Loki‘s Librarian

This weeks #bookoftheweek is The Guns of John Moses Browning: The Remarkable Story of the Inventor Whose Firearms Changed the World by Nathan Gorenstein. The accompanying #cocktail is Gunsmoke:  https://highwest.com/blogs/recipes/gunsmoke 1.5 oz High West Bourbon 0.25 oz Amaro Nonino Barspoon Mezcal 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice 0.5 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice 0.5 oz Cinnamon Syrup Grapefruit Twist Garnish Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until chilled. Double strain into an Old Fashioned glass with cube ice. Garnish with a grapefruit twist. #booksandbooze #bookreview #booktube #booktuber #johnmosesbrowning

This weeks #bookoftheweek is An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy 1917-1963 by Robert Dallek. The accompanying #cocktail for this weeks #booksandbooze is a Daiquiri: https://makeitperfectly.com/drink/recipes/d7b4cd78-185c-11e9-b5d8-17f320773b7e 2 oz Rum 1 oz Lime Juice 3 drops Falernum 2 oz Limeade Concentrate I put all in a shaker and shook it up. This cocktail is TART, so if you don't like sour drinks, steer clear.

This weeks #bookoftheweek is The Serpent in the Sky: The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt by John Anthony West. The accompanying #cocktail is Serpent's Kiss: https://www.barnonedrinks.com/drinks/s/serpents-kiss-8920.html Equal parts Melon Liqueur Coconut Rum Raspberry Liqueur Pineapple Juice Pour all in a glass with ice and stir. #ancienthistory #egypt #johnanthonywest #bookreview #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in the Early Times by Elizabeth Wayland Barber. The accompanying #cocktail is Weaver: https://cocktailsdistilled.com/recipe/weaver/ 1.5 oz Tequila Blanco 0.75 oz Amaro Meletti 1 oz Lime Juice 0.5 oz Hibiscus Syrup Shake all with ice and pour into a rocks glass with ice.  #booksandbooze #bookreview #booktuber #booktok

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Forgotten Civilization: New Discoveries on the Solar-Induced Dark Age by Robert M. Schoch, PhD and Catherine Ulissey. The accompanying #cocktail is Drink End of Days: https://www.bargpt.app/ai-cocktail-recipe/drink-end-of-days#google_vignette  2 oz Mezcal 1 oz Aperol 1/2 oz Lime Juice 1/2 oz Agave Syrup 1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper Pinch of Sea Salt Put all in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake up, pour over ice and garnish with a chili pepper. #bookreview #booktok #booktuber #history

This weeks #bookoftheweek is the final book in the Kingmaker trilogy by Ari H. Mendelson, Just Power.The accompanying cocktail is Cup of Justice: https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/6342/cup-of-justice 1.5 oz Amaro .5 oz Elderflower Liqueur .5 oz Cognac 2 drops Chocolate Bitters Stir all with ice, pour into a cocktail glass. Enjoy! #tooreal #fiction #clowncourt #booksandbooze #bookreview

This weeks book of the week is Eisenhower: Soldier and President: The Renowned One-Volume Life by Stephen E. Ambrose. The accompanying cocktail is allegedly one of Eisenhower's favorites, Transfusion:  https://www.liquor.com/recipes/transfusion/ Concord grape juice ice cubes* 2 ounces vodka 1/2 ounce ginger syrup 1/2 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed 2 ounces club soda, chilled Garnish: concord grapes Garnish: crystallized ginger Mix the vodka, ginger syrup, and lime juice in a shaker with ice, pour over the grape juice ice cubes, add the club soda, and garnish with crystallized ginger and concord grapes. #bookoftheweek #booksandbooze #booktuber #eisenhower #bookreview

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Liberalism by Ludwig von Mises. The accompanying #cocktail is The Liberal:  https://www.thespruceeats.com/liberal-cocktail-recipe-761463#:~:text=The%20liberal%20cocktail%20is%20made,as%20sweet%20as%20the%20original. 1 1/2 ounces rye whiskey, or bourbon 1/2 ounce sweet vermouth 1/4 ounce amaro liqueur 2 dashes orange bitters Lemon twist, for garnish Put all but garnish in cocktail shaker with ice, stir until chilled. Pour into a cocktail glass, garnish with lemon twist.  #booksandbooze #review

This weeks #bookoftheweek is For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto by Murray N. Rothbard. The accompanying #cocktail is Fresh Picked Freedom: https://www.thebacklabel.com/recipe/fresh-picked-freedom/ 50 ml Hangar 1 Straight Vodka 20 ml lemon juice, fresh 20 ml simple syrup Club soda, to finish 2 handfuls blueberries 6 mint leaves, fresh, plus more to garnish This was a thinkum book, that required much pauses to work through what I had read. And reminded me forcefully of Robert Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. In Defense of the 2nd Amendment:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPUantWFY2M The Moon is a Harsh Mistress:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO-J_5ziYEI #bookreview #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Freedom's Furies: How Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Liberty in an Age of Darkness by Timothy Sandefur. The accompanying #cocktail is a classic Aviation: https://www.liquor.com/recipes/aviation/ 2 oz Gin 1/2 oz Maraschino Liquor 1/4 oz Creme de Violette 3/4 oz Lemon Juice Garnish: Brandied Cherry Since Isabel Paterson preferred the name Aviation to the more common Lost Generation, I mixed up a classic Aviation for this week's #bookreview #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is A Man of the People: A Life of Harry S. Truman by Alonzo L. Hamby. The accompanying #cocktail is a Missouri Mule: https://www.stlmag.com/dining/how-to-make-a-missouri-mule/ 1 oz Bourbon 1 oz Apple Jack or Apple Brandy .5 oz Campari  .5 oz Cointreau Mix all with ice, pour into a glass, garnish with an orange slice (optional). Martyr Made Podcast: Fear and Loathing in the New Jerusalem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8ljzfkkIcc #bookreview #uspresidents #ushistory #harrystruman #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is About My Mother: True Stories of a Horse-Crazy Daughter and Her Baseball-Obsessed Mother by Peggy Rowe. And because horses are involved, this weeks cocktail is Horsefeathers (aka The Quarterhorse): https://alittleandalot.com/quarter-horse-cocktail/ 2 oz Bourbon 4 oz Ginger Beer 1 oz Lime Cordial 2-3 dashes Angostura Bitters Stir all with ice in a mixer and pour over ice. #booksandbooze #bookreview #bookreviews #memoir

This weeks #bookoftheweek was a random find at my local bookstore, The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero by Timothy Egan. The accompanying #cocktail is 69th Irish Regimental Cocktail: https://civilwartalk.com/threads/69th-irish-regimental-cocktail.158953/#google_vignette  3 parts champagne 1 part Irish Whiskey #booksandbooze #bookreview #bookreviews

This weeks #bookoftheweek is New Deal or Raw Deal: How FDR's Economic Legacy has Damaged America by Burton Folsom Jr.  The accompanying cocktail is a Vodka Paralyzer: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/152922/vodka-paralyzer/ 1 cup ice cubes 4 fluid ounces cola 1 fluid ounce coffee flavored liqueur 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger vodka 2 fluid ounces milk 1 maraschino cherry (Optional) Pour all in a highball glass and stir, top with maraschino cherry for garnish. #bookreview #booksandbooze #economics #fdr

This weeks #bookoftheweek is FDR: A Biography by Ted Morgan and the accompanying #cocktail is a Rum Swizzle:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VVptVuGSS8 2.25 oz Dark Rum 2.25 oz Gold Rum 1.5 oz Triple Sec 2.5 oz Orange Juice Juice 1 Lemon 1 oz Falernum 3 dashes Bitters Mix with ice and enjoy. #FDR #americanhistory #USPresidents #bookreview #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is The Failure of the "New Economics": An Analysis of the Keynesian Fallacies by Henry Hazlitt.  The accompanying cocktail is Secret Satire: https://delightfuldrinks.com/cocktail-bar/secret-satire-bourbon-champagne-cocktail/  40 ml Bourbon  10 ml Poitin  15 ml Italian Aperitif Wine  10 ml Simple Syrup  Stir all with ice, strain into a highball glass and add ice. And fuck me! The recipe actually calls to top with champagne, which I did NOT do, because champagne was not on the ingredient list! So always read the recipe all the way through.  Links: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/savings.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/investing.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/mercantilism.asp #bookreview   #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is The Great Depression: America, 1929-1941 by Robert S. McElvaine. The accompanying #cocktail is Recession Depression; https://www.cocktail.uk.com/cocktails/recession-depression 1.5 oz Citron Vodka .5 oz Triple Sec .5 oz Lemon Juice 2 splashes Lime Cordial Put all in a mixer with ice, shake, pour into a cocktail glass, and enjoy. Links from Investopedia: Keynesian Economics: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/j/john_maynard_keynes.asp Laissez Faire: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/laissezfaire.asp#:~:text=Key%20Takeaways,governments%20are%20involved%20in%20business. #bookreview #greatdepression #economics #learning

This weeks #bookoftheweek begins our exploration of the Great Depression with The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression by Amity Shlaes. The accompanying cocktail is Washington's Insidious Punch: https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2022/11/11-historic-newspaper-cocktails/ 1 part Sour Lemonade 1 part Champagne 1/2 part Rum 1/2 part Whiskey splash of Sweet Liqueur of your choice Build in the glass over ice. #cocktail #bookreview #booktuber #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is book two of the Kingmaker Series by Ari H. Mendelson, Due Process. The accompanying #cocktail is The Bad Guy:  https://www.crystalmixer.com/the-bad-guy-recipe/ 3 oz Absinthe 1 oz Rum 1 oz Everclear Build in the glass. #booksandbooze #fiction #politicalthriller

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Herbert Hoover: A Life by Glen Jeansonne. The accompanying #cocktail is Big Chief: https://punchdrink.com/recipes/big-chief/ 2 oz Bourgon 1/2 oz Amer or Amaro 1/2 oz Punt e Mes Orange Peel to Garnish Stir the alcohol in a mixer with ice and pour into a coup glass. Flame the underside of the orange peel and express the oils into the cocktail before dropping the orange peel into the cocktail. Tip: Eat the orange while drinking the cocktail. Much better. #bookreview #booksandbooze #herberthoover #ushistory #humanitarian