"There is no friend as loyal as a book." - Ernest Hemingway Literary Mixology No. 4 features Hemingway's daiquiri. There are some who claim his favourite drink was a Mojito but I've been told by a reliable source that this isn't true. Hemingway is surrounded by myth and while he sometimes expressed his frustration at those who confused the man with the larger than life myth, he is also guilty of sustaining it. I'm interested in the way we all self-mythologise our lives, the little fictions we tell ourselves and begin to believe over time. #EzraMaas allowed and encouraged myth to be constructed around him like a labyrinth, to conceal his secrets. In my novel, I attempted to reach the truth at the centre. The very real danger I faced however was getting lost inside his world and never finding my way back... deadinkbooks.com/crowdfund #books #writers #cocktails #drinks #literature #publishing #hemingway #daiquiri