Booze & Vinyl: A Spirited Guide to Great Music and Mixed Drinks by André Darlington

Booze & Vinyl: A Spirited Guide to Great Music and Mixed Drinks Reviews

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  M.L. Rio

  Yeah, this is probably the most on-brand coffee-table tome I could possibly buy. The selections are totally scattershot; some are a bit obvious (the omnipresent Led Zeppelin IV, when if you’re going to pick a Zeppelin album for drinking it really should be In Through the Out Door), some a bit questionable (albums about street riots and Vietnam don’t really belong in the “seduction” section, imo), and others are so on point you can’t help but smirk (Bruce and boilermakers? But of course). All in all, though, a great gift for your favorite cratedigging boozehound—or, you know, just for you. Personally I’m eager to try the red wine hot chocolate with Dark Side of the Moon.
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  Sherri

  Organized by mood and type. Interesting tidbits and two drink options Side A and Side B.
  Music buffs rejoice and get your groove on.
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  Jennifer Villa

  Ladies and gents, music maniacs and booze buffs— this book is IT! It pairs popular records from the 70s to now with delightful cocktails and even food! Seriously, what more do you need??
  
  It’s a wonderful way to learn about some of the best musicians of the last few decades. And the drinks are On. Point. I’ve read through the whole thing and tried four of the pairings now with friends and solo, and it’s been a true enjoyment— every time.
  
  I got this as a thoughtful present and, boy, is it a gift that keeps on giving! Can’t get enough. Get it for yourself, ship it to a friend. You won’t regret it!
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  Donna

  Very much a concept book that will no doubt make you smile. Safe and obvious choices with regard to the pairings of music and drinks. Definitely needed more shots of turntables. A coffee table book worth a look.
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  Kristen Vlahiotis

  Having curated cocktails for each side of a vinyl is revolutionary
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  Pixie

  4.5 stars. This was on a year-end list of cookbooks. Recipe books? You don't cook cocktails, of course, but aside from that the focus is the vinyl. What an innovative concept for a book. Those liner notes and party ideas (with great matching photos and layouts) show a lot of love and passionate knowledge of the music. Makes me want to at least listen to a lot of albums I missed the first time around, even if I can't get my hands on the vinyl. There is an "A side" and "B side" cocktail recipe for each album, some of which seem to have been culled from historic recipes based on the way the name/title fits with each album theme. I don't feel the need to make a lot of those recipes (or host most of those parties), but it sure was fun to read about.
  
  Do you want to know the first album listed in the first section (Rock)? Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones. The authors say it is their "go-to New Years Day brunch album." As I was reading this at the beginning of January, fun! (There are parties for all seasons and reasons represented in the book.)
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  Donna Kremer

  This is my favorite bar book. It includes many cocktails you’d want to drink with readily available ingredients, and the photography and page layouts are ultra sexy cool. The index is pretty thorough when you’re looking for a recipe that includes those random bottles of liqueurs you’ve acquired in your cabinet.
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  Chris

  Very cool, beautiful book with awesome craft cocktail pairings with classic vinyl albums. I have 10-15 of these albums, so I’m looking forward to making the drinks and trying them out
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  Doug

  I love this fun guide! We are incorporating a one-night-per-month standing Booze and Vinyl date night into our life plan - yeah us!
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  Carol Keller

  This will be the same review for both volumes. This is a great concept, pairing cocktails and tunes. There are many recipes and mostly they are achievable with available ingredients and simple techniques. Album choices were nicely done. The very big problem with these books is the printing quality. Matte paper, dull and less than sharp printing leave some pages hard to read. It’s frustrating to have dark lettering on similarly colored, slightly darker paper.
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  Kristina

  This is a super cool book! It’s filled with entertaining ideas for vinyl parties & get-togethers. Every album is assigned two cocktail recipes—one for each side of the album. There’s also a suggestion for what to serve with your cocktails. Even if you’re not planning to host people, it’s fun to read the genres & “when to spin.” Vibrant, retro pages set a cool vibe & it made me want to pull out my record player to spin some records. Start with the music & invite some people over!
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  Cristhian

  Si solo fuera por los cocktails, estaría más o menos el libro, pero como de lo que trata es de mezclar tragos con discos sube muchos puntos aunado esto a una edición y diseño increíble.
  
  Un libro muy bonito para acompañar tu colección de libros de bar o tu colección de discos.
  
  No es escencial, pero se ve muy bien.
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  Vince C

  This was a nice fast tread. The drinks were interesting, and the varied selections of albums were awesome! The only negative I had was I wished their “liner notes” were a little bit more extensive. More tidbits/behind the scenes stuff about the actual albums, or the bands that made them would have been nice. There was a lot of empty space in the pages.
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  Cheryl

  Great coffee table book. There’s some great drink recipes
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  John

  BASIC all around.
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  kristin

  I feel for whoever is the target of someone playing Bon Iver's "For Emma, Forever Ago" album in an attempt at seducing them. 🤭
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  Susan White-Riggs

  This was excellent, so good I went out and bought. Read it first from the library
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  DeHoyos Justin

  Checked out from the library and read through most of the recipes and record summaries. Cool concept, probably a book I’ll purchase at some point. Fun
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  Alex Friedman

  A great take on different drinks for cocktail enthusiasts
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  Joseph Civello

  I recommend to any cocktail or vinyl lover. Or to anyone that wants to throw a party! Or to anyone that doesn’t grimace when they hear 1 part tequila 1 part black sambuca.