{"product_id":"9780760383025-cowboy-cocktails","title":"Cowboy Cocktails","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e60 Recipes Inspired by the American West\u003cbr\u003eIncluding whiskey-, bourbon-, tequila-, and gin-based cocktails, \u003ci\u003eCowboy Cocktails\u003c\/i\u003e features 60 recipes inspired by American cowboy culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake a swig of the Wild, Wild West with 60 historically inspired cattle kingdom cocktails.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on trail life after the Civil War, the cow towns at the time, and on the drinks enjoyed there, \u003ci\u003eCowboy Cocktails\u003c\/i\u003e gives you \u003cb\u003ea true taste of the cowboy lifestyle\u003c\/b\u003e. With charming sidebars throughout, learn some surprising history about cowboys and their experiences in the Wild West like:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFree Lunch\u003c\/b\u003e – During the cowboy era, American saloons offered “free lunch,” or small bites served gratis alongside drink orders. A typical free lunch included smoked oysters, crackers with Limburger cheese, rye bread, and sardines. If you want to recreate a free lunch and make it a feast, add salted peanuts, sauerkraut, cold cuts, pretzels, and dill pickles. Crafty saloon owners knew that such salty offerings not only kept customers around longer but kept them thirsty for more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChili Powder\u003c\/b\u003e – German immigrant William Gebhardt first pulverized dried chile peppers by using a meat grinder in the 1890s. The powder was popularized along the Wells Fargo stagecoach line in Texas and became a boon to home cooks and chuck wagon chefs alike. The powder also helped popularize chili as a recognizable dish across the US.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003cb\u003ewhiskey-, tequila-, and gin-based cocktail recipes\u003c\/b\u003e complemented by some serious \u003cb\u003ecowboy lore\u003c\/b\u003e, this cocktail book full of \u003cb\u003ecaptivatingly photographed cowboy drinks \u003c\/b\u003ewill transport you to the rough and wild times of the American Old West. Some of the cocktails you can make include:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDead Man’s Hand\u003c\/b\u003e – bourbon whiskey, agave nectar, spicy bitters, Peychaud’s bitters; fun fact: named for the cards Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot, now called the “dead man’s hand” (two black aces and two black eights)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWatermelon Ranch Water\u003c\/b\u003e – blanco tequila, lime juice, fresh watermelon juice, Topo Chico (or club soda); fun fact: “ranch water” is the name for the combination of tequila, lime juice, and sparkling water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMadame Mustache\u003c\/b\u003e – mezcal, agave nectar, Angostura bitters, beer; fun fact: named for Eleanor Dumont, who operated a series of gambling dens across the western frontier (and, yes, also had a mustache)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eI’m Your Huckleberry\u003c\/b\u003e – bourbon whiskey, huckleberry syrup, lemon juice, Angostura bitters; fun fact: named for a real quote said by Doc Holliday, but made famous by Val Kilmer’s delivery of the line in the 1993 movie Tombstone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTombstone Tonsil Painter\u003c\/b\u003e – rye whiskey, Tawny Port, Benedictine, Angostura bitters; fun fact: “tonsil paint,” or “tonsil varnish,” was a cowboy nickname for whiskey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eEvery cowboy enthusiast who enjoys a good drink needs this book in their cocktail-recipe arsenal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41537155203169,"sku":"9780760383025","price":14.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27492995.jpg?v=1721812678","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780760383025-cowboy-cocktails","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}