We’re excited to share shelf space with other works that promote the craft of making fine cocktails—and the joyous act of drinking them. If you’re reading this, you should also own as many of the following titles as possible.
Amis, Kingsley. Everyday Drinking: The Distilled Kingsley Amis. Bloomsbury, 2010.
Baker, Charles H., Jr. Jigger, Beaker and Glass: Drinking Around the World. Derrydale Press, 2001.
Boothby, William T. Cocktail Boothby’s American Bartender. Anchor Distilling, 2009.
Cecchini, Toby. Cosmopolitan: A Bartender’s Life. Broadway Books, 2003.
Chartier, Francois. Taste Buds and Molecules: The Art and Science of Food, Wine, and Flavor. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.
Craddock, Harry. The Savoy Cocktail Book. Pavilion, 2007.
Curtis, Wayne. And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails. Crown, 2006.
DeGroff, Dale. Craft of the Cocktail: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Master Bartender, with 500 Recipes. Clarkson Potter, 2002.
———. The Essential Cocktail: The Art of Mixing Perfect Drinks. Clarkson Potter, 2008.
Embury, David A. The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks. Mud Puddle Books, 2008.
Ensslin, Hugo. Recipes for Mixed Drinks. Mud Puddle Books, 2009.
Grimes, William. Straight Up or On the Rocks: A Cultural History of American Drink. Simon & Schuster, 1993.
Haigh, Ted. Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails: From the Alamagoozlum to the Zombie, 100 Rediscovered Recipes and the Stories Behind Them. Quarry Books, 2009.
Jackson, Michael. Whiskey: The Definitive World Guide. Dorling Kindersley, 2005.
Lendler, Ian. Alcoholica Esoterica: A Collection of Useful and Useless Information as It Relates to the History and Consumption of All Manner of Booze. Penguin Books, 2005.
Lord, Tony. The World Guide to Spirits, Aperitifs and Cocktails. Sovereign Books, 1979.
McGee, Harold. On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen. Scribner, 2004.
Meehan, Jim. The PDT Cocktail Book: The Complete Bartender’s Guide from the Celebrated Speakeasy. Sterling Epicure, 2011.
Myhrvold, Nathan, Chris Young, and Maxime Bilet. Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking. Cooking Lab, 2011.
O’Neil, Darcy. Fix the Pumps. Art of Drink, 2010.
Pacult, F. Paul. Kindred Spirits 2. Spirit Journal, 2008.
Page, Karen, and Andrew Dornenburg. The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America’s Most Imaginative Chefs. Little, Brown, 2008.
———. What to Drink with What You Eat: The Definitive Guide to Pairing Food with Wine, Beer, Spirits, Coffee, Tea—Even Water—Based on Expert Advice from America’s Best Sommeliers. Bulfinch, 2006.
Parsons, Brad Thomas. Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas. Ten Speed Press, 2011.
Regan, Gary. The Bartender’s Gin Compendium. Xlibris, 2009.
———. The Joy of Mixology: The Consummate Guide to the Bartender’s Craft. Clarkson Potter, 2003.
Schwartz, Rob, and Jeff Hollinger. The Art of the Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the Classics. Chronicle Books, 2006.
Stewart, Amy. The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World’s Great Drinks. Algonquin Books, 2013.
Thomas, Jerry. The Bartender’s Guide: How to Mix Drinks. Dick & Fitzgerald, 1862.
Uyeