Cocktail history for kids

[TAPrice]

I'm teaching a short course at the university on New Orleans food. One of the units will look at the cocktail. Any suggestions for a good, 20-pages or so, intro to the history of the cocktail?

I'm looking for something backed up by some academic research. It could be an article or a book chapter. I'm just drawing a blank at the moment.

And what other sources would people suggest if the students want to dig deeper? Interested to hear other opinions on that question.

[slkinsey]

For digging deeper, there's Straight Up or On the Rocks: The Story of the American Cocktail by William Grimes, and of course there's Dave Wondrich's Imbibe!.

Not sure if there is a 20-pager with references available.

[Mayhaw Man]

Todd,

Matt Rowley is in town. Give me a call. He had some AMAZING stuff that he apparently copied at the Lib of Cong. It would be a good start.

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[MikeHartnett]

Is it a TIDES course?

[TAPrice]

Is it a TIDES course?

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Yes (and for the rest of the audience, TIDES are short seminars for freshmen--they're supposed to be fun and not too heavy on the reading).