{"product_id":"cowboy-cocktails-60-recipes-inspired-by-the-american-west-9780760383025","title":"Cowboy Cocktails: 60 Recipes Inspired by the American West","description":"\u003cb\u003eTake a swig of the Wild, Wild West with 60 historically inspired cattle kingdom cocktails.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on trail life after the Civil War, the cow towns at the time, and on the drinks enjoyed there, \u003ci\u003eCowboy Cocktails\u003c\/i\u003e gives you \u003cb\u003ea true taste of the cowboy lifestyle\u003c\/b\u003e. With charming sidebars throughout, learn some surprising history about cowboys and their experiences in the Wild West like: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFree Lunch\u003c\/b\u003e - During the cowboy era, American saloons offered \"free lunch,\" or small bites served gratis alongside drink orders. A typical free lunch included smoked oysters, crackers with Limburger cheese, rye bread, and sardines. If you want to recreate a free lunch and make it a feast, add salted peanuts, sauerkraut, cold cuts, pretzels, and dill pickles. Crafty saloon owners knew that such salty offerings not only kept customers around longer but kept them thirsty for more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChili Powder\u003c\/b\u003e - German immigrant William Gebhardt first pulverized dried chile peppers by using a meat grinder in the 1890s. The powder was popularized along the Wells Fargo stagecoach line in Texas and became a boon to home cooks and chuck wagon chefs alike. The powder also helped popularize chili as a recognizable dish across the US.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003cb\u003ewhiskey-, tequila-, and gin-based cocktail recipes\u003c\/b\u003e complemented by some serious \u003cb\u003ecowboy lore\u003c\/b\u003e, this cocktail book full of \u003cb\u003ecaptivatingly photographed cowboy drinks \u003c\/b\u003ewill transport you to the rough and wild times of the American Old West. Some of the cocktails you can make include: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDead Man's Hand\u003c\/b\u003e - bourbon whiskey, agave nectar, spicy bitters, Peychaud's bitters; fun fact: named for the cards Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot, now called the \"dead man's hand\" (two black aces and two black eights)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWatermelon Ranch Water\u003c\/b\u003e - blanco tequila, lime juice, fresh watermelon juice, Topo Chico (or club soda); fun fact: \"ranch water\" is the name for the combination of tequila, lime juice, and sparkling water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMadame Mustache\u003c\/b\u003e - mezcal, agave nectar, Angostura bitters, beer; fun fact: named for Eleanor Dumont, who operated a series of gambling dens across the western frontier (and, yes, also had a mustache)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eI'm Your Huckleberry\u003c\/b\u003e - bourbon whiskey, huckleberry syrup, lemon juice, Angostura bitters; fun fact: named for a real quote said by Doc Holliday, but made famous by Val Kilmer's delivery of the line in the 1993 movie Tombstone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTombstone Tonsil Painter\u003c\/b\u003e - rye whiskey, Tawny Port, Benedictine, Angostura bitters; fun fact: \"tonsil paint,\" or \"tonsil varnish,\" was a cowboy nickname for whiskey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery cowboy enthusiast who enjoys a good drink needs this book in their cocktail-recipe arsenal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndré Darlington\u003c\/b\u003e is a former restaurant critic and restaurateur turned award-winning beverage writer. He is the best-selling author of eleven cocktail books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Unofficial Big Lebowski Cocktail Book, Gotham City Cocktails, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBar Menu\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in North Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Epic Ink Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614523789586,"sku":"9780760383025","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0c805a54-8a05-4163-bda5-cae5c41e3b92.jpg?v=1732448185","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cowboy-cocktails-60-recipes-inspired-by-the-american-west-9780760383025","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}