As a recently-minted member of the “olds,” it’s my solemn obligation to take care of a blissful degree of ignorance when discussing the zeitgeist of coolness inside the leisure trade. I don’t take this accountability evenly, so I posit the query: Do we want a Lebowski-themed cocktail guide in 2023? Has there been a brand new wave of cult followers for the film, simply in time to rejoice the film’s twenty fifth anniversary? It isn’t out of the realm of chance. For all I do know, there could possibly be Lebowski cons occurring in my very own metropolis this 12 months. Moreover, how can one actually increase and develop cocktails on the Coen Brothers film, when it virtually single-handedly revived the White Russian? Isn’t that the one cocktail one actually wants whereas having fun with the film?
The reply is nearly actually sure, however if you happen to’re a nihilist hell-bent on exhausting each final scene for its value, then Andre Darlington’s newest guide is the one for you. Over 50 cocktails (together with 5 variations on the White Russian) are unfold out all through this guide, with names paying homage to sure locations, characters, and scenes all through the film. And like all of Darlington’s books, there are additionally curiously named bar meals recipes included for good measure, which can come in useful if you happen to’re internet hosting a viewing celebration or listening to the Eagles.
Like all good cocktail books, this one takes time to clarify methods, instruments, and terminology at first, and the guide locations a premium on accessibility, so that you’re not having to assemble something too technical or elaborate. There’s additionally a tune paired with each recipe, conserving in type with Darlington’s profitable Booze & Vinyl sequence of cocktail books. And factors for additionally supplementing the guide with behind-the-scenes and little-known info in regards to the making of the film.
If there’s a Lebowski fanatic in your life, you’d be hard-pressed to go fallacious in delivering this as a present. They’ll exhaust this guide from cowl to cowl. However that’s similar to, my opinion, man.
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The Unofficial Massive Lebowski Cocktail Guide
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