Cowboy Cocktails: 60 Recipes Inspired by the American West

Cowboy Cocktails: 60 Recipes Inspired by the American West By Andre Darlington Take a swig of the Wild, Wild West with 60 historically inspired cattle kingdom cocktails.Based on trail life after the Civil War, the cow towns at the time, and on the drinks enjoyed there, Cowboy Cocktails gives you a true taste of the cowboy lifestyle. With charming sidebars throughout, learn some surprising history about cowboys and their experiences in the Wild West like: Free Lunch – During the cowboy era, American saloons offered “free lunch,” or small bites served gratis alongside drink orders. A typical free lunch included smoked oysters, crackers with Limburger cheese, rye bread, and sardines. If you want to recreate a free lunch and make it a feast, add salted peanuts, sauerkraut, cold cuts, pretzels, and dill pickles. Crafty saloon owners knew that such salty offerings not only kept customers around longer but kept them thirsty for more. Chili Powder – German immigrant William Gebhardt first