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Fassionola: The Torrid Story of Cocktails’ Most Mysterious Ingredient
What is Fassionola?
Developed in 1930 by an immigrant German druggist and his wife in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, this innovative fruit syrup was first coined Passiflora, then Passionola — as a passion fruit product originally intended for soda fountains and ice cream parlors.
After the end of Prohibition, Donn the Beachcomber used it in many of his original tropical cocktails. Thirty years and several scandals later, it was rebranded Fassionola.
Along its journey, it touched the lives of music publishers, actors, dancers, soft-porn directors, suspected mob associates, and bartenders keen to keep the legend alive.
The Torrid Story of Cocktails’ Most Mysterious Ingredient is a new culinary history by Gregorio Pantoja and Martin S. Lindsay, with a foreword by Jim “Hurricane” Hayward, and contributions by Daniel “Doc” Parks. This full-color, 288-page book is filled with hundreds of vintage photos and cocktail ephemera, new research, and over 100 vintage and contemporary cocktail recipes.
Developed in 1930 by an immigrant German druggist and his wife in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, this innovative fruit syrup was first coined Passiflora, then Passionola — as a passion fruit product originally intended for soda fountains and ice cream parlors.
After the end of Prohibition, Donn the Beachcomber used it in many of his original tropical cocktails. Thirty years and several scandals later, it was rebranded Fassionola.
Along its journey, it touched the lives of music publishers, actors, dancers, soft-porn directors, suspected mob associates, and bartenders keen to keep the legend alive.
The Torrid Story of Cocktails’ Most Mysterious Ingredient is a new culinary history by Gregorio Pantoja and Martin S. Lindsay, with a foreword by Jim “Hurricane” Hayward, and contributions by Daniel “Doc” Parks. This full-color, 288-page book is filled with hundreds of vintage photos and cocktail ephemera, new research, and over 100 vintage and contemporary cocktail recipes.
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Published December 11, 2023
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August 25, 2024
Excellent. Great history and recipes.
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