The French 75
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Louisiana State University Press
Published:30th Apr '24
Should be back in stock very soon
In The French 75, John Maxwell Hamilton tracks down the many lives of this protean cocktail. The drink, named by French propagandists during World War I, was said to pack a punch as powerful as that nation's celebrated 75 mm cannon. At the end of the century, the French 75 surfaced at Arnaud's Restaurant and became as entrenched in New Orleans as the famed second line. Hamilton explores the kaleidoscopic variety of the French 75 over the years and across continents.
A delightfully written, thoroughly researched yarn that doesn't take itself too seriously. It will have you breaking out the spirits and barware to compare historic versions of this exalted cocktail in short order." - Brian Robinson, proprietor and chief educator, The Wormwood Society
"What can be said about a relatively obscure cocktail like the French 75? As it happens, quite a lot, and brilliantly so! John Maxwell Hamilton brought to bear his considerable research chops and writing skills and has given the cocktail world a book that is erudite, scholarly, and vastly entertaining." - Wayne Curtis, spirits writer and author of And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails
"The French 75 is a staple for events at the National WWI Museum and Memorial, and in homes and bars across the globe. John Maxwell Hamilton does a great job in tracing the origins of the cocktail, in its many variations, and mixing it with the history of the Great War. The book is a fascinating blend of history and cocktail culture, and it is sure to appeal to anyone who loves both." - Matthew C. Naylor, president and CEO, National WWI Museum and Memorial
ISBN: 9780807181768
Dimensions: 178mm x 127mm x 14mm
Weight: 272g
136 pages