Hollywood Cocktails by Tobias Steed

  • Dry martini (page 17)

    from Hollywood Cocktails Hollywood Cocktails by Ben Reed and Tobias Steed

    • Categories: Cocktails / drinks (with alcohol)
    • Ingredients: gin; dry vermouth; green olives
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  • ISBN 10 1840009055
  • ISBN 13 9781840009057
  • Published Jan 01 2002
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 128
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Mitchell Beazley

Publishers Text

First, a drinking does not make you cool, and emulating people who drink in order to be cool is a foolish thing to do. That said, if you're going to be drinking anyway, why not do so with a little style? Hollywood Cocktails makes a good case for bringing back the swanky cocktail-party-as-an-event, complete with nattily dressed movie stars to set the example. After a few words on the best way to stir ice without breaking it and the absolutely crucial importance of proper garnish selection, we're off to a fantasyland of shiny dresses and muddled cherries. Each cocktail comes with a step-by-step recipe and sample movie scene to set the mood. We start, as God intended, with the classic dry martini and a scene from the Clark Gable/Constance Bennett caper After Office Hours . The book then moves on to now-rare classics like the Champagne Cocktail ( Casablanca ) and the Rusty Nail ( The Lost Weekend --not recommended viewing for a cheerful cocktail party). In the event of a particularly good party, fear hangover cures are thoughtfully included, such as the entertainingly named Corpse Reviver, featured in the appropriately titled Remember Last Night? Ben Reed's recipes are well-proportioned for flavor and come annotated with tips for proper service, such as waiting until the mixing cup has frosted before pouring your martinis and using real, fresh lime juice for the perfect daiquiri. If making cocktails look this cool is wrong, you may not want to be right.

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