> well, here is my bibliography
>
> Classic Cocktails by Salvatore Calabrese 2006
>
> How to mix fancy drinks: or, The bon-vivant's companion by Jerry
> Thomas, Christian Schultz - 1862
>
> Martini, Straight Up: The Classic American Cocktail by Lowell Edmunds
> 2003
>
> Modern American drinks: How to mix and serve all kinds of cups and
> drinks by George J. Kappeler - 1900
>
> The Savoy cocktail book by Harry Craddock - 1930
>
> The modern bartenders' guide: or Fancy drinks and how to mix them by
> O. H. Byron - 1884
>
> Trader Vic Food and Drink by Victor Bergeron - 1951
>
> Gentleman's Companion: Around the World with a Jigger, Beaker and
> Glass by Charles H. Baker, Jr. - 2000
>
> The flowing bowl: when and what to drink : full instructions how to
> prepare by William Schmidt - 1891
>
> The fine art of mixing drinks by David Augustus Embury - 1958
>
> The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book by Albert Stevens Crockett - 1931
>
> The Museum of the American Cocktail by Robert Hess & Anistatia Miller
> - 2009
>
> The American Professional Bartender's School Guide by Willowick -
> 1980
>
> Famous New Orleans Drinks and how to mix 'em by Stanley Clisby Arthur
> - 1937
>
> The Ultimate Little Martini Book by Ray Foley - 2000
>
> 1000 Best Bartender's Recipes by Suzi Parker - 2005
>
> The Essential Cocktail - The Art of Mixing Perfect Drinks by Dale
> Degroff - 2008
>
> Bar Guide by True Magazine - 1950
>
> Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails by Quarry Books - 2009
>
> The Official National Bartender's Association Bar Guide by Sweetwater
> Press - 2007
>
> Drinkology - The Art and Science of the Cocktail by James Waller -
> 2003
>
> The Drink Directory by Lionel Braun and Marion Gorman - 1982
>
> Mr. Boston All-New Official Bartender's and Party Guide by Wiley &
> Sons - 2006
>
> 4 books that predate prohibition were used to outline my guide, maybe
> you own them all, but surely the average joe collins does not. So
> i'm just asking you not to knock it before you try it.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but are you saying that these are the fifty
mixologists that contributed to your book? Or are you still not prepared to
reveal that?
> was the bitters "jerry thomas's own" as printed in the book?
You've already asked this question as Jerry Thomas' own were the decanter
bitters, so no they were not these bitters.
You know full well it is Boker's.
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