Author(s): Bar 1806

Wine & Drinks

Melbourne's iconic 1806 Cocktail Bar has produced this book about the relationship between the invention of cocktails and world events, complete with cocktail recipes dating back to 1650. Follow the time-line of over 200 years of major world events and the drinks that were invented to deal with them. 1806's first menu set a new standard in the world of classic cocktail bars and received international recognition. It won the award for "World's Best Cocktail Menu" in 2008 at Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans. With this new book, the bar has been raised yet again, by researching not only the drinks themselves but also how they have been directly implicated with major global events. The recipes in this book have remained as true as possible to the original recipes and by utilising home-made ingredients, using the freshest produce available and the best quality ice, you will find yourself transported back in time to historic eras. This book restores many long forgotten drinks, not merely for the sake of it, but because we feel they deserve another time in the spotlight. We are sure you will find a few new favourites.