Ruhlman, Michael. The Book of Cocktail Ratios: The Surprising Simplicity of Classic Cocktails. Illustrated by Marcella Kriebel. New York: Scribner, 2023. Supplied ebook-derived PDF, 282 pages; ebook ISBN 9781668003411.
Rusty Nail adds liqueur and is not a whiskey-only blend. Stinger's 3:1 ingredient recipe differs from the father's 2:1 preference. Paper Plane is attributed to Meehan on PDF240 and Ross on PDF245; acknowledgment274 does not settle authorship. The word improved names a preparation rather than proving superiority.
Michael Ruhlman, The Book of Cocktail Ratios (New York: Scribner, 2023), supplied PDF: Rusty Nail236; Stinger237–238; Last Word240; Paper Plane245; toddies250–254; Improved Whiskey Cocktail255–256; acknowledgment274.
Ruhlman, Michael. The Book of Cocktail Ratios: The Surprising Simplicity of Classic Cocktails. Illustrated by Marcella Kriebel. New York: Scribner, 2023. Supplied ebook-derived PDF, 282 pages; ebook ISBN 9781668003411. Locators: Rusty Nail236; Stinger237–238; Last Word240; Paper Plane245; toddies250–254; Improved Whiskey Cocktail255–256; acknowledgment274.
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Ruhlman, Cocktail Ratios, Rusty Nail236; Stinger237–238; Last Word240; Paper Plane245; toddies250–254; Improved Whiskey Cocktail255–256; acknowledgment274.
Rusty Nail236; Stinger237–238; Last Word240; Paper Plane245; toddies250–254; Improved Whiskey Cocktail255–256; acknowledgment274
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Ruhlman, Michael. The Book of Cocktail Ratios: The Surprising Simplicity of Classic Cocktails. Illustrated by Marcella Kriebel. New York: Scribner, 2023. Supplied ebook-derived PDF, 282 pages; ebook ISBN 9781668003411. Locators: Rusty Nail236; Stinger237–238; Last Word240; Paper Plane245; toddies250–254; Improved Whiskey Cocktail255–256; acknowledgment274.
Short: Ruhlman, Cocktail Ratios, Rusty Nail236; Stinger237–238; Last Word240; Paper Plane245; toddies250–254; Improved Whiskey Cocktail255–256; acknowledgment274.
Footnote: Michael Ruhlman, The Book of Cocktail Ratios (New York: Scribner, 2023), supplied PDF: Rusty Nail236; Stinger237–238; Last Word240; Paper Plane245; toddies250–254; Improved Whiskey Cocktail255–256; acknowledgment274.
Bibliography: Ruhlman, Michael. The Book of Cocktail Ratios: The Surprising Simplicity of Classic Cocktails. Illustrated by Marcella Kriebel. New York: Scribner, 2023. Supplied ebook-derived PDF, 282 pages; ebook ISBN 9781668003411.
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Rusty Nail adds liqueur and is not a whiskey-only blend. Stinger's 3:1 ingredient recipe differs from the father's 2:1 preference. Paper Plane is attributed to Meehan on PDF240 and Ross on PDF245; acknowledgment274 does not settle authorship. The word improved names a preparation rather than proving superiority.
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