{"product_id":"speakeasy-secret-bars-around-the-world-9781627951319","title":"Speakeasy: Secret Bars Around the World","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSpeakeasy: Secret Bars Around the World\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThis hardcover guide takes you inside the world's most exclusive speakeasies, from prohibition-era inspired venues to modern hidden cocktail bars. Written by award-winning journalist Maurizio Maestrelli, this book documents the resurgence of underground bar culture and the craft cocktail movement that defines it.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eInside This Guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nHidden entrances, dark places, low music, smoke, women, crime and obviously alcohol -- in the days of Prohibition (1920-1933), these were the explosive ingredients of the American speakeasy.\n\nFrequented by gangsters such as Al Capone and Lucky Luciano, these underground bars and nightclubs have become the symbol of an epoch immortalized in cinema and literature. The new speakeasies are inspired by the typical unmistakable atmosphere of the beginning of the 20th century, when it was necessary to speak under your breath to avoid detection by the police. These trendy bars have often been conceived by keen bartenders, who rediscovered the tastes of the mixed drinks of the 20s and 30s. Specially-made furniture, refined cocktails, entrance by invitation only, themed dress codes, nondescript facades, vintage atmosphere... nowadays the speakeasy is living a second life. Cocktails are now high-quality, sophisticated, and above all legal, but entering these clubs we jump into the past.\n\nThis book will lead you to the discovery of the most famous current speakeasies, smuggling you through the doors of a hidden but charming world.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat You'll Discover\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nDetailed profiles of secret bars across multiple continents, featuring photography and insider information on how to find these exclusive venues. Learn about the bartenders who pioneered the craft cocktail renaissance, the vintage furniture and design elements that recreate 1920s ambiance, and the invitation-only entry systems that maintain authenticity.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eMaurizio Maestrelli\u003c\/b\u003e has been working as a journalist since 2004. Specializing in enogastronomic journalism, he has written for \u003ci\u003eMondo della Birra\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLocali Top\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGulliver\u003c\/i\u003e. He conceived the guide \u003ci\u003eBirrerie d'Italia\u003c\/i\u003e and wrote \u003ci\u003eBirra ai fornelli\u003c\/i\u003e, and from 2001 to 2006 he was the editor of \u003ci\u003eCiviltà del bere\u003c\/i\u003e, the first magazine dedicated to Italian wine. At present he works as a freelance journalist, writing for \u003ci\u003eGambero Rosso\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDove\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIl Mondo della Birra\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLocali Top\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBarbusiness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eViniPlus di Lombardia\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the first Italian journalist to be admitted to the British Guild of Beer Writers. He holds lessons on the culture and tasting of beer, and in 2006 he was named the best Italian beer journalist by Unionbirrai. He is a judge at the International Beer Challenge in London, at the Brussels Beer Challenge, at the World Beer Cup, the Dutch Beer Challenge, the Mondial de la Bière and the Italian competition Birra dell Anno. He is also the author of the first Italian beer blog: \u003ci\u003ebirragenda\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2014 he planned and organized the Milano Beer Week, which was repeated in 2015 and 2016.","brand":"Shelter Harbor Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681429033234,"sku":"9781627951319","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0efd839e-c602-4571-8121-33409836b567.jpg?v=1733953296","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/speakeasy-secret-bars-around-the-world-9781627951319","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}