- Hemingway and Bailey’s Bartending Guide to Great American Writers It’s Thirsty Thursday, and as all writers tend to do, by 11:30am we’re already starting to think about a drink. We all have our favorites. The Literary Man prefers his martini very dry, stirred, and up, with Tanqueray gin and a touch of vermouth. The Epic Poet likes hisĀ ItalianĀ Reds, preferably going straight from bottle #1 […]