How to Drink Like a Rock Star - Recipes for the Cocktails and Libations that Inspired 100 Music Legends

Pairing history's 100 greatest rock stars with recipes for their iconic drink of choice, How to Drink Like a Rock Star is the perfect guide to summoning the muse for music fans, rock and roll bartenders, and cocktail enthusiasts. Have you longed for a taste of the rock and roll lifestyle without the trashed hotel rooms, constrictive leather pants, and weeks lost on a cramped tour bus? Whether you want to know what fueled Ozzy Osbourne's bat-biting Prince of Darkness persona, quaff a Jack and Coke like Motörhead's Lemmy, or learn Madonna's recipe for a perfect dirty martini, How to Drink Like a Rock Star will delight fans of all genres of rock and roll and anyone searching for the perfect cocktail. From AC/DC to ZZ Top, this lavish illustrated follow-up to How to Drink Like a Writer offers 100 spirited drink recipes, fascinating rock star profiles, a special sections dedicated to epic rock clubs to drink, dance, and perform in, and even unusual hangover cures and favorite food pairings, all accompanied by original illustrations of ingredients and finished cocktails, and a wealth of photographs. This remarkable book, the result of a deep dive into interviews, backstage tour riders, and much more, is sure to inspire, impress, and inebriate. Sure, becoming a rock legend takes dedication, connections, and talent, but it also takes vodka, gin, tequila, and whiskey.

List of contents

Introduction
Bar Tools
Stocking the Cabinet
 
Buddy Holly’s American Pie
Jimi Hendrix’s Purple Haze
Janis Joplin’s Southern Nectar
Jim Morrison’s Boilermaker
Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s Brown Derby
Elvis Presley’s Banana Peanut Butter Shot
John Lennon’s Brandy Alexander
Bob Marley’s Jamaican Irish Moss
Freddie Mercury’s Bohemian Vodka Tonic
Frank Zappa’s Coffee and Fried Spaghetti
Jerry Garcia’s Rum Screwdriver
The Ramones’s Tanqueray and Tonic
Joe Strummer’s Hard Cider
Johnny Cash’s Dark ’n’ Stormy
Michael Jackson’s Jesus Juice
Simon & Garfunkel’s Vodka Gimlet
Amy Winehouse’s Rickstacy
Whitney Houston’s Champagne
Lemmy Kilmister’s Jack and Coke
David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust Bombay Sapphire Martini
Prince’s Purple Rain Sangria
Chuck Berry’s Orange Blossom
Fats Domino’s Heineken and Red Beans
Aretha Franklin’s Whiskey Ginger
Little Richard’s Tutti Frutti
David Lee Roth’s Schlitz Malt Liquor
Jerry Lee Lewis’s Whiskey Talkin’
Grace Slick’s Mulled Wine
Tina Turner’s Red Wine and Fine Chocolate
Neil Diamond’s Love On the Rocks
Bob Dylan’s Bourbon Served Neat
Carole King’s Champagne Cocktail
Paul McCartney’s Clementine Maccarita
Mick Jagger’s Tequila Sunrise
Roger Waters’s Dark Side of the Moon Beer Cocktail
Joni Mitchell’s Lemon Sake
Keith Richards’s Nuclear Waste
Jimmy Page’s Swig of Jack
Diana Ross’s Coffee with Cognac
Rod Stewart’s Rum and Coke
Eric Clapton’s Vodka Lager
Ritchie Blackmore’s Purple Whiskey
Pete Townshend’s Rémy Old Fashioned
John Fogerty’s Lagerita
Carly Simon’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Debbie Harry’s White Wine Spritzer
Cher’s Strawberry Daiquiri
Jimmy Buffett’s Margarita
Patti Smith’s Americano
Elton John’s Johnnie and Lemon
Don Henley’s Scotini
Ian Anderson’s Screwdriver
Donald Fagen’s Piña Colada
Alice Cooper’s Velvet Hammer and Tuna Fish Malted for Hangovers
Steven Tyler’s Rusty Nail
Stevie Nicks’s Rémy Sidecar
Ozzy Osbourne’s Breakfast Brandy Hangover Helper
Billy Joel’s Soda Highball
Gene Simmons’s Milk and Cereal on the Rocks
Bruce Springsteen and Clarence Clemons’s Kahuna Punch
Billy Gibbons’s The Gibbons
Peter Gabriel’s Red Rain Spritzer
Suzi Quatro’s Château Margaux
Ann Wilson’s  White Lightning Sangria
Chrissie Hynde’s Talk of the Town Tequila
Sting’s Fine Red Wine
John Mellencamp’s Big Red
Pat Benatar’s Strawberry Italian Soda
Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Want to Have Organic Wine
David Lee Roth’s Schlitz Malt Liquor
John Lydon’s Red Stripe
Madonna’s Dirty Martini
Belinda Carlisle’s Greyhound
Joan Jett’s Cherry Ale
Susanna Hoffs’s Coffee with Clouds
Morrissey’s Peroni Negroni
Bono’s Jack on the Rocks
The Beach Boys’s Frozen Bahama Mama
Kim Deal’s Gin Fizz
Jon Bon Jovi’s Hampton Water Rosé
Lenny Kravitz’s Dom Pérignon
Courtney Love’s Pétrus
Eddie Vedder’s Pinot Noir
Björk’s All Is Full of Love Spritz
Janet Jackson’s Grapefruit Cosmo
Three Dog Night’s Mighty Fine Wine and Cheese
Chicago’s Saturday Cabernet
 
