· The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto is a short tome written by Bernard DeVoto in on the proper way to enjoy cocktails. The hour of the title refers to PM, and as for cocktails, in DeVoto's view there are exactly two acceptable cocktails, a dry martini made only with gin and vermouth, and a /5. · One part celebration, one part history, two parts manifesto, Bernard DeVoto’s The Hour is a comic and unequivocal treatise on how and why we drink—properly. The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author turns his shrewd wit on the spirits and attitudes of his time (warning: this book is NOT for rum drinkers), and instructs readers on how to drink with class while shedding Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. bltadwin.ru: The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto () by DeVoto, Bernard and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices.
In his book The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto, Bernard DeVoto praises a deftly executed dry gin Martini as a muse that promises no less than "art's sunburst of imagined delights becoming real" (which is significant, since he trashes most other mixed drinks, even a barroom darling of such stature as the Manhattan).. Of course, achieving these results doesn't come easy. There could, in that case, be no more timely moment for the reissue of Bernard DeVoto's splendidly stern "The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto."When it comes to the rules of drinking, "DeVoto is. "Dorothy Parker's stern eye mixed with the sass of Mark Twain, and a jigger of Christopher Hitchens thrown in for good, boozy measure." —The Atlantic One part celebration, one part history, two parts manifesto, Bernard DeVoto's The Hour is a comic and unequivocal treatise on how and why we dri.
One part celebration, one part history, two parts manifesto, Bernard DeVoto's The Hour is a comic and unequivocal treatise on how and why we drink — properly. The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author turns his shrewd wit on the spirits and attitudes that cause his stomach to turn and his eyes to roll — warning: this book is not for rum drinkers. The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto by Bernard DeVoto, Daniel Handler. Click here for the lowest price! Hardcover, , In his book The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto, Bernard DeVoto praises a deftly executed dry gin Martini as a muse that promises no less than “art’s sunburst of imagined delights becoming real” (which is significant, since he trashes most other mixed drinks, even a barroom darling of such stature as the Manhattan).
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