Drinks by Jacques Straub (a reproduction of the 1914 edition) with a new introduction by David Wondrich. Author: Jacques Straub Introduction by: David Wondrich Hardcover 96 pages ISBN: 978-1-60311-188-1 Available: Now From the Introduction by David Wondrich... The sheer number of recipes herein makes this the first recorded example of what Robert Hess calls the "wad o' drinks" book: the quick reference collection of drink recipes and nothing but drink recipes. ... Drinkswas intended as a pocket reference for bartenders and was kept in print by the Hotel Monthly Press even as Prohibition rendered its 700 formulae legally obsolete.