{"id":21447,"date":"2024-10-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/?p=21447"},"modified":"2024-10-01T12:42:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T11:42:29","slug":"jigger-beaker-glass-drinking-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/jigger-beaker-glass-drinking-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Jigger, Beaker, &#038; Glass: Drinking Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Drinking Around the World.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21561 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Jigger-Beaker.jpg\" alt=\"Jigger Beaker and Glass\" width=\"349\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Jigger-Beaker.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Jigger-Beaker-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Jigger-Beaker-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Jigger-Beaker-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Jigger-Beaker-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/>This book is unique and should grace the shelves of any serious mixologist for the same reason that Mrs Beeton\u2019s is in every cook\u2019s library: it makes fascinating reading. Jigger, Beaker, and Glass: Drinking Around the World by Charles Baker is amusing and inspiring.<\/p>\n<p>Author Charles Baker was born on Christmas Day 1895 in Zellwood, Florida. He is best known for his food and drink books and articles, although he did pen one novel which evidently lacked lustre. This present book reflects his love both of mixed drinks and of travel in equal measure.<\/p>\n<p>Jigger, Beaker, and Glass: Drinking Around the World is the cocktail book which Mark Twain would have written had he had a passion for cocktails. This is bar literature, and laced with plenty of exotic recipes and humour. His drinking companions included the likes of Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner. Every page reflects a past gone from memory and almost-forgotten cocktails and punches.<\/p>\n<h4>The Old Waldorf\u2019s Last<\/h4>\n<p>There are remarkable drinks here. It\u2019s true that many ingredients have been lost to time, yet the stories are still fascinating. Pick through the colourful prose and there are still tempting recipes to be found. \u00a0The Old Waldorf\u2019s Last is a mix of gin, orange curacao and cream, and described as a \u2018good ladies\u2019 drink\u2019! The Shanghai Special dates back to 1925. Bengal Lancers\u2019 Punch is from 1926 and is perfect for entertaining a crowd \u2013 a large crowd. The Million Dollar Cocktail is from the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo and was first shaken in the 1920s.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s true that some of these recipes are neither practical nor accessible to the contemporary mixologist, but they provide an absorbing history of cocktails and a glimpse into the life of a true globetrotter and international adventurer.<\/p>\n<p>Jigger, Beaker, and Glass: Drinking Around the World<br \/>\nAuthor: Charles Baker<br \/>\nPublisher: \u200eLyons Press<br \/>\nPrice: \u00a317.99<br \/>\nISBN-13: 978-1493079995<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drinking Around the World. 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