Manzarbeitia y Compania Cocktail Book (1959)
Cocktails were so popular in Havana by the late 1950s, even distributors such as Manzarbeitia y Compania got on the bandwagon. In 1959, the company published a hardcover cocktail book that featured recipes using its broad portfolio of spirits. The Manzarbeitia y Compania Cocktail Book offers up wines, spirits, liqueurs, beer, cider, aguardiente, amaros, bitters, anise spirits, recipes (including a few wine-based mixed drinks), equipment lists, and tips for professionals and home mixers. But no where in this red velvet covered Cuban cocktail book is there a single rum recipe!—Anistatia Miller