Churchill: A Drinking Life

An intoxicating read. You'll want to consume it twice. - A.J. Baime, New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental President and Dewey Defeats Truman

A fun little book packed with historic Churchill information, drinking companions, locations, and preferences, as well as plenty of cocktail recipes!

Churchill: A Drinking Life reveals Churchill's wit and his infamous drinking habits. He was known for saying, "I have taken far more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me." When feeling down, he mentioned feeling like "a bottle of champagne...left uncorked for the night." On another occasion, while encouraging a young government minister to indulge, he quipped, "Go ahead, I won't write it in my diary."

Divided into four sections - Drink Choices, Drinking Companions, Drinking Spots, and Drink Recipes - this book will keep readers engaged as they toast alongside Winston. The book covers various eras, from the 1910s through the 1960s, exploring times when he drank alone and with others. Collaborating with historic companies that kept him refreshed, the book includes vintage advertisements and marketing material from their archives.

Churchill shared his drinks with a vibrant array of characters, such as FDR, Stalin, Coco Chanel, Charlie Chaplin, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and various other royalty. Lavish settings featured include Hearst Castle, Chanel's house in the South of France, the Ritz Hotel in Paris, the Dorchester in London, Monaco, the Savoy, the Biltmore, and the bars and first-class cabins of the renowned ocean liners, the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mary.

Raise a glass and join us in toasting Churchill's life and unique abilities!