How to Become The Dean of Cocktails with David Wondrich

If you don’t know our next guest by now, you haven’t really been listening. I quote him all the time, incessantly, because he is the one, the only, James Beard award-winning, for the first-ever cocktail book no less, cocktail historian extraordinaire, the Dean of Cocktails.I’m Susan Schwartz, your drinking companion, and this is, Lush Life Podcast, every week we are inspired to live life one cocktail at a time.If you want to know the history of the cocktail you are sipping right now, David Wondrich is the one to ask. Author of Imbibe, Punch, Esquire Drinks, co-host of drinks podcast Life Behind Bars, and so much more. He is one of my heroes and here with me today!You can find his work here:Imbibe: https://amzn.to/3e2VUGVPunch: https://amzn.to/3Tp7g8mThe Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails: https://amzn.to/3pOYjaSOur Cocktail of the week is the Improved Holland Gin Cocktail:INGREDIENTS 2 oz oude genever or other rich genever1 bar spoon rich simple syrup (2:1 Demerara)1 scant bar spoon orange curaçao2-3 dashes aromatic bitters1 dash absintheMETHODAdd all the ingredient to a mixing glassStir with cracked iceStrain into chilled cocktail glassTwist a swatch of thin-cut lemon peel over the top.You’ll find this recipe, plus all the cocktails of the week, at alushlifemanual.com, where you’ll find all the ingredients in our shop.Full Episode Details: https://alushlifemanual.com/how-to-become-the-dean-of-cocktails-----Become a supporter of A Lush Life Manual for as little as $5 - all you have to do is go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife.Lush Life Merchandise is here - we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers, and more covers for everything! And more! Produced by Simpler MediaFollow us on Twitter and InstagramGet great cocktail ideas on PinterestNew episodes every Tuesday, usually!!