What a true man might drink

The best drinks for real men according to old-fashioned custom

Our ancestors took no prisoners - at least as far as alcoholic drinks were concerned. When the day's work was done, either the enemy was put to flight or - more harmlessly - the field was tilled, the last nail was hammered or - worse - the last shirt was sold, you looked for your peers to "have another one".

Have you ever drunk "Julbier", "Feuerland Punsch", "Wolgawellen" or "Absinth Kamikaze"? What are the strongest beers? What men's drinks are there? What were the most popular strong drinks among warlike peoples, pirates and sailors, officials and robbers, knights and peasants, rich and poor in different eras? This entertaining book provides the answers. Here's to all of us!

"A shot glass, as soon as it's empty,
is no longer a real pleasure."