Charles Henry Baker Boeken

Explore a diverse array of alcoholic beverages from around the globe, featuring recipes and serving suggestions for cocktails, wines, and regional specialties like the Mint Julep. This unique drinking travelogue invites enthusiasts to savor both popular and unusual drinks, making it an essential guide for anyone passionate about alcoholic beverages. Discover the cultural significance and flavors that define each drink, enhancing your appreciation for global drinking traditions.

During prohibition, Charles Baker traveled the world in search of exotic alcoholic beverages and interesting people with whom to share them. "The Gentleman's Companion: The Exotic Drinking Book" is the summation of Baker's drinking experiences abroad. Baker accents his tales of high adventure with recipes for cocktails and other alcoholic beverages that were considered unusual specimens in the 1920s and 30s. Baker, a captivating storyteller, wrote about food and drink for a number of well-known magazines. In this travelogue, he relates how notorious figures, including Hemmingway and Faulkner, numbered among his drinking companions. At once a drinking guidebook and memoir, "The Gentleman's Companion" provides a one-of-a-kind glimpse into the bombastic and glamorous world of travel in the mid-twentieth century.