{"product_id":"and-a-bottle-of-rum-revised-and-updated-a-history-of-the-new-world-in-ten-cocktails-paperback","title":"And a Bottle of Rum, Revised and Updated: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWayne Curtis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\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. \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. \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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWayne Curtis\u003c\/b\u003e was the spirits and cocktails columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e magazine for eight years, and has also written about drinks for the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eImbibe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, and \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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978217619757,"sku":"9780525575023","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Wrw17uMzef9780525575023.webp?v=1775801078","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/and-a-bottle-of-rum-revised-and-updated-a-history-of-the-new-world-in-ten-cocktails-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}