In the world of film noir, the drink of choice is not scotch on the rocks or bourbon straight from the bottle. Any Philip Marlowe or Martha Ivers worth his/her margarita salt opts for a cocktail.
Enter Eddie Muller, Turner Classic Movies host and arbiter of all things noir, as his nickname “The Czar of Noir” attests. The president and founder of the Film Noir Foundation, impresario of Noir City traveling festivals and emcee of his weekly TCM showcase “Noir Alley,” Muller makes a potent case for the spirits world in “Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir” (Running Press, $26).
