New Orleans Rum & Hemingway's Havana Daiquiri - Tiki Drinks and Food

D djmont Member Potomac Falls, VA Joined: Aug 03, 2011 Posts: 376	D djmont Posted posted on Mon, Jul 21, 2014 10:25 AM With no offense to Jeff Berry, whom I adore, I think Philip Green's book might be better on the subject of Hemingway's drinking habits. But here's Jeff on Papa: "Only a small minority of his many biographers choose to ignore the pink elephant in the room: Ernest Hemingway, like Errol Flynn, was an alcoholic. And alcoholics do not make good drinks. They make strong drinks. They're not interested in striking the right balance of sweet, sour, strong and weak. They're interested in getting lit." (p. 141-2, Potions) Good stuff!

With no offense to Jeff Berry, whom I adore, I think Philip Green's book might be better on the subject of Hemingway's drinking habits.

But here's Jeff on Papa: "Only a small minority of his many biographers choose to ignore the pink elephant in the room: Ernest Hemingway, like Errol Flynn, was an alcoholic. And alcoholics do not make good drinks. They make strong drinks. They're not interested in striking the right balance of sweet, sour, strong and weak. They're interested in getting lit." (p. 141-2, Potions)

Good stuff!

Post #723268 by djmont on Mon, Jul 21, 2014 10:25 AM