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Philip Greene

Philip Greene is the author of To Have and Have Another: A Hemingway Cocktail Companion, The Manhattan: The Story of the First Modern Cocktail with Recipes and A Drinkable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris, which won a Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award in 2019.

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King Cocktail

All Cocktail Drinkers Need to Own this Bartending Book

Legendary bartender Dale DeGroff just published a second edition of his highly influential “The Craft of the Cocktail.” Here’s what to expect and why you should buy it.

Philip Greene

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Literary Imbibers

Drinking While Writing: Hemingway & Fitzgerald

The two famous authors and great friends had two very different perspectives when it came to writing and having a drink.

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DRINK DO’S & DON’TS

Is There a Right Way to Make a Manhattan Cocktail?

Our columnist answers the three most frequent questions he gets about the Manhattan cocktail.

Philip Greene

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SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED???

The Martini: The King of Cocktails & Opinions

We look at the famed drink that has started 1,000 arguments and also a new Martini book by Robert Simonson.

Philip Greene

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Spirited Archeology

Finding the Epicenter of New Orleans Cocktail History

A single non-descript block of New Orleans was once home to a number of extremely significant bars.

Philip Greene

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STELLAAAA!!!

Mixing Drama & Drinks: Tennessee Williams

On the 108th birthday of the award-winning playwright, we look at his contentious relationship with drinking.

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The Roaring Twenties

The Jazz Age’s Lost Leader: Harry Crosby

The life of the poet, publisher, and playboy defined the decadent decade but he has been largely forgotten during the last century.

Philip Greene

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Excerpt

The Cocktail That Brought Hemingway & Fitzgerald Together

The new book ‘A Drinkable Feast’ explores the cocktails and bars favored by Ernest Hemingway and his friends in 1920s Paris.

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THE JAZZ AGE

Toasting Hemingway’s Paris With a Jack Rose Cocktail

The classic applejack drink is featured in ‘The Sun Also Rises’ and is quite tasty.

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Fountain of Youth

The Quack Doctor & a Gin Cocktail Sensation

This classic cocktail was inspired by the popularity of a very suspect medical procedure designed to extend life.

Philip Greene

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