Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist

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Congrats You fought through War and Peace, burned through Fahrenheit 451, and sailed through Moby Dick All right, you nearly drowned in Moby Dick, but you made it to shore and you deserve a drink A fun gift for barflies and a terrific treat for book clubs, Tequila Mockingbird is the ultimate cocktail book for the literary obsessed Featuring 65 delicious drink recipes paired with wry commentary on history s most beloved novels the book also includes bar bites, drinking games, and whimsical illustrations throughout.Even if you don t have a B.A in English, tonight you re gonna drink like you do Drinks include The Pitcher of Dorian Grey Goose The Last of the Mojitos Love in the Time of Kahlua Romeo and Julep A Rum of One s Own Are You There, God It s Me, Margarita Vermouth the Bell Tollsand Free Download Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist Author Tim Federle For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr New life goals buy this book Read every classic mentioned within and try associated drink I was shocked by how few of these I d read I highly recommend this charming book of literary themed drinks For folks who are either underage or choose not to imbibe, there are a few non alcoholic selections and snacks included.The book summaries are hilarious and playfully presented Some of my favorite drink titles Paradise Sauced , Are You There God It s Me, Margarita , and Moby Drink.This is New life goals buy this book Read every classic mentioned within and try assoc...Blog review in progressInitial thoughts Are you serious A book that combines two of my favorite thingsbooks and drinks Yepand this one was pure brilliant creativity The drinks, for the most part, are unusual drinks that are paired up with books named after them For the most part, ingredients would be easy to locate although there are a couple that might need some searching and ordering There are recipes for drinks for a crowd or your favorite book club To boot, there is a recipe Blog review in progressInitial thoughts Are you serious A book that combines two of my favorite thingsbooks and drinks Yepand this one wa...This is so great And I m not even drunk yet.I need to own a copy So clever And delicious With a buzz what betterI m a bit surprised this is listed on Goodreads, since it s mostly a recipe book That said, I ve read the main introduction, general intros, and basically every part that s not a recipe so far you read anything you can get your hands on on long metro rides It s rather witty, although it skews a little bit to the I m pandering to a college crowd side with its frequent mentions of red solo cups and freshman year No reason you can t market this book to an older generation they d beI m a bit surprised this is listed on Goodreads, since it s mostly a recipe book That said, I ve read the main introduction, general intros, and basically every part that s not a recipe so far you read anything you can get...Another not so hidden diamond from Tim Federle Concise, informative and always funny, I loved that the beginning included the tools you need, the equipment you need and the techniques for making a great drink As much as I would like to, I will refrain from naming all of the literary drinks that made me laugh out loud that s LOL to anyone under 25 and just give a few of my favorite names and the resulting drink The Cooler Purple made with blackberry liqueur was ca razy good A Farewell Another not so hidden diamond from Tim Federle Concise, informative and always funny, I loved that the beginning included the tools you need, the equipment you need and the techniques for making a great drink As much as I would like to...The puns are just hilarious I was pleased to see non alcoholic drinks included, and pleasantly surprised that there were a few recipes for snacks as well A fun book to read for the jokes alone, but I am actually really excited to give a lot of them a try.This is so cheesy and so amazing The art, in particular, is fantastic sometimes hilarious, sometimes genuinely beautiful mashups of drinks with famous titles If you like books or booze or puns or are doing a lit degree, get on it And I may actually make some of these1 star for combining books and drinks1 star for witty drink names1 star for VERY inventive puns and allusions1 final star for making me laugh out loud on every pageNeat idea bad drinksNormally I wouldn t count anything in the recipe category as a book read for the year However, this little gem has over one hundred drinks each with a paragraph or two on the namesake book or its author And it s very funny So if I m reading over one hundred paragraphs, laughing, and learning, I m counting it As an additional delight, illustrator Lauren Mortimer pairs most of the drinks with beautiful and clever pencil drawings that...

Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist
  • English
  • 15 January 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 160 pages
  • 0762448652
  • Tim Federle
  • Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist