The Favorite Drinks Of 14 Famous Authors

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It's common knowledge that Ernest Hemingway enjoyed his liquor, but he wasn't alone.

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Truman Capote called screwdrivers his "orange drink," J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis would often grab beers together at a local pub and talk about their books, and Jane Austen would write letters to her sister about the luxury of drinking a fine French wine.

We put together a list of 14 authors and their favorite drinks, from absinthe to a gin and tonic, even throwing in one writer who was quite possibly the biggest coffee addict of all time.

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