{"product_id":"and-a-bottle-of-rum-revised-and-updated-a-history-of-the-new-world-in-ten-cocktails","title":"And a Bottle of Rum, Revised and Updated: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWayne Curtis\u003c\/b\u003e was the spirits and cocktails columnist for \n\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e magazine for eight years, and has also written about drinks for the \n\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eImbibe\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eThe American Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2002 Curtis was named Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year by the Society of American Travel Writers. He lives in New Orleans and Maine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tToasts to \n\u003ci\u003eAnd a Bottle of Rum\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eAnd a Bottle of Rum\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating tale of cultural metamorphosis, tracing rum's remarkable journey from colonial rotgut to SoHo cocktail. A book with as many revelations about American history as about this archetypally American drink.\" --Jack Turner, author of \n\u003ci\u003eSpice: The History of a Temptation \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"History never tasted so good. What Herbert Asbury did for the gangs of New York, Wayne Curtis does for rum: The profiteers who traded it, the pirates who raided it, the underclass who guzzled it, the mixologists who exalted it, and the corporations who homogenized it--Curtis tells their tale with style and sweep in a tour de force of social history, urban anthropology, and cocktail 'alcohology.' A delight from first sip to last.\" --Jeff Berry, author of \n\u003ci\u003eBeachbum Berry's Grog Log\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eIntoxica!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eTaboo Table\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eAnd a Bottle of Rum\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the facts behind rum's colorful history while telling a great story of rebellion and rumbustion!\" --Dale DeGroff, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Craft of the Cocktail \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wayne Curtis breaks fascinating new ground in this very palatable history of the world-through-rum-colored glasses. The writing shows what makes modern journalism so great: clean, succinct, inclusive smoothness--not unlike great rum--and Curtis is a virtuoso at it.\" --Ted \"Dr. Cocktail\" Haigh, author of \n\u003ci\u003eVintage Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eForgotten Cocktails\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNow revised, updated, and with new recipes, \u003ci\u003eAnd a Bottle of Rum\u003c\/i\u003e tells the raucously entertaining story of this most American of liquors\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the grog sailors drank on the high seas in the 1700s to the mojitos of Havana bar hoppers, spirits and cocktail columnist Wayne Curtis offers a history of rum and the Americas alike, revealing that the homely spirit once distilled from the industrial waste of the booming sugar trade has managed to infiltrate every stratum of New World society. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCurtis takes us from the taverns of the American colonies, where rum delivered both a cheap wallop and cash for the Revolution; to the plundering pirate ships off the coast of Central America; to the watering holes of pre-Castro Cuba; and to the kitsch-laden tiki bars of 1950s America. Here are sugar barons and their armies conquering the Caribbean, Paul Revere stopping for a nip during his famous ride, Prohibitionists marching against \"demon rum,\" Hemingway fattening his liver with Havana daiquiris, and today's bartenders reviving old favorites like Planter's Punch. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an age of microbrewed beer and single-malt whiskeys, rum--once the swill of the common man--has found its way into the tasting rooms of the most discriminating drinkers. Complete with cocktail recipes for would-be epicurean time-travelers, this is history at its most intoxicating.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Curtis, Wayne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2018-06-05\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e History|United States|General|Cooking|History|Cooking|Beverages|Alcoholic- General|Social Science|Customs \u0026amp; Traditions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Rum|Caribbean Area|North America|History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525575023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780525575023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51154482364694,"sku":"SP-9780525575023","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780525575023_spiral.png?v=1774946939","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/and-a-bottle-of-rum-revised-and-updated-a-history-of-the-new-world-in-ten-cocktails","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}