Brattleboro: Company of Amateur Brewers, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. 19.5 x 14 cm. 159 pages. "Privately printed in 1932 for the Members of The Society." A captivating look into beer making in the last years of Prohibition. This association was made up of men in the Brattleboro, Vermont area, including... More about BEER] [BREWING] Proceedings of The Company of Amateur Brewers; Dulce est desipere in loco

Windsor, VT. Cards. 15 x 8 cm. "I HAD TWELVE BOTTLES OF WHISKY..." Progressive intoxication is the premise responsible for the compositional technique of the following classic account. Some say it dates back to the 1940's in Cedar Rapids, Iowa - others claim the scalpel-tongued satirist/bad boy of radio, Henry... More about HUMOR] Higher Mathematics; Compliments OSGOOD'S Windsor, VT

San Juan: Ronrico Corporation, 1946. Staplebound. 44 pages. 17.5 x 8.5 cm. Illustrated throughout. More about The Rum Connoisseur; Chico presents food and drink recipes using famous Ronrico Rum

Tokyo: Tuttle, 2018. Ueda, Idzuhiko. Hardcover. 144 pages. 7.5 x 10 inches. For the first time in English, this book presents over a hundred independently scored reviews from a leading Japanese whisky expert, Yuji Kawasaki, to shed new light on Japan's most famous single malts as well as its grain... More about Japanese Whisky; The Essential Buyer's Guide

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. Holton, Leonard. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 296 pages. 21 x 15 cm. Inscribed by author on front free end paper. Born out of Dinners given after an outing of Skeet shooting (clay pigeons), The Gun Club Cook Book was named for the Nassau Gun Club... More about The Gun Club Cook Book; or a Culinary Code for Appreciative Epicures

New York: Richard R. Smith Inc., 1930. First American Edition. Hardcover. 287 pages. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. A bright first American Edition highlighted by the iconic art deco era artwork by Gilbert Rumbold. Prohibition-dodging Americans flocked to London's classic Savoy bar for the perfect deliverance from the dry land. American... More about The Savoy Cocktail Book

San Francisco: North Point Press, 1981. Hardcover. 142 pages. 18 x 11 cm. Fisher, an all time favorite food writer, enchants the reader with her foray into her collection of "odd and old receipts to cure the ills of people and animals." Dust wrapper price clipped but clean, interior crisp and clean. More about A Cordiall Water; A Garland of Odd & Old Receipts To Assuage The Ills Of Man Or Beast

New York: Avery, 2014. Paperback. 253 pages. 21 x 14 cm. In this lively and authoritative guide, Greene uses bright visuals, smart graphics, and a down-to-earth approach that both entertains and teaches readers to become their own whiskey experts. Including recipes for the delicious cocktails by some of today's most celebrated mixologists. Pristine. More about WHISK(E)Y DISTILLED; A Populist Guide to The Water of Life

New York: Pynson Printers, 1924. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 38 pages. 16.5 x 13 cm. Copy 429 of 1524. A fine 18th-century style reproduction. The "Squire" published twelve recipes for toddies in 1784. Years later, his descendant, Noble Foster Hoggson, found a cache of his letters and documents in the attic... More about The Squire's Home-Made Wines as describ'd and set-forth in the Journal of Thomas Hoggson, Gent.,...

New York: The Vendome Press, 1979. Hardcover. 155 pages. 22 x 16 cm. A sunny spot (in terms of the cocktail culture) during the dark ages of the 1970's. McNulty, a writer and world traveler, brings light to the subject of cocktails by writing in an almost memoir style about... More about Drinking In Vogue; Introduction by James Beard

Baltimore: Bacchus, nd (1992). Facsimile edition. Hardcover. 407 pages. An attractively bound facsimile edition, printed on acid-free paper, of the 1833 first edition. One of 500 copies. Includes a detailed table table classing wines from France, Spain, Hungary, Germany, Sicily, Naples and South Africa with descriptions of their properties. [GABLER 33940]. More about A History and Description of Modern Wines

Baltimore: Bacchus Press, nd (1992). Facsimile edition. Hardcover. xv, 540, (24 index) pages. Octavo. One of 500 copies. A very attractively bound facsimile edition of the 1864 second edition (expanded and considerably revised from the 1863 first edition), printed on acid-free paper and retaining the folding plates that appeared in... More about Wine, the Vine, and the Cellar

Baltimore: Bacchus Press, nd (1992). Facsimile edition. Hardcover. 211 pages. A very attractively bound facsimile edition of the 1880 first edition printed on acid-free paper. One of 500 copies. Vizetelly was Wine Juror for Great Britain at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873 and in 1877 he visited Portugal, Madeira and... More about Facts About Port and Madeira