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| The Savoy Cocktail Book | 
 enlarge | Author: Harry Craddock
Publisher: Pavilion
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $13.57
You Save: $6.38 (32%)
New (3) Used (5) Collectible (1) from $11.47
Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 54213
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 286
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7 x 5.3 x 1.4
ISBN: 1862057729
Dewey Decimal Number: 641
EAN: 9781862057722
ASIN: 1862057729
Publication Date: November 1, 2007
Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Okay, but nothing special November 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a facsimile copy of a classic vintage book. I thought that would be cool. However, if you remove the dust cover, the book have a Times New Roman font on the back. How cool is that if you want vintage? The very least the publisher could have done was to make the book look totally vintage.
The drink recipes are good, but quite hard to mess them up. I would have loved footnotes regarding certain ingredients that are not common today. I know it is kind of geeky, but I think people in the market for vintage cocktail books are kind of geeky anyway. I don't belong to this group, I just wanted to have one book.
The index is very weak. The drinks are organised alpabetically and it would be nice to have an ingredients index at the back. If I want to do something with Bourbon I have to flip through the whole book for Bourbon recipes.
People tell me this is a classic so for that reason I give it 3 stars, otherwise 2 would do for the above reasons.
Cheers
 The Savoy Cocktail by H. Craddock July 22, 2004
0 out of 13 found this review helpful
The book (if you are able to find one) is great, but the seller is even better. I purchased my book from Lucky Seven Books. Always check with them first!
Great art and great drinks. November 17, 2000
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I highly recommend the book along with the Boston Museum of Fine Art hand tooled martini shaker. (on web) Take yourself back to the thirties with a couple of cool ones. Great drinks and the illustrations will suit the serious vintage buff. Fun to look at even if you are not drinking.....even better when you are.
My new bible May 7, 2000
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
Whether you're a cocktail veteran, or just starting out, the Savoy Coctail Book is an absolute must-have companion to any bar. It's got loads of recipes for favorites like Manhattans and Rob Roys, and even a few new ones (Millenium cocktail), not to mention that nifty bookmark that's attached so that you don't lose your place while mixing. This is one page-turner I can't put down. Mmmmmm!
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