Ted Haigh's Vintage Spirits & Forgotten tails (much smaller book with very specific recipes.) Those will send you where you want to go, namely the golden age of tails from 1800-1920. After that you may want to get the series... (1 reply, last updated by JMF March 13, 2008)

forgot to post Ted Haigh's for side by side comparison: 3 oz. pineapple juice 1 1/2 oz. gin 1/4 oz. lime juice 1/2 oz. Cherry Heering 1/4 oz. Benedictine 1/4 oz. Cointreau 1 dash Angostura bitters Shake with ice, strain. Top with a... (3 replies, last updated by TrollKing November 21, 2008)

Spirits and Forgotten tails by Ted Haigh The Bartenders Bible by Gary Regan The Martini Companion by Gary Regan and Mardee Regan Classic gin by Geraldine Coates The Ultimate A-Z bar Guide by the Herbst’s Jigger, Beaker, and... (5 replies, last updated by soupkitten August 21, 2007)

Ted Haigh (a.k.a. Dr. tail) has expanded and re-released “Vintage Spirits and Forgotten tails.” Recommended. http://tinyurl.com/qsn628 (10 replies, last updated by Monch August 28, 2009)

-by-side with classic Picon (accompanied by Ted “Dr. tail” Haigh, who is a big fan of classic Picon), and we agreed that the flavor is almost identical. From what I understand, Jamie is tweaking his recipe to remove... (6 replies, last updated by Up With Olives July 31, 2007)

a Savoy night where they replace the regular tail menu with multiple copies of the Savoy for the patrons to peruse and order from. Ted Haigh's amazing (and amazingly out-of-print) "Vintage Spirits and Forgotten tails : From the... (14 replies, last updated by DerekMBrown April 16, 2009)