Hair of the Dog: 80 Hangover Cocktails and Cures

No such thing as a cure for a hangover? Guess again, thanks to one of the world’s best bartenders. You wake up, head spinning, stomach churning, wishing you were dead. You have a hangover—and celebrated bartender Salvatore Calabrese is here to help. He explains why we get hangovers and how to avoid them, temper them, and heal them the morning after. To do this, “Maestro” Calabrese shares his secret drink recipes to lessen the pounding in your head, from the Apothecary, Bartender’s Breakfast, and Corpse Reviver to the Spirit Lifter, Suffering Bastard, and Wake-Up Call. If you can’t stomach the thought of more booze, try a nonalcoholic remedy, including the Cleanser Cocktail, Dale DeGroff’s Macho Gazpacho, or a Virgin Mary. Packed with insightful quotes, expert advice, and a generous dose of humor, Hair of the Dog also provides a handy hangover scale to judge your level of suffering, a three-day detox program, and a collection of herbal remedies. With the Maestro’s help, you’ll be back on your feet in no time!
You wake up hungover, wishing you were dead. Enter celebrated bartender Salvatore Calabrese with expert advice on how to avoid, address, and alleviate your morning-after misery. There are drink recipes with and without booze, a detox program, and a handy hangover scale. Packed with pithy quotes and a career’s worth of wisdom, Hair of the Dog is “Maestro” Calabrese’s handy guide to getting back on your feet again after a night’s worth of bad decisions.