Epic Rock Clubs to Drink, Dance, and Perform In: CBGB, Whisky A Go Go, and the 100 Club
 
Dave Grohl’s Deer and Beer
Gwen Stefani’s Hugo
Journey’s Orange Creamsicle
AC/DC’s Chocolate Milk Martini
Squeeze’s Brandy Sour
Fergie’s Fergalicious
Shakira’s Green Berry Smoothie
Karen O’s Patrón and Tonic
Pink’s Jameson McCree
Beyoncé’s Armand de Brignac
Metallica’s Crown Royal and Ginger
Guns n’ Roses’s Vodka Cranberry
Lady Gaga’s Jameson Mule
 
Notes
 

About the author

From the team behind How to Drink Like a Writer, Rock Stars at Home, and Tommy at 50 comes a wide-ranging collection of renowned rock stars and the cocktails they stirred (and were stirred by). No recipes were tested during office hours.

Summary

Pairing history’s 100 greatest rock stars with recipes for their iconic drink of choice, How to Drink Like a Rock Star is the perfect guide to summoning the muse for music fans, rock and roll bartenders, and cocktail enthusiasts.
Have you longed for a taste of the rock and roll lifestyle without the trashed hotel rooms, constrictive leather pants, and weeks lost on a cramped tour bus? Whether you want to know what fueled Ozzy Osbourne’s bat-biting Prince of Darkness persona, quaff a Jack and Coke like Motörhead’s Lemmy, or learn Madonna’s recipe for a perfect dirty martini, How to Drink Like a Rock Star will delight fans of all genres of rock and roll and anyone searching for the perfect cocktail.
From AC/DC to ZZ Top, this lavish illustrated follow-up to How to Drink Like a Writer offers 100 spirited drink recipes, fascinating rock star profiles, a special section dedicated to epic rock clubs to drink, dance, and perform in, and even unusual hangover cures and favorite food pairings, all accompanied by original illustrations of ingredients and finished cocktails, and a wealth of photographs. This remarkable book, the result of a deep dive into interviews, backstage tour riders, and much more, is sure to inspire, impress, and inebriate. Sure, becoming a rock legend takes dedication, connections, and talent, but it also takes vodka, gin, tequila, and whiskey.

Foreword

Perfect for music, pop culture, food and bev, and human interest media: How to Drink Like a Rock Star will be widely pitched for print and online media and should appeal to the likes of Rolling Stone, Billboard, Vice, Pitchfork, BuzzFeed, Gastro Obscura, New York magazine, and more.

Next book in a series with a track record of media interest: How to Drink Like a Writer released mid-pandemic and yet garnered media and received praise from outlets including Mental Floss, Woman’s Day, Forbes, Wine and Whiskey Globe, and more. Those outlets will be pitched again, and coverage is expected.

Perfect for excerpts and holiday gift roundup and features: How to Drink Like a Rock Star is beautifully designed and media will enjoy showcasing spreads and recipes from the book. It will also be pitched for holiday gifts roundups.

Targeted digital advertising with SEO keywords to reach home bartenders, music fans, and those searching for classy gifts.

Product details

• Authors: Apollo Publishers
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.10.2022
• EAN: 9781954641068
• ISBN: 978-1-954641-06-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Illustrations: s/w. Abb.
• Series: How to Drink
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Guides > Food & drink > Drinks; Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Social & cultural history, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, HUMOR / Topic / Celebrity & Popular Culture, Biography: arts & entertainment, Reference works, Musicians, singers, bands & groups, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Spirits