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That's right, Monday Happy Hour. Who says that Happy Hours have to be reserved for the end of the work week?

This is another recipe from the great retro cocktail book Atomic Cocktails. Last week I gave you the recipe for Webster's F-Street Layway Plan, and this week it's the Urban Bourbon. Yes, it does indeed include bourbon, and also something called Tuaca, which I must admit I've never had before (that I know of, anyway). The book describes it as an Italian liqueur that "spins the mystery of vanilla, orange, and almond." Sounds good to me.

One of my favorite drink books is Atomic Cocktails by Karen Brooks, Gideon Brosker, and Reed Darmon. It's a guide to the hip, swingin' cocktails of eras gone by. But it's a combination of retro and modern drinks, beautifully written and illustrated. There are sections on how to stock a bar, how to do basic drink mixes, and even a glossary of bar terms. Recipe chapter titles include "Martini Madness," "I Love Juicy," "Atomic Cocktails," and "Swank, Civil, and Seductive."

After the jump is the recipe for Webster's F-Street Layaway Plan. The name of the drink is just as long as the list of ingredients.