Atomic Cocktails: Mixed Drinks for Modern Times

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Summary: From the Chicago Tribune:
Review: "'Atomic Cocktails' brings back the glamour-such as it is-of tippling a-go-go. Written by nostalgia buffs Karen Brooks, Gideon Bosker and Reed Darmon, the book delivers dozens of cocktails with a '50's and '60's point of view. The 50 recipes include classic such as martinis and Manhattans to libations such as Guava Daiquiri of the Party Gods and Hot Buttered Rumba. Rookies will find the basics (equipment, techniques, ingredients) here too, not to mention a very amusing read."

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Summary: From Roam:
Review: "Start the summer's parties off with a bang, with 'Atomic Cocktails,' a bright new collection of drinks, vintage graphics and detailed bayside reference. Surefire hits like the Brazen Martini (violet liqueur and an orange twist in the place of vermouth), Neon Watermelon Margaritas and the fearsome-sounding Angry Red Planet (bloody mary with wasabi), just might wreak everlasting havoc on cocktail life as we know it."

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Summary: An explosive concoction for your shelf
Review: A fun and tasty look at the kitschy side of cocktails pleasantly put together and easy to look at. I bought this book and Hollywood Cocktails which looks at cocktails through the silver screen. Why have just one cocktail when you can have more?

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Summary: An explosive concoction for your shelf
Review: Atomic Cocktails is a great book if you are interested in mixing up some potent potables, but you can find a thousand other books that give you the same information. What separates this book from the pack is the retro-packaging. Done up in a kitschy, campy style, the book harkens back to the lounge lizard days of the 50's & 60's. The book honors the time when drinking a martini was the height of cool and does the fine art of mixing drinks proud.

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Summary: Head For The Lounge
Review: Atomic Cocktails is a great book if you are interested in mixing up some potent potables, but you can find a thousand other books that give you the same information. What separates this book from the pack is the retro-packaging. Done up in a kitschy, campy style, the book harkens back to the lounge lizard days of the 50's & 60's. The book honors the time when drinking a martini was the height of cool and does the fine art of mixing drinks proud.

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Summary: Funny and a great introduction to the new swank culture
Review: Atomic Cocktails is nicely designed and serves a novice very well. The pictures and drinks included are pure 50's, stylish and fun. The recipes presented are detailed and easy to duplicate at home. Contained in the back of the book is a glossary of liquors telling which have a better taste at better prices. All in all a very good book one that will spur the intrests of beginers. I wish, however, that it had given more recipes.

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Summary: An extreemly good introduction to cocktail culture
Review: Atomic Cocktails is nicely designed and serves a novice very well. The pictures and drinks included are pure 50's, stylish and fun. The recipes presented are detailed and easy to duplicate at home. Contained in the back of the book is a glossary of liquors telling which have a better taste at better prices. All in all a very good book one that will spur the intrests of beginers. I wish, however, that it had given more recipes.

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Summary: Let's go Retro...
Review: Remember when swing was king, '57 Chevies ate up the road, and I Love Lucy premiered on the tube?? Why just remember the 50's, when you can relive them? Reading Atomic Cocktails: Mixed Drinks for Modern Times, is like peeking through a looking glass into the Atomic age. With drinks like Neon Watermelon Margarita and Rocket Man surrounded by vintage ads and paraphernalia, you can't help but go retro. So cue up Old Blue Eyes, and turn up the night with this collection of classic cocktails.

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Summary: Funny and a great introduction to the new swank culture
Review: The retro-ish styling of the book introduces the once stylish world of mixed cocktail. Even cooler was the fact that the book also included a few non-alcoholic drinks for my dry buds. It not only is a good resource, it makes a great coffee table book as well.

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Summary: Nifty retro look at the elixir of life.
Review: This was a fun read. Quick too. I found some new drink recipes, and some nostalgia for a time I am too young to remember. If anything, the book was too short as I could have done with a few more drinks, and some more nostalgia. At least some Cole Porter or Noel Coward. Rick, Nora. Somebody. Still, it was fun while it lasted, and clearly understood and conveyed the romance, grace, and promise of a Martini.