Title: Forbidden Cocktails: Libations Inspired By The World Of Pre-Code Hollywood
By: Andre Darlington
Publisher: Running Press – Turner Classic Movies
ISBN: 978-0-7624-8520-8 (hardcover)
ISBN: 978-0-7624-8521-5 (ebook)
If you like cocktails, you’ll like this book. If you like pre-Code films, you’ll like this book. If you like cocktails and pre-Code films, you’ll love this book!
Andre Darlington
has put together a unique collection of cocktail recipes based on some of the
most famous pre-Code films from The
Divorce (1930) to The Thin Man
(1934).
The cocktails may be the hook, but there’s a lot of great
information on the pre-Codes featured. I realized that I haven’t seen all the “classic”
pre-Codes highlighted including Anybody’s
Woman (1930) starring Ruth Chatterton and Paul Lukas, directed by Dorothy
Arzner. Chatterton’s film career was at its peak during the pre-Code era.
The book is filled with beautiful photographs of classic
movie stars, posters, and cocktails. Put this book on your coffee table and I
bet it will generate some great conversation and maybe a bit of cocktail
sampling!
The cocktail Passage to Paradise is based on the weepy One Way Passage (1932) starring William
Powell and Kay Francis.
Here’s the recipe:
- 2 ounces London Dry gin
- 1 ounce dry vermouth
- 1 bar spoon kirschwasser
- 1 dash orange bitters
- Orange peel, for garnish
- Cocktail olive, for garnish
Stir gin, dry vermouth, kirschwasser, and bitters with ice.
Stain into a cocktail glass and garnish with an orange peel and an olive.
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