About this Event
Hugo R. Ensslin was not a famous bartender in his time. Nor was his book, the rather unassumingly titled “Recipes for Mixed Drinks,” a critical success. Yet modern cocktail nerds adore this slim, out-of-print volume. Published just before prohibition, it preserved American cocktail culture at its apogee, right before our ill-fated national experiment with temperance and the dual blows of the Great Depression and World War II took it to its nadir. When cocktail historians first delved into Ensslin’s recipes, they discovered that his book was the basis for many of the better known, later cocktail books like “The Savoy Cocktail Book” and Patrick Gavin Duffy’s “The Official Mixer's Manual.” This diamond in the rough is truly among the great books of cocktail history.
In this class, you will learn how to make and taste a selection of drinks from Ensslin’s “Recipes for Mixed Drinks.” Expect familiar classics in their early forms as well as forgotten gems from a bygone era. Evan Christie will revive these historical tipples and mix them as faithfully as possible to place you in that time in American drinking history before everything went in a different direction. Come explore these historically significant (and utterly delicious) drinks with us!
Must be 21+ to attend.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bridgeview Liquor, 935 37th Avenue South, Moorhead, United States
USD 30.00
