Booze
& Vinyl: A Spirited Guide to Great Music and Mixed Drinks – Andre Darlington
and Tenaya Darlington (Running Press)
My first impression of this book is that it should come
with a couple of warning labels.
Warning
#1
– If you try to drink your way through this book you will go broke. The
plethora of spirits and mixers will break the bank. Suggestion- invite friends
to share the bottom line and the fun! Except the Seduce chapter…unless that’s the
way you roll.
Warning
#2 – If you try to listen your way through this book you
will go broke. Unless you have a substantial and diverse vinyl collection you
will again, need to invite your friends who have great vinyl collections to
bring along some sides. The music part of this book made me cry as I once again
lamented the selling off of my vinyl collection which once numbered near 7500
albums and became too unwieldy to move. By the way for the Seduce chapter, borrow
the Sinatra and Marvin Gaye…unless that’s the way you roll.
Once again the brother and sister team of Andre and
Tenaya Darlington have come up with a great concept in the form of Booze & Vinyl: A Spirited Guide to Great
Music and Mixed Drinks. While you may have heard of food and drink
pairings, this is the first I have ever heard of matching the perfect album
with the perfect drink.
Last time out, the Darlington’s matched food and movies
for Movie Night Menus, so this is a
perfect next step. Their taste in music shows the right mix of eclectic styles
ranging from R&B and blues to rock and soul, with few standards thrown in
for good measure. The drinks run the gamut from new twists to old classic to
the keep simple of the AC/DC open bar, which sounds about right.
The only glaring error was in the form of a food
pairing, which they sprinkle in along the way; Marvin Gaye and avocado toast?!
Any true connoisseur knows that the perfect pairing with Marvin is chilled champagne
and a fresh can of whip cream. Now that’s the way I roll.
