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David Wondrich
David Wondrich

David Wondrich

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Canonical identity: David Wondrich

Normalized sort name: Wondrich, David

Disambiguation

This authority record represents the cocktail historian credited with the foreword to The PDT Cocktail Book. The foreword role is distinct from Jim Meehan’s main text and from recipe creators attributed within the book.

Authority summary

David Wondrich is relevant as a cocktail historian and the source’s foreword contributor. Any substantive claim drawn from his foreword must be separately located and attributed; none is inferred merely from his credit.

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Authority Notes

Foreword authority is distinct from Jim Meehan’s main text and from recipe creators attributed within the book.

Biography Summary

Cocktail historian and author who wrote the foreword to The PDT Cocktail Book.

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Versioned cocktail specifications and controlled technique — MeehanVersioned cocktail specifications and controlled technique — MeehanImbibe! — cocktail history, reconstruction, and source criticismImbibe! — cocktail history, reconstruction, and source criticismThe Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails — complete-edition literature noteThe Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails — complete-edition literature noteColonial rye evidence, transatlantic precedents, and revival — Bryson (2021)Colonial rye evidence, transatlantic precedents, and revival — Bryson (2021)Speakeasy — full-source analysis and recipe retrievalSpeakeasy — full-source analysis and recipe retrievalRegarding Cocktails — measured service, recipe families and attributed memoriesRegarding Cocktails — measured service, recipe families and attributed memories
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Wondrich, David

Source Contributions
David Wondrich — The PDT Cocktail Book (Foreword)David Wondrich — The PDT Cocktail Book (Foreword)Imbibe! — David Wondrich — AuthorImbibe! — David Wondrich — AuthorThe Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails — David Wondrich — EditorThe Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails — David Wondrich — EditorThe Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails — David Wondrich — Entry AuthorThe Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails — David Wondrich — Entry AuthorTurns Out Rye Whiskey Isn’t an American Creation After All — David Wondrich — IntervieweeTurns Out Rye Whiskey Isn’t an American Creation After All — David Wondrich — IntervieweeSpeakeasy — David Wondrich — AfterwordSpeakeasy — David Wondrich — AfterwordDavid Wondrich — Regarding CocktailsDavid Wondrich — Regarding Cocktails
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