Overview
Drinks appear in every Hitchcock feature film—and are the focus of many of them. Now, for the first time, cocktail and Hitchcock enthusiasts can take a trip through Hitch’s most iconic films with more than two dozen original recipes for delicious, handcrafted cocktails inspired by the legendary director’s most infamous movies and characters. With drinks inspired by characters such as Norman Bates and Bruno Antony, Hitchcocktails: Thriller Chillers Based on the Master of Suspense includes step-by-step instructions, expert mixology tips, and beautiful full-color photography. Whether it’s on the bar cart or the bookshelf, Hitchcocktails is the perfect addition to any cinema fan’s collection. Sample List of Drinks:The Stork Club Cocktail (The Wrong Man)The Route 66 (Saboteur)M for Muddler (Dial M for Murder)The Carlotta (Vertigo)The Merry Widow (Shadow of a Doubt)The Madame Blanche (Family Plot)The Forio (Marnie)The Shrunken Head (Under Capricorn)The Topaz (Topaz)In the Dock (The Paradine Case)The Vanishing Lady (The Lady Vanishes)Madame Sebastian (Notorious)The Cameo (The White Lady)The Corpse Reviver No. 8 (The Trouble with Harry)Danny (Rebecca)DRINK LIKE A PSYCHO: Featuring cocktails inspired by the shocking and suspenseful moments from Hitchcock’s 50+ film career, this book captures the essence of some of cinema’s most iconic scenes. FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS: Includes detailed, step-by-step instructions and mixology tips for both beginners and experienced cocktail lovers. ?DRINKS AND BITES FOR EVERYONE: Features 30 cocktails—both alcoholic and non-alcoholic—paired with equally tasty, themed hors d’oeuvres and bar bites.
Now, for the first time, enthusiasts of cocktails and Hitchcock can raise a glass and toast each of the legendry director’s most iconic films, with more than two dozen original recipes for delicious, handcrafted cocktails. inspired by Hitch’s most infamous scenes, settings, and characters.
Murder and manners make for the ultimate mixture in the movies of director Alfred Hitchcock. In every one of his major pictures, characters down an alcoholic beverage or two—even in a film set on a lifeboat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Hitchcocktails: Lethal Libations Inspired by the Master of Suspense features more than two dozen artisanal cocktail recipes inspired by such characters such as Norman Bates, Mrs. Danvers, Uncle Charlie, Marnie, and the ultimate stranger on a train, Bruno Antony. Cary Grant’s elegant way around a cocktail shaker is traced from his would-be poisoner in Suspicion to his government agent with an intimate knowledge of hangover remedies in Notorious to his bourbon-addled ad man-on-the-run in North by Northwest. Author Laurence Maslon (who combined his passion for Broadway and cocktails in I’ll Drink to That!, an award-winning Weldon Owen book from 2023) reveals the relationship between drinking and drama with anecdotes and fun facts, ranging from early Hitchcock espionage thrillers such as Secret Agent and The Lady Vanishes through his final films such as Frenzy and Family Plot. Chapters such as “Wrong Place, Wrong Time;” “Foreign Climes;” and “Ice Maidens” organize the drinks around famous motifs such as Hitchcock''s iconic blondes and other unforgettable female characters. With easy-to-follow instructions, beautiful full-color photography of the cocktails by legendary photographer Joan Marcus, and rare film stills and posters from the movies themselves, Hitchcocktails: Lethal Libations Inspired by the Master of Suspense is the kind of perfect addition to a bar shelf or a bookshelf that any cinema fan would kill for.
Murder and manners make for the ultimate mixture in the movies of director Alfred Hitchcock. In every one of his major pictures, characters down an alcoholic beverage or two—even in a film set on a lifeboat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Hitchcocktails: Lethal Libations Inspired by the Master of Suspense features more than two dozen artisanal cocktail recipes inspired by such characters such as Norman Bates, Mrs. Danvers, Uncle Charlie, Marnie, and the ultimate stranger on a train, Bruno Antony. Cary Grant’s elegant way around a cocktail shaker is traced from his would-be poisoner in Suspicion to his government agent with an intimate knowledge of hangover remedies in Notorious to his bourbon-addled ad man-on-the-run in North by Northwest. Author Laurence Maslon (who combined his passion for Broadway and cocktails in I’ll Drink to That!, an award-winning Weldon Owen book from 2023) reveals the relationship between drinking and drama with anecdotes and fun facts, ranging from early Hitchcock espionage thrillers such as Secret Agent and The Lady Vanishes through his final films such as Frenzy and Family Plot. Chapters such as “Wrong Place, Wrong Time;” “Foreign Climes;” and “Ice Maidens” organize the drinks around famous motifs such as Hitchcock''s iconic blondes and other unforgettable female characters. With easy-to-follow instructions, beautiful full-color photography of the cocktails by legendary photographer Joan Marcus, and rare film stills and posters from the movies themselves, Hitchcocktails: Lethal Libations Inspired by the Master of Suspense is the kind of perfect addition to a bar shelf or a bookshelf that any cinema fan would kill for.
- | Author: Laurence Maslon
- | Publisher: Insight Editions
- | Publication Date: Jul 29, 2025
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- | Binding: Hardback
- | ISBN-13: 9798886742190
- | ISBN-10: 888674219Y
