"The bartending community is rejoicing! What an amazing find."-Dale DeGroff. "A surpassingly sound effort, full of well-considered recipes with a real West Coast flavor."-David Wondrich. Born in San Francisco in 1862, "Cocktail" Boothby was the city by the bay's premier pre-Prohibition mixologist. In 1891, he published this fascinating guide, overflowing with uniquely San Franciscan drink recipes and practical advice for the 19th-century bartender. This new edition is a complete and faithful...
"The bartending community is rejoicing! What an amazing find."-Dale DeGroff. "A surpassingly sound effort, full of well-considered recipes with a real West Coast flavor."-David Wondrich. Born in San Francisco in 1862, "Cocktail" Boothby was the city by the bay's premier pre-Prohibition mixologist. In 1891, he published this fascinating guide, overflowing with uniquely San Franciscan drink recipes and practical advice for the 19th-century bartender. This new edition is a complete and faithful reproduction of Boothby's original-including his Ten Commandments for the Bartender-with newly discovered recipes and biographical material. Foreword: Fritz Maytag and David Burkhart. Forty-two color illustrations.