THE DEANS OF DRINK PB

Did you know that 2013 is the 80th anniversary of Harry Johnsons death in 1933 Did you know that 2013 is the 50th anniversary of Harry Craddocks death in 1963 Well now you do To properly celebrate the lives and the body of work that the two Harrys left as their legacy cocktail detectives Miler and Brown present the amazing lives and turbulent lives that surround bar legends Harry John and Harry Craddock Seen in a whole new light the authors present the neverbeforedisclosed stories of of both men and some of the people that affected their lives and shared their experiences Tribute and recipes created in their honour by some of the worlds finest mixologists plus walking tours of Craddocks and Johnsons New York and London haunts complete this anniversary experience Why a book about Johnson and Craddock Why are these guys so important Both of these gentlemen lived and worked in uncertain times Their personal and professional existences were sculpted by extreme worldchanging events and the public attitudes that arose because of them Johnson wrote in 1888 the expanded edition of his Bartenders Manual the first cocktail book that documented both a Martini and a Marguerite recipe His volume was also the first to provide a detailed plan for opening staffing and operating a bar one that is as viable today as it was over 125 years ago His career was shaped and flourished just as state liquor laws and suffragettes pushed the USA toward temperance and prohibition His personal life was marked by Americans antiGerman prejudices during the First World War Yet he provided the industry with all the wisdom he gained from decades of experience dedicating himself to running a good place Craddock turned London on its cocktail ears when he took his post as head bartender in 1923 at the Savoy Hotels American Bar Compiler of the famed Savoy Cocktail Book Craddock chronicled what was served to royalty film stars theatrical and literary greats politicians and captains of industry at this Ali