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 four featured classics distinguish base spirit, sweetness, bitters, dilution, vessel and aromatic garnish. The Manhattan uses both aromatic and orange bitters. The Sazerac discussion includes Meehan's account of aroma organized around the glass and drink, while Old-Fashioned and Sazerac headnotes repeat origin narratives.
Brad Thomas Parsons, Bitters (Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2011), supplied PDF 172–183. Old-Fashioned 172–174; Manhattan 175–177; Champagne 178–180; Sazerac 181–183.
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 172–183; Old-Fashioned 172–174; Manhattan 175–177; Champagne 178–180; Sazerac 181–183.
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Parsons, Bitters, PDF 172–183.
Old-Fashioned 172–174; Manhattan 175–177; Champagne 178–180; Sazerac 181–183.
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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 172–183. Old-Fashioned 172–174; Manhattan 175–177; Champagne 178–180; Sazerac 181–183.
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The four featured classics distinguish base spirit, sweetness, bitters, dilution, vessel and aromatic garnish. The Manhattan uses both aromatic and orange bitters. The Sazerac discussion includes Meehan's account of aroma organized around the glass and drink, while Old-Fashioned and Sazerac headnotes repeat origin narratives.
Treat these as Parsons's curated versions, not universal originals. The Pendennis/Pepper origin, coquetier etymology and phylloxera-to-rye story are not established here. Spatial-aroma language is practitioner testimony, not chemical measurement; compare editions without overwriting differences.
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