Speakeasy Cocktails: 50 Classic Cocktails from the Decades of Decadence
A collection of ingenious prohibition-style cocktail recipes for the thirsty imbibe.
Grab your cocktail shaker, you are heading back to the Roaring Twenties. Cloistered behind secret doors, hidden from view except for those in the know, password protected, and only discussed in hushed tones, the idea of a speakeasy is thrilling.
Many Prohibition-era cocktails were inspired by those of pre-Prohibition, but the dubious moonshine whiskeys and bathtub gins had to be masked with citrus and fruit juices, ginger ales, colas and other flavors. The result? Some of the most-loved and enduring classics that we enjoy today.