"Angostura Recipes: Bring The Aromatic Fragrance Of The Tropics To Your Table" 1934 SCOTTO, Charles
$175
SCOTTO, Charles
[34] pp.
Angostura-Wuppermann Corporation
1934
5 7/8" x 4 1/2"
VG
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By 1900, in the midst of the Golden Age of the Cocktail, ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters was firmly rooted into the cocktail cultures of the USA, UK and Europe. The phenomenon of "American Bars" such as the iconic Savoy Hotel in the UK (1880), and the legendary Ritz Hotel in Paris, France (1898) brought classic cocktails, and its popularity among the "glitterati" of the time, into a permanent part of global history. Cocktails such as the Old Fashioned and the Manhattan rose in popularity.
The first recorded "Cocktail Party" was held in 1917. Mrs. Julius S. Walsh Jr. of St. Louis, Missouri, was reported to have invited 50 friends over to her mansion for a 1-hour party of drinking and merriment which she termed as “a Cocktail Party.” A variety of drinks were served, among those, some ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters mainstays, such as Martinis and Manhattans. This idea was seen as an “innovation,” and Mrs. Walsh even received public praise for the idea in the newspapers.
By 1933, the "Noble Experiment" came to an end, forging the way for an expanded range of classics enjoyed by then celebrities and socialites who could afford the risk and luxury of social drinking. While Prohibition raged in the US, many flocked to "friendlier" climes such as Europe leading to the growth of cocktail cultures outside of the USA. The publishing of the Savoy Cocktail Book in 1930 brought many of these classics and contemporary cocktails into wider popularity.