktail recipe books (I only have a few of those)! 4y
ValerieAndBooks @LeahBergen I love them too, so whimsical. 4y
ValerieAndBooks @Lynnsoprano they saved the best for the last chapter 😊 ! I‘m a bourbon fan myself, although I only discovered it in the past couple years! 4y
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Friday night with this new book🍻 📚

Freespirit That‘s a lovely reading room❣️ 4y
readordierachel Love your glass 😍 4y
Julsmarshall What a cozy spot! 4y
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Ruthiella I like your pint glass! 😀 4y
Crazeedi Your room is glorious 4y
LeahBergen A perfect evening. 🥰 4y
Leftcoastzen Love the Powells glass! 4y
QuintusMarcus Big yes to book, bookcases, and beverage! 4y
ValerieAndBooks @Freespirit thank you 😊 4y
ValerieAndBooks @readordierachel got it from a visit there 10 years ago 😍 4y
ValerieAndBooks @Julsmarshall thanks — I enjoy it 😊 4y
ValerieAndBooks @Ruthiella my favorite pint glass— more bookstores should do these! 4y
ValerieAndBooks @Crazeedi thanks- nice on a snowy evening 😊 4y
ValerieAndBooks @LeahBergen it was nice and relaxing, especially after having to shovel snow! 4y
ValerieAndBooks @Leftcoastzen I love it too 💖 4y
ValerieAndBooks @QuintusMarcus The 3 B ‘s 😄 4y
Leftcoastzen How‘s the book ? I hear our ancestors drank a lot of applejack!😀 4y
ValerieAndBooks @Leftcoastzen it‘s good so far, uses a lot of humor to present the info.. and yes it does cover applejack and especially cider 😁 4y
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