{"product_id":"hitchcocktails","title":"Hitchcocktails","description":"\u003cp\u003eMurder and manners make for the ultimate mixture in the movies of director Alfred Hitchcock. In every one of his major pictures, characters down an alcoholic beverage or two—even in a film set on a lifeboat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHitchcocktails: Lethal Libations Inspired by the Master of Suspense\u003c\/em\u003e features more than two dozen artisanal cocktail recipes inspired by such characters such as Norman Bates, Mrs. Danvers, Uncle Charlie, Marnie, and the ultimate stranger on a train, Bruno Antony. Cary Grant’s elegant way around a cocktail shaker is traced from his would-be poisoner in \u003cem\u003eSuspicion \u003c\/em\u003eto his government agent with an intimate knowledge of hangover remedies in \u003cem\u003eNotorious \u003c\/em\u003eto his bourbon-addled ad man-on-the-run in \u003cem\u003eNorth by Northwest\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Laurence Maslon (who combined his passion for Broadway and cocktails in \u003cem\u003eI’ll Drink to That!\u003c\/em\u003e, an award-winning Weldon Owen book from 2023) reveals the relationship between drinking and drama with anecdotes and fun facts, ranging from early Hitchcock espionage thrillers such as \u003cem\u003eSecret Agent \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Lady Vanishes\u003c\/em\u003e through his final films such as \u003cem\u003eFrenzy \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eFamily Plot\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapters such as “Wrong Place, Wrong Time;” “Foreign Climes;” and “Ice Maidens” organize the drinks around famous motifs such as Hitchcock's iconic blondes and other unforgettable female characters. With easy-to-follow instructions, beautiful full-color photography of the cocktails by legendary photographer Joan Marcus, and rare film stills and posters from the movies themselves, \u003cem\u003eHitchcocktails: Lethal Libations Inspired by the Master of Suspense\u003c\/em\u003e is the kind of perfect addition to a bar shelf or a bookshelf that any cinema fan would kill for.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Weldon Owen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50209056030977,"sku":"nko1787268478903","price":15.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/1979\/5201\/files\/hitchcocktails_1.jpg?v=1787268484","url":"https:\/\/www.juniperavenue.shop\/products\/hitchcocktails","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}