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Drinks appear in every Hitchcock feature film-and are the focus of many of them. Now, for the first time, cocktail and Hitchcock enthusiasts can take a trip through Hitch's most iconic films with more than two dozen original recipes for delicious, handcrafted cocktails inspired by the legendary director's most infamous movies and characters.
With drinks inspired by characters such as Norman Bates and Bruno Antony,
Hitchcocktails: Thriller Chillers Based on the Master of Suspense includes step-by-step instructions, expert mixology tips, and beautiful full-color photography. Whether it's on the bar cart or the bookshelf,
Hitchcocktails is the perfect addition to any cinema fan's collection.
Sample List of Drinks:The Stork Club Cocktail (
The Wrong Man)
The Route 66 (
Saboteur)
M for Muddler (
Dial M for Murder)
The Carlotta (
Vertigo)
The Merry Widow (
Shadow of a Doubt)
The Madame Blanche (
Family Plot)
The Forio (
Marnie)
The Shrunken Head (
Under Capricorn)
The Topaz (
Topaz)
In the Dock (
The Paradine Case)
The Vanishing Lady (
The Lady Vanishes)
Madame Sebastian (
Notorious)
The Cameo (
The White Lady)
The Corpse Reviver No. 8 (
The Trouble with Harry)
Danny (
Rebecca)
DRINK LIKE A PSYCHO: Featuring cocktails inspired by the shocking and suspenseful moments from Hitchcock's 50+ film career, this book captures the essence of some of cinema's most iconic scenes.
FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS: Includes detailed, step-by-step instructions and mixology tips for both beginners and experienced cocktail lovers.
¿DRINKS AND BITES FOR EVERYONE: Features 30 cocktails-both alcoholic and non-alcoholic-paired with equally tasty, themed hors d'oeuvres and bar bites.
About the author
Laurence Maslon is an arts professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, as well as associate chair of the Graduate Acting Program. His most recent book is an updated companion volume to the PBS series Broadway: The American Musical. He is also the host and producer of the weekly radio series, Broadway to Main Street (winner of the 2019 ASCAP Foundation/Deems Taylor Award for Radio Broadcast) on the NPR station WLIW-FM. He edited the two-volume set American Musicals (1927-1969) for Library of America, as well as their Kaufman & Co., Broadway comedies by George S. Kaufman. Other books include the companion book to Come From Away, Broadway to Main Street: How Show Music Enchanted America (Oxford), The Sound of Music Companion, and the South Pacific Companion. He is the writer and coproducer of the PBS American Masters documentary, Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me, and wrote American Masters documentary Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sounds. He served on the nominating committee for the Tony Awards from 2007 to 2010. He has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Yorker, Opera News, Stagebill, and American Theatre. Mr. Maslon, otherwise a nice guy, mixes a mean drink.
