Post #409091 by twitch on Sun, Sep 21, 2008 9:14 AM

The Berry Books on top, in personal order;

• Intoxica!
• Grog Log
• Sippin' Safari
• Taboo Table

TT gets last slot since it has shared food recipes, Intoxica goes first since it has the most falernum mixes
(just made up a batch of the stuff).
SS would go on top, what with the awesome pictures and overall layout, but the binding makes it hard to concoct and check @ the same time (and my third arm is in a sling at the moment) - but I guess it is a 'real' book first and recipe book second, so maybe I'll get a 2nd copy to tear it apart and ring it myself.

Then (on this list) it'd be 'Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide' (sorry, Vic!). Classic, with great introductory chapters, but it covers everything, not just the tropicals.

Other books tend to alter/massacre the traditional recipes, but I like the Tommy Murphy books, if sometimes only for the photographs.

...and have a look at the Mai Tai entry...