Verify the printed claim against the supplied sheet and pair it with Wayne Curtis's later Southern Foodways Alliance report; a book's attribution is evidence of what it said, not proof of origin.
Jim Meehan's 2011 PDT account and supplied 383-sheet PDF.
The 2011 book presents Adam Seger as having discovered a pre-Prohibition Seelbach formula in 1995. Later on-record reporting says Seger invented that historical-discovery story.
PDF sheet 231
Seelbach Cocktail
Fresh sequential supplied-PDF page and image check on 2026-10-02; exact PDF-sheet locator.
Evidence
The 2011 book presents Adam Seger as having discovered a pre-Prohibition Seelbach formula in 1995. Later on-record reporting says Seger invented that historical-discovery story.
Location and assessment
Locator: PDF sheet 231
Section: Seelbach Cocktail
Verify the printed claim against the supplied sheet and pair it with Wayne Curtis's later Southern Foodways Alliance report; a book's attribution is evidence of what it said, not proof of origin.