Colonial Spirits: A Toast to Our Drunken History

This tour of early American alcohol shares recipes, "fun facts and anecdotes about our forefathers' drinking habits with a 21-century sense of humor" (Chicago Tribune).

In Colonial Spirits, legendary distiller Steven Grasse presents a historical manifesto on drinking, including 50 colonial era- inspired cocktail recipes. The book features a rousing timeline of colonial imbibing and a cultural overview of all kinds of alcoholic beverages: beer, rum and punch; temperance drinks; liqueurs and ...