{"id":5723,"date":"2013-10-26T03:16:57","date_gmt":"2013-10-26T10:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=5723"},"modified":"2013-10-25T15:22:54","modified_gmt":"2013-10-25T22:22:54","slug":"cocktail-corner-literary-libations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=5723","title":{"rendered":"Cocktail Corner: Literary Libations"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/strong>A spirited toast to all things alcoholic! by Leslie Dinaberg |<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Cocktail Chart of Film & Literature (Pop Chart Art)<\/p><\/div>\n

The James Bond<\/a> Vodka Martini<\/strong> <\/a>order\u2014”shaken, not stirred”\u2014is one of the most famous literary libation catch phrases (I’ve even used it myself, in a fake deep British accent of course!), but there are plenty of others.<\/p>\n

Ian Fleming<\/a> himself had a long line of cocktails for 007, including the Negroni<\/strong><\/a>, Americano<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and Vesper<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

From Daisy Buchanan<\/a>‘s Mint Julep<\/strong><\/a> and Jay Gatsby<\/a>‘s Gin Rickey<\/strong> <\/a>in The Great Gatsby<\/em><\/a> to Zaphod Beeblebrox<\/a>‘s Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster<\/strong><\/a> in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy<\/em><\/a>, our fictional friends make pretty good bartenders.<\/p>\n

They also make for pretty good graphics. Check out The Cocktail Chart of Film & Literature <\/a>from Pop Chart Labs<\/a>. If your idea of a perfect evening is to settle in with a good cocktail and a great novel (or a good cocktail and a great movie) then you’ll love this poster.<\/p>\n

\"tequila-mockingbird1-350x400\"<\/a>If you lack wall space for the poster, dip into Tim Federle<\/a>‘s Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist<\/em><\/a>, a highly entertaining recipe book that pays homage to literary libations with drinks like Romeo and Julep<\/strong><\/a>, The Pitcher of Dorian Grey Goose<\/strong><\/a>, Love in the Time of Kahlua<\/strong><\/a>, The Deviled Egg Wears Prada<\/strong><\/a> and more.<\/p>\n

Whoever said drinking doesn’t make you smarter obviously never read this book.\u00a0Cheers!<\/p>\n

Click below for a fun look at James Bond ordering his favorite cocktail.<\/p>\n