title: Lost Recipes of Prohibition: Notes from a Bootlegger's Manual
author: Matthew Rowley
description: Open <em>Lost Recipes of Prohibition</em> to any page and youll be drawn into the mysterious world of a long-vanished physician-turned-whiskey peddler and his illicit and even dangerous recipes. Matthew Rowley takes us through the handwritten notebook, exploring its historical context, elucidating its odd ingredients (talcum powder?), and even sampling the recipes. This is a must-have for anyone who enjoys a good cocktailor the discovery of buried treasure.<br /> - <strong>Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist</strong><br /><br />If ever there was a case to be made for kismet, it is in your hands. Somehow this mystery-tinged, camouflaged doctors notebook found its way to Matthew Rowley. The utility of whats here is no trifle, but only Matt could have entertainingly illuminated not just the artifact, but all its implications . . . Buy this, you will not be bored.<br /> - <strong>Max Watman, author of Chasing the White Dog</strong><br /><br />Nobody is more familiar with the dark caverns of drinks history than Matthew Rowley, and <em>Lost Recipes of Prohibition</em> is an eye-opening exploration of the era, turning up many rich rewards.<br /> - <strong>Paul Clarke, author of The Cocktail Chronicles</strong><br /><br />Matthew Rowley found his way into Prohibitions crypt, returned with a notebook scrawled with crabbed hieroglyphics, and took the time to translate it for those curious about how one drank when one couldnt drink. Fascinating and revealing!<br /> - <strong>Wayne Curtis, author of And a Bottle of Rum</strong><br /><br />In <em>Lost Recipes of Prohibition</em>, Matthew Rowley unearths recipes of a bootlegging physician living in Harlem. Rowley then translates the good doctors formulary into recipes that modern bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts can use.<br /> - <strong>Michael Dietsch, author of Shrubs</strong><br /><br />Few people on earth have the authority to unveil such a treasure trove as Matthew Rowley does. Immerse yourself in the epic journey of cocktail archaeology contained within these pages.<br /> - <strong>Jeffrey Morgenthaler, author of The Bar Book</strong><br /><br />Rowley takes the gift of a mysterious notebook and runs with it, taking us along for an entertaining and fascinating ramble.<br /> - <strong>Dave Stolte, author of Home Bar Basics (and Not-So-Basics)</strong>
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  Trigger Warning
  Contains content some may find offensive, including but not limited to: the
  consumption of alcohol significantly in excess of government guidelines;
  references to sexual activity (both conventional and non-conventional); the
  casual use of and befuddlement by illegal drugs; disrespect to personnel
  involved in law enforcement; blasphemy; words of a sexual and potentially
  deviant nature; contempt for all norms of ethics and dece