The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto

Bernard DeVoto

Narrator:
John Greenman

Publisher:
Tin House Books

Proof-listener:
Betsie Bush

Length:
1:49:39

File Size:
~ 90 MB

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Description

One part celebration, one part history, two parts manifesto, Bernard DeVoto’s The Hour is a comic and unequivocal treatise on how and why we drink—properly. The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author turns his shrewd wit on the spirits and attitudes that cause his stomach to turn and his eyes to roll (Warning: this book is NOT for rum drinkers). DeVoto instructs his readers on how to drink like gentlemen and sheds new light on the simple joys of the cocktail hour. With an introduction by Daniel Handler.

First Line

We are a pious people but a proud one too, aware of a noble lineage and a great inheritance.

Reviews

"[The Hour] has long been regarded as a classic . . . Strait is the gate and narrow is the way to Mr. DeVoto's magic cocktail kingdom." --The New York Times.

"DeVoto insists in delightfully snooty language that there are only two cocktails, the slug of whisky and the perfectly-measured martini." --The New Yorker Book Bench blog.

"In terms of the cult of happy hour, this may be the best tome ever written, and if you like to shake and stir at all, it is an essential volume to keep on your bar cart." --The Daily Beast.

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Iambik Audio ISBN: 9781926673097
Iambik Audio Publication Date: Oct 19, 2010
Print ISBN: 9780982504802
Print Publication Date: May 25, 2010
Audio Distribution Rights: Worldwide
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