Pub crawl your way through the sacred seasons with this entertaining and useful collection of cocktail recipes, distilled spirits, beer, and wine for virtually every occasion on the Catholic liturgical calendar. One part bartender's guide, one part spiritual manual, a dash of irreverence, and mixed with love: Drinking with the Saints is a work that both sinner and saint will savor.

You may think you're savy on saintly drinking, but did you know:

• Beer may have been invented by the ancient Egyptians, but it was perfected in medieval monasteries?
• The methode champenoise was invented by a Benedictine monk whose name now adorns one of the world's finest champagnes: Dom Perignon. According to the story, when he sampled his first batch, Perignon cried out to his fellow monks: "Brothers, come quickly. I am drinking stars!"
• Whiskey was invented by Irish monks, who probably shared their knowledge with the Scots during their missions. Whiskey was first prescribed medicinally as a cure for "paralysis of tongue," and apparently it works: no Irishman since has ever been accused of having a paralyzed tongue.
• Chartreuse, the world's most magical liqueur, was perfected by Carthusian monks and is still made by them. Only two monks at a time know the recipe.
• The California wine industry began when Blessed Junipero Serra and his Franciscan brethren brought the first wine grapes to the region. And its rebirth in Napa County after Prohibition was thanks in large part to a chemistry teacher and LaSalle Christian Brother named Brother Timothy...

About the Author
Dr. Michael P. Foley is a Professor of Patristics in the Great Texts Program at Baylor University, a Catholic theologian, a mixologist, and the author or editor of over a dozen books and around 500 articles on topics including sacred liturgy, St. Augustine of Hippo, and contemporary film and culture.

Reviews
"This book is certain to reunite more than a few Catholics and Shakers. A well-researched and entertaining work--only the humor and the martinis are dry." --Philip Greene, cofounder of the Museum of the American Cocktail and author of To Have and Have Another: A Hemingway Cocktail Companion "Drinking with the Saints becomes an occasion (if not an excuse) to slow one's pace, savor a drink, and slip not into inebriation but a relaxed look at the saints." --Father Mitch Pacwa, S.J., host of EWTN Live



Book Information
ISBN 9781621573265
Author Michael P. Foley
Format Hardback
Page Count 512
Imprint Regnery History
Publisher Regnery Publishing Inc
Weight(grams) 975g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 191mm * 30mm