Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Of course the original recipe wasnt copied exactly, but the formula was improved to comply with todays demands. David wondrich is the author of the james beard awardwinning book imbibe. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Imbibe from absinthe cocktail to whiskey smash, a salute. Read about the first celebrity bartender, jerry thomas, and why hes still. The book includes 450 recipes divided into 12 chapters with titles such as a multitude of martinis, pacifying a crowd punches, fresh faces newer creations, and shooting the moon. Jerry thomas bartender 18301885, american bartender jerry thomas politician born 1953, american politician jerry thomas baseball born 1935, american baseball player jerry d. Jerry thomass most popular book is the bartenders guide.
Dateline new york city march 3rd 2003, the plaza hotels historical oak room was the scene of a tribute to the father of the modern bartending profession jerry thomas. View jerry thomas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. A lively, historically informed, and definitive guide to classic american cocktails. He was the first celebrity bartender and at his best, thomas made the same wages as the vice president of the time. Professor gerry thomas explains radiation health risks. Jerry thomas cocktails drink up columbus columbus blog. Jerry thomas was a legend in his own time having run famous bars on both coasts. On this day 15 december rip professor jerry thomas. It is considered the first cocktail book, and this reproduction is based on the first published edition. Frazer z, yoo c, sroya m, bellora c, dewitt bl, sanchez i, thomas ga, mathieson w close, 2020, effect of different proteinase k digest protocols and deparaffinization methods on yield and integrity of dna extracted from formalinfixed, paraffinembedded tissue, journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry. As such, he was often nicknamed professor jerry thomas.
He consults with major firms around the world, provides expert testimony in many intellectual property and antitrust cases, and has lectured in over 50 universities worldwide. He coauthored the book, industrial water chemistry 1973. However, egans early crossmarketing was nothing compared to the self promotion of the professor, jerry thomas. Jerry thomas began his career as a bartender during the california gold rush, where he made ends meet mixing drinks, prospecting for gold and managing a minstrel show. Imbibe from absinthe cocktail to whiskey smash, a salute in stories and drinks to professor jerry thomas, pioneer of the american bar featuring the original formulae wondrich, david, degroff, dale on. Jerry thomas royal marines officer, british general see also.
Within this befogged prospect a few monuments of mixology loom large, and of these perhaps the most colossal is the professor jerry thomass the bartenders guide. The bartenders guide or how to mix drinks by jerry thomas. Read the book his tests are hard, make sure u also study your notes. Not only does wondrich dispel lots of myths about jerry thomas, and many, many cocktailsthe birth of the sazerac, for instancehe does it with such wit, turning phrase after phrase in the manner of a master wordsmith.
Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. So, instead, well have to use the anniversary of his death on this day in 1885 to talk about the man known as the father of american mixology. Five unheralded pioneers of the american bar who predate eater. He created a drink, the tom and jerry, named after his book on drinking. Wondrich reveals neverbeforepublished details and stories about this. Five unheralded pioneers of the american bar who predate. Jerry thomas at clarion university of pennsylvania. Jerry the professor thomas is defined as being the father if mixology. June 2, 20 day 24 the real georgia mint julep another tipple pulled from the genius mind of americas first celebrity mixologist, professor jerry thomas. Jerry thomas s most popular book is the bartenders guide.
Im professor thomassubmit a correction bummer, professor thomas doesnt have any featured ratings. Despite the preceding evidence to the contrary, thomas proudly professed to. Thomas learned the bartending trade in new haven, connecticut, but his legend began in gold rush. Punch, his 2010 followup, has helped refill the flowing bowl around the world. Jupiter olympus of the bar how to mix drinks, or what would jerry thomas do. First published in 1862, thomass short book was the first ever printed guide to mixing cocktails. Edited by henry ansgar kelly, louis karlin, and gerard b. The book was first published in 2007 and was the first cocktail book to win a james beard award. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The bartender who started it all the new york times.
From gold rush saloons in san francisco to last calls in lower manhattan, thomas collected material for the bartenders guide, the seminal 1862 collection of. This 1862 edition includes a manual for the manufacture of cordials, liquors, fancy syrups, etc. Today, raise a glass to the man whose cocktail research rightly earned himself the nickname professor with one of his own creations. Wondrich presents and distills the travels and innovations of one of the most overlooked american iconoclasts. Cocktail writer and historian david wondrich presents the colorful, littleknown history of classic american drinksand the ultimate mixologists guidein this engaging homage to jerry thomas, father of the american bar. The new york times recorded that he had died of apoplexy, either a stroke or cardiac arrest, soon after returning from work at the hotel brighton. Imbibe from absinthe cocktail to whiskey smash, a salute in stories and drinks to professor jerry thomas. Like many nearmythic figures, professor jerry thomas exact birthday is unknown. The newly updated edition of david wondrichs definitive guide to classic american cocktails.
Jerry thomas adjunct professor milwaukee school of. Jerry thomas 18301885 is widely regarded as the the father of american mixology. Imbibe, his 2007 tribute to professor jerry thomas, has become an essential text for bartenders and cocktail geeks alike and was the first cocktail book to win a james beard award. Jerry thomas has 29 books on goodreads with 734 ratings. Professor thomas held five patents for methods and apparatus for the destructive decomposition of organic materials. This drink recipe book is probably the most famous bartenders and cocktail book of all times, and it was the first real cocktail book ever published in the united states. From absinthe cocktail to whiskey smash, a salute in stories and drinks to professor jerry thomas, pioneer of the american bar hardcover april 7, 2015. The book includes an extensively researched biography of jerry thomas, as well as the majority of thomas cocktails, taken directly from his books and adapted to modernday measurement methods ie. Wondrich reveals neverbeforepublished details and stories about this larger.
Thomas may well have served this recipe to the actual prince of wales. This is the most complete first edition a reprint of the very first 1862 edition of jerry thomas bartenders guide how to mix drinks or a bon vivants companion. Most people have never heard of jerry thomas, the 19th century mixologist and americas first celebrity bartender. The newly updated edition of david wondrich s definitive guide to classic american cocktails. It is considered the first cocktail book, and this reproduction is. Imbibe is the best book ever written on the subject of cocktails and mixed drinks. Jerry thomas prince of wales punch is a highly potent potable that was included in the bartenders guide that is a bit sweet, but also incredibly strong. This extraordinary showman and entrepreneur authored what is widely considered to be the first modern cocktail book, how to mix. During the years just before and after the civil war, professor jerry thomas, as he was known, revolutionized the drinking scene in the united states by being the first bartender who bothered to write down his recipes. From absinthe cocktail to whiskey smash, a salute in stories and drinks to professor jerry thomas, pioneer of the am. This extraordinary showman and entrepreneur authored what is widely considered to be the first modern cocktail book, how to mix drinks or the bon vivants companion. For every recipe, rathbun illuminates the story of the drink. If any of them had written a book, we would all be drinking differently now.
Its part salute to the cocktail and part bartenders bible. Professor in the geography department at clarion university of pennsylvania. Jerry thomas phone, address, background info whitepages. Jerry thomas, the professor whos who in beverage bevvy. By david wondrich, dale degroff foreword by perigee books, 9780399532870, 317pp. The godfather of modern bartending, author of the first known cocktail book, and the most famous bartender of his era, jerry thomas died in new york on this day in 1885, aged only 55. Imbibe from absinthe cocktail to whiskey smash a salute in. The first edition of professor thomas bon vivants companion was published in 1862 and is considered the first american cocktail book.
Hingston was looking at none other than jerry thomas, the jupiter olympus of the bar, to lift a phrase from the bartenders own drink book, the first ever published in the united states. The 10 best bartending guides and cocktail books of 2020. We really cant underestimate the importance of jerry thomas and his work, as this book laid down the principles for formulating mixed drinks. Slow food new york city, along with david w ondrich, esquire columnist and author of esquire drinks, produced this sterling tribute to thomass drinks. Professor jerry thomas first celebrity bartender whiskey club.
The first drinks book in the english language to contain recipes for cocktails, the bartenders guide or how to mix drinks by jerry the professor thomas. Before jerry thomas there lived these five american bar pioneers. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Outside of his love of the handlebar mustache, he is credited for writing the first modern cocktail book. From absinthe cocktail to whiskey smash, a salute in stories and drinks to professor jerry thomas, pioneer of the american bar and the new book punch.
Jerry thomas dead new yorks famous old barkeeper a victim of apoplexy on december 15, 1885, the front page of the new york paper, the world, announced the death of the man many consider the founding father of modern bartending. Professor jerry wind is internationally known for pioneering research on organizational buying behavior, market segmentation, conjoint analysis, and marketing strategy. Five unheralded pioneers of the american bar who predate professor jerry thomas. Professor thomas was a member of the american chemical society air and water pollution sections, sigma xi, and the american water works association. The book collected and codified what was then an oral tradition of recipes from the early. Books by jerry thomas author of the bartenders guide. Wondrich reveals neverbeforepublished details and stories about this larger thanlife.
The bitter truth jerry thomas own decanter bitters is based on a recipe by professor jerry thomas 18301885, who is considered to be the most important bartender of the 19th century. Tooin realms of goldthe sporting fraternitymixing excellent drinksepilogue 7. This book is a fascinating read about the first celebrity bartender jerry thomas and a handson approach to early cocktail culture. A new biography brings to life jerry thomas, the first bartender to publish a drink book in the united states. Professor emeritus jerome thomas passed away on nov. Chapter 2 how to mix drinks, or what would jerry thomas do. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover jerrys. Unabridged text of the jerry thomas 1862 bartenders guide, offered here for chump change. The bitter truth jerry thomas aromatic bitters for old. More than just a historical depiction, it tells the story of thomas through thomas own drink recipes and the history behind each.
How mix drinks by jerry thomas, first edition abebooks. The first thing many people notice about this is that, according to thomas, a real mint julep is made with cognac as opposed to bourbon. Thomas october 30, 1830 december 15, 1885 was an american. Professor jerry thomas first celebrity bartender 22nd august 2017 whilst the english may have pioneered the notion of mixing drinks, it was in america during the nineteenth century that creativity really started to blossom and the gilded age of mixed drinks began.
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