Wondrich, David. Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to “Professor” Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar. New York: Perigee, 2007.
Identifies an 1827 printed witness that predates Jerry Thomas's invention claim.
David Wondrich, Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash (New York: Perigee, 2007), PDF sheets 168–177.
David Wondrich, Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash (New York: Perigee, 2007), PDF sheets 168–177.
PDF sheet 177
PDF sheet 168
Wondrich, Imbibe!, PDF sheets 168–177.
Chapter 5 — Tom and Jerry
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