FORBIDDEN COCKTAILS

A stunning package for classic film buffs and drinks enthusiasts alike all the forbidden fun of Pre Code Hollywood and the Prohibition and speakeasy era meet in this stylish cocktail book What might Jean Harlow have sipped for Dinner at Eight What did Barbara Stanwyck take to steel herself in Baby Face If you re a classic film fan who s ever pondered these questions or are a bartender or at home entertainer who adores Prohibition era cocktails this guide to mixed drinks inspired by Pre Code Hollywood is essential reading The stars and stories of the forbidden time in moviemaking before strict censorship was enforced and the movies reflected a raucous freedom that would be unseen again for decades take the spotlight in Forbidden Cocktails With 50 film and drink pairings and packaged handsomely with more than 100 full color and black and white photos throughout this is a practical and stunning homage to a singularly exuberant and evocative era Movie and cocktail pairings include The Divorcee Balanced Account Hell s Angels Platinum Blonde Dracula Count Draiquiri Strangers May Kiss Stranger s Kiss The Public Enemy Tom Powers Night Nurse My Pal Rye Shanghai Express Shanghai Lily Scarface First Ward One Way Passage Passage to Paradise