1955 The U.K.B.G. Guide to Drinks

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Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed

Second edition. Signed and inscribed by the artist with an inscription of "happy drinking", dated 1959. Illustrated throughout with photographs and sketches. A guide to the cocktail bar and the making of drinks, with information on equipment, glasses, drinking at home, the history of cocktails, and a commentary on prize winning cocktails, and much more. Includes a large collection of drink recipes from coolers and fizzes to toddies and smashes. With additional commentary on wines, port, sherry, liqueurs, minerals, cordials, syrups, and medicinal hints. Written by Andre Simon, a French-born wine merchant, gourmet, and prolific writer about wine. Produced for the United Kingdom Bartenders Guild, the oldest surviving Bartenders trade guild in the world, and a founding member of the International Bartenders Association, representing the interests of the British bar industry on the international stage.