44 Rare Old Books on Vintage Cocktails and Mixology craft bartending speakeasy recipes bitters gin rum whiskey vodka - Instant PDF Download

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THE VINTAGE COCKTAIL RECIPE BOOK COLLECTION

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The Digital Library is proud to present this stunning virtual archive of 44 rare, vintage and hard-to-find books compiled together for the first time in one unique virtual library exploring the art of mixology and cocktail making.

Ideal for professional bartender’s and cocktail connoisseurs as well as beginner’s looking to impress their family and friends at dinner parties with fancy drinks, this superb virtual collection of 44 vintage bartender’s guides and cocktail recipe books is an absolute must!

With the recent surge in the popularity of ‘gastro-pubs’ and for bars to re-invent themselves as modern social drinking venues with vintage and shabby-chic surrounds, these fabulous guides and recipe books are all you need to re-create and re-discover those old forgotten favorites of the past as well as those classics that remain as popular today as they did in years gone by.

Learn how to run a bar properly and how to make literally 1000’s of delicious cocktails. Learn how to handle certain wines and liquors, as well as discovering the correct glass for each particular type of drink. Teach yourself the art of blending drinks and the science behind the distillation and production of alcoholic beverages. Learn which drink to serve for certain occasions and which drink to accompany certain foods.

Become a professional bartender and mix your own fancy vintage drinks today!

This is a DIGITAL item!

All of the books have been scanned in HQ and preserved forever in modern pdf format, easy to read on any laptop, computer, e-reader, tablet or even smartphone. This superb compilation of vintage books provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. You can also print any page you wish, or even books in their entirety. Some of the antique recipe books contained within this collection are extremely hard-to-find and will provide a valuable library of reference material.



Full List of Books Included:


A philosophical and statistical history of the inventions and customs of ancient and modern nations in the manufacture and use of inebriating liquors by S. Morewood (1838)

A treatise on beverages, or, The complete practical bottler by C. H. Sulz (1888)

A treatise on the manufacture, imitation, adulteration, and reduction of foreign wines, brandies, gins, rums, etc. based upon the French system (1860)

Barkeeper's ready reference by A. Bevill (1871)

Beverages and their adulteration, origin, composition, manufacture, natural, artificial, fermented, distilled, alkaloidal and fruit juices by H. Wiley (1919)

Beverages de luxe by G. R. Washburn (1914)

Chemical examination of alcoholic liquors by A. B. Prescott (1875)

Cups and their customs by G. E. Roberts (1863)

Daly's bartenders' encyclopedia by T. Daly (1903)

Drinks by J. Straub (1914)

Drinks of the world by J. Mew (1892)

Fermented alcohol beverages, malt liquors, wine and cider by C. A. Crampton (1887)

Fermented liquors - a treatise on brewing, distilling, rectifying, and manufacturing of sugars, wines, spirits, and all known liquors by L. Feuchtwanger (1858)

Guide to the analysis of potable spirits by S. Vasey (1904)

Haney's steward & barkeeper's manual a complete and practical guide for preparing all kinds of plain and fancy mixed drinks and popular beverages by J. Haney (1869)

Harry Johnson's new and improved bartender's manual by H. Johnson (1882)

Home-made beverages, the manufacture of non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks in the household by A. Hopkins (1919)

How to mix drink - The Bar keepers' handbook by G. Winter (1884)

Jack's manual on the vintage & production, care & handling of wines, liquors by J. Grohusko (1916)

Light entertaining; a book of dainty recipes for special occasions by H. Judson (1910)

McDonough's bar-keepers' guide, and gentlemen's sideboard companion by P. McDonough (1883)

Mixology; the art of preparing all kinds of drinks by J. L. Haywood (1898)

Modern American drinks; how to mix and serve all kinds of cups and drinks by G. J. Kappeler (1895)

Official hand-book and guide by Bartenders Association New York City (1895)

Old-time recipes for home made wines, cordials and liqueurs from fruits, flowers, vegetables, and shrubs by H. Wright (1922)

On Uncle Sam's water wagon; 500 recipes for delicious drinks, which can be made at home by H. Moore (1919)

One hundred and one beverages by M. Southworth (1904)

Oxford night caps. A collection of receipts for making various beverages used in the University by R. Cook (1847)

Saxe's new guide, or, Hints to soda water dispensers. Complete and modern formulae for the manufacture and dispensing of all carbonated drinks by D. W. Saxe (1894)

Scientific bar-keeping; a collection of recipes used by leading bar-keepers in making standard and new fancy mixed drinks by J. W. Gibson (1884)

Stuart's fancy drinks and how to mix them by T. Stuart (1904)

The 20th century guide for mixing fancy drinks by J. C. Maloney (1900)

The art of blending and compounding liquors and wines by J. Fleischmann (1885)

The bar-tenders' guide by J. Thomas (1862)

The bon vivant's companion; or, How to mix drinks by J. Thomas (1922)

The complete bartender by A. Barnes (1884)

The complete practical distiller - comprising the most perfect and exact theoretical and practical description of the art of distillation and rectification by M. Byrn (1868)

The flowing bowl - when and what to drink by W. Schmidt (1892)

The golden treasure, or, A choice selection of well tried domestic, experimental, and medical receipts (1835)

The manufacture of liquors and preserves by J. Brevans (1893)

The manufacture of liquors, wines and cordials, without the aid of distillation by P. Lacour (1853)

The still-room by C. Roundell (1903)

What to drink; the blue book of beverages; recipes and directions for making and serving non-alcoholic drinks for all occasions by B. Stockbridge (1920)

Wines and other fermented liquors - from the earliest ages to the present time. Dedicated to all consumers in the United Kingdom by J. Sheen (1864)


This collection is every cocktail enthusiast’s dream!

Become your own bartender and re-create all those vintage classics and forgotten favorites – an unbelievable treasure trove of information for a very small price!


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