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Publisher's Note
For thirty-five years the author of this volume has been a
newspaper man and editor, contacting life in all its myriad
phases and gathering a vast store of material on many sub
jects, upon which he has drawn with excellent effect in the
preparation of this authoritative work.
He hasinterviewed scores of experts ofthe old day and the
new;experts,it need hardly be added,in the supremely social
art of mixing liquors. He presents formulas devised by the
most famous maitres-de-hotel and chefs here and abroad,
drinks honored by recognition asthe favorites of America and
the Continent.
His simplicity of style, his expHcit instructions, and his
warm,genial interest in the reader and the reader's problems,
clear up and make easily understandable a subject which has
becomesomething ofalost art during the yearsof Prohibition.
His book will find a place on the friendly shelf of every host
and hostess,asa guide in the social accomplishment of mixing
drinksand servingthem atthe right time,in the right manner,
and with the rightfoods.
To professional dispensers of the cup that cheers, this
book will prove an indispensable aid, since it combines
technical information with the simplicity desired by the
layman.
To you all, hosts and professional hosts, and in a spirit
of real service,this book is offered with the confidence that all
good companions of the glass will appreciate its suggestions
and enjoy many a convivial hour in putting them to a test.