Tequila Mockingbird February 5, 2013
Posted by nrhatch in Books & Movies, Humor, Word Play, Writing & Writers.trackback
Writers and liquor go together like hand and glove or giraffe and scarf. Right?
So why didn’t WE think of this?
A clever tribute to literature, Tequila Mockingbird is the cocktail book for the literary obsessed. Combining beloved classic novels with witty humor and delicious drink recipes, some of the charming recipes include:
* Vermouth the Bell Tolls
* Gin Eyre
* Are You There God? It’s Me, Margarita
* Bridget Jones’s Daiquiri, and more.
Accompanying the 65 cocktail recipes are a list of tools and techniques, a spirits glossary, and a handful of drinking games and bar bites, making this cocktail book both fun and functional. With a special cover designed to look like a classic novel, whimsical illustrations, and a two-color design throughout, Tequila Mockingbird is a one-of-a-kind cocktail book.
About the Author (quoted from Amazon):
Tim Federle is the author of over seven hundred emails. Born in beautiful San Francisco and raised in character-building Pittsburgh, Tim discovered show tunes in elementary school, prompting bullies to discover Tim. Armed only with grit (and his father’s credit card), Tim fled to New York City as a teenager. He has since worn a Tina Turner wig at the Super Bowl, a polar bear suit at Radio City, and a big fat grin in five Broadway shows.
Federle is a Broadway actor, word nerd, cocktail enthusiast, author of the YA comic novel, Better Nate Than Ever, and former lifestyle columnist for Apartment Therapy. He lives (and drinks) in New York City.
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Want to play along?
Take your favorite cocktail and turn it into a book title . . . or take a favorite book title and transform it into a cocktail.
Post your delicious and delightful play on words below.
Aah . . . that’s better!
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Spirit Lights The Way 
Puritan Rum (ye stronge Jamaikan drinke) for “Pilgrim’s Unprogress”.
Ya mon! 😎
50 Shades of Vodka Tonics
Ooh . . . yes! 50 Shades of Grey Goose Vodka! 😀
My creativity hasn’t woken up yet….I’ll be back later to contribute (if I can come up with one) and see what others come up with!
Thanks, Suzi. I feel much the same . . . as if creativity hasn’t quite risen to greet the morn.
I’m not a drinker, but I love the play on the title. I can’t come up with any cutesy titles myself, so I’ll leave that to your other creative commenters 🙂
Federle has THREE books on the eve of publication ~ this one, Better Nate Than Ever, and another Disney book. He may be a rising star.
Hmmm this is fun but I need time to think.. 😀
I’m not a cocktail drinker, wine for me. How about Tuscan Sun Limoncello?
Aah . . . a perfect drink for Under the Tuscan Sun. Thanks, Pix.
Very envious of that title. Lovely looking book.
Yes! Me too. Tequila Mockingbird is due for release this April and is available for pre-order in the interim.
How about “An Ale of Two Cities”?
Fantastic, William! 😀
I love that!
Bloody Mary in the Blue Lagoon or Muddy Blary and the Glue Baboon?
Of course, an obvious brandy-based one would be The Grapes of Wrath.
Yes! The Grapes of Wrath is good for any wine-based hangover day. 😀
My head is too full of sickness to be much use today, but I love this idea. It would be the perfect gift for a friend or several.
Feel better, Andra. Hope your sickness is soon a distant memory.
Not a cocktail, but Bleak House White….
Phils says, Rum Baba and The Forty Thieves.
We’re still thinking.
Excellent! I can see myself ordering a Rum Baba now. 😀
For me it’s Blue Lagoon Vodka, pineapple and blue caraco
The Blue Lagoon is a romance novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole
That sounds delicious . . . and pretty!
Gone With The Gin 😀
That’s awesome, Dianne.
Bartender: Don’t you think you’ve had enough?
Gin Drinker: Grankly, my fear, I gon’t dive a gamn!
HAAAAAAA! Love it! 😀
You might enjoy this ~ his “gin drinker” is spot on:
Life of Pimms
Good one! I confess I had to do a quick google as I’d never heard of Pimms:
http://britishfood.about.com/od/drinkingtraditions/a/pimms.htm
Nancy…how in the world do you keep finding these books, authors, sites, info sources etc….the twinkle in your eye continues to amaze me!
I don’t find them . . . THEY find ME!
I head down one gopher hole in search of something . . . and they pop up out of the gopher hole, one over. 😀
How about Witches Brew of Eastwick? I love both Updike and raspberry vodka! 🙂
That would make a *splash* at our next soiree! 😀
My next book’s title will be “White Russian on The Lam” 🙂
Yes! The White Russian is the perfect centerpoint for a spy thriller. 😀
Hi Nancy, Would you join me in a Cinzano Maraschino?
I could. I should. I would. 😀
An Absinthe of Light (it certainly feels that way the next morning)
This should be the sequel. 😀
An Absinthe of Malice would be more fitting 🙂
Excellent! Love them both, but this one is spot on! Thanks, BB!
Reblogged this on The Joan Zone and commented:
“Are You There God? It’s Me Margarita.” My fav
It’s such a clever idea for a Cocktail Book. Thanks for sharing.