Research Catalog

Title

Forgotten Maryland cocktails : a history of drinking in the free state / Gregory Priebe and Nicole Priebe ; forward by Aaron Joseph.

Author

Priebe, Gregory.

Publication

Charleston, SC : History Press, 2015.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Joseph, Aaron, 1980-
• Priebe, Nicole, 1977-

Description

171 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"The Southside, Diamondback and the Preakness -- Marylanders imbibe history in their native cocktails, from local favorites to little-known classics. Early residents favored fruit brandies and potent punches until the Civil War, when rye whiskey laid claim to local palates. During the golden age of the cocktail, grand hotels like Baltimore's Belvedere created smooth concoctions such as the Frozen Rye, but the dry days of Prohibition interrupted the good times. Using historic recipes with modern twists from renowned mixologists, Greg and Nicole Priebe mix up one part practical guide and three parts Maryland history and top it off with a tour of the current craft cocktail and distilling scenes"--Cover.

Subjects

• Alcoholic beverages
• Cocktails
• Alcoholic beverages > Social aspects
• History
• Cocktails > Maryland
• Alcoholic beverages > Social aspects > Maryland
• Maryland
• Alcoholic beverages > Maryland > History

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes index and bibliographical references (pages 161-166).

Contents

Tools of the trade -- The well-stocked Maryland bar -- Maryland cider and spirits -- The Colonial era: 1631-1774 -- Alcohol in Colonial Maryland -- The flowing bowl -- The gothic age: 1775-1859 -- The Maryland apple toddy -- Eggnog -- The rise of the inn and tavern -- Maryland rye -- Fighting men, fighting ships and their drinks -- The golden age: 1860-1919 -- Baltimore's grand hotel bars -- 1908: the frozen rye -- 1913: virytas: Lithuanian Maryland -- Prohibition: 1920-1933 -- Prohibition in Maryland -- The post-repeal era: 1934-1969 -- Cocktails on the avenue: Pennsylvania Avenue black nightclubs -- 1936: the Preakness cocktail: the original drink of Pimlico -- 1951: the Diamondback Lounge -- 1958-1971: the Hawaiian Room -- The southside -- The dark age of the cocktail: 1970-1985 -- No respect: the sad case of the black-eyed susan -- 1980s: the orange crush -- The cocktail renaissance: 1985-present -- Modern cocktails -- Orphans and miscellany.

ISBN

• 162619856X
• 9781626198562

LCCN

2015934345

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library