"And a Bottle of Rum tells the raucously entertaining story of America as seen through the bottom of a drinking glass. With a chapter for each of ten cocktails - from the grog sailors drank on the high seas in the 1700s to the mojitos of modern club hoppers - Wayne Curtis reveal…
And a Bottle of Rum tells the raucously entertaining story of America as seen through the bottom of a drinking glass. With a chapter for each of ten cocktails - from the grog sailors drank on the high seas in the 1700s to the mojitos of modern club hoppers - Wayne Curtis reveals…
And a Bottle of Rum tells the raucously entertaining story of America as seen through the bottom of a drinking glass. With a chapter for each of ten cocktails - from the grog sailors drank on the high seas in the 1700s to the mojitos of modern club hoppers - Wayne Curtis reveals…
Traces the history of America from the perspective of ten different cocktails, discussing the role of rum in the New World, from the colonial period to the present day, in a study that blends pop culture, historical trivia, and libation lore.