Jan 25thAnd a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails

Its been a good while since I’ve read And a Bottle of Rum.  I read it before the kindle, or at least, before I had a kindle.  As much as I like a good James Bond book on a vacation, I think this may be the ultimate vacation read.  Each chapter is named for a cocktail, so it makes your next drink order much easier while sitting at the beach.  This is a book about the history of the United States, so if you’re not into history, this book may not be for you.  I found the book fascinating, but of particular interest to me, was that rum, not bourbon, was America’s first favorite brown sauce.