Everyday Drinking: The Distilled Kingsley Amis
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A gift for anyone who loves good liquor and high-proof prose: a collection of hilarious and deeply informed writings about drink from one of the all-time authorities.Kingsley Amis was one of the great masters of comic prose, and no subject was dearer to him than the art and practice of imbibing. This new volume brings together the best of his three out-of-print works on the subject. Along with a series of well-tested recipes (including a cocktail called the Lucky Jim) the book includes Amis’s musings on The Hangover, The Boozing Man’s Diet, What to Drink with What, and (presumably as a matter of speculation) How Not to Get Drunk—all leavened with fun quizzes on the making and drinking of alcohol all over the world. Mixing practical know-how and hilarious opinionation, this is a delightful cocktail of wry humor and distilled knowledge, served by one of our great gimlet wits.The New York Times - Dwight GarnerAmis published three books about the judicious but enthusiastic consumption of alcohol: On Drink, Everyday Drinking in 1983 and How's Your Glass? in 1984. Long out of print, these volumes have finally been gathered together and reissued under a single cover, topped off with a fizzy introduction by Christopher Hitchens. These books are so delicious they impart a kind of contact high; they make you feel as if you've just had the first sip of the planet's coldest, driest martini.
Introduction: The Muse of Booze Christopher Hitchens Hitchens, ChristopherI On DrinkIntroductionDrinking LiteratureActual DrinksTools of the TradeThe Store CupboardFirst Thoughts on WineFurther Thoughts on WineWine Shopper's GuideWhat to Drink with WhatAbroadMean Sod's Guide (Incorporating Mean Slag's Guide)The HangoverThe Boozing Man's DietHow Not to Get DrunkII Every Day DrinkingIII How's Your Glass?IntroductionList of AbbreviationsQuizzesWine - ElementaryWine - IntermediateWine - AdvancedWine - FranceWine - GermanyWine - Italy, Spain, PortugalWines - OthersBeer in GeneralBeer in ParticularVodkaAperitifs and SuchGinLiqueursRumCognac and ArmagnacBrandy (One Step Down)DistillationMinor SpiritsScotch Whiskey IScotch Whiskey IIWhiskies and WhiskeysPortSherryMadeira, Marsala and OthersCocktails and Mixed DrinksInventors and InventionsPousse - Cafe IPousse - Cafe IIPousse - Cafe IIIAlcohol and Your InteriorAnswersIndex
