Parsons, Brad Thomas. Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas. Photographs by Ed Anderson. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2011. Supplied ebook-derived PDF, version 3.1, 443 pages. eISBN 9781607740728.
The author describes a scarce vintage Abbott's bottle with evaporation, a spill and very little liquid remaining. A Manhattan used equal portions of Pappy Van Winkle 15 and Dolin sweet vermouth, unlike a usual whiskey-heavier recipe. The encounter records collector enthusiasm, bottle condition and a memorable sensory impression.
Brad Thomas Parsons, Bitters (Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2011), supplied PDF 29–32. Abbott's history and the author's PDT/Jim Meehan tasting.
Parsons, Brad Thomas. Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas. Photographs by Ed Anderson. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2011. Supplied ebook-derived PDF, version 3.1, 443 pages. eISBN 9781607740728. PDF 29–32; Abbott's history and the author's PDT/Jim Meehan tasting.
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Parsons, Bitters, PDF 29–32.
Abbott's history and the author's PDT/Jim Meehan tasting.
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Parsons, Brad Thomas. Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas. Photographs by Ed Anderson. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2011. Supplied ebook-derived PDF, version 3.1, 443 pages. eISBN 9781607740728.
Located reference: Parsons, Bitters, supplied PDF 29–32. Abbott's history and the author's PDT/Jim Meehan tasting.
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The author describes a scarce vintage Abbott's bottle with evaporation, a spill and very little liquid remaining. A Manhattan used equal portions of Pappy Van Winkle 15 and Dolin sweet vermouth, unlike a usual whiskey-heavier recipe. The encounter records collector enthusiasm, bottle condition and a memorable sensory impression.
A surviving opened bottle is not an unchanged historic reference. Different proportions, ingredients, expectation and sample condition prevent an isolated causal or quality comparison. Preserve as firsthand testimony, not proof that vintage bitters or whiskey are inherently superior.
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