History of Cocktail Books with John Burton

Sunday, September 25
12-2 p.m.
Location: The Boothby Center for the Beverage Arts, 1161 Mission St., Suite 120
Tickets: $25 in advance; $35 at the door

Any cocktail guide or manuscript published prior to Prohibition is certainly desirable. Unfortunately many books are not to be found because there was a limited number printed, they were printed on acid paper, or thrown away because non-collectors thought they had no value. Not John Burton. He’s been collecting them throughout his 50 plus years behind the bar. Our Legends Award winner for being a Mentor to the Bay Area’s bartenders over the last five decades, John has become one of the area’s most prolific collectors of books and cocktail memorabilia. Join John for a look into the books that have unraveled the mysteries of cocktail lore and reality and have inspired new generations of bartenders and spirit producers to propel the craft and trade into a new renaissance. Includes cocktails featuring Cointreau and Rémy Martin V.

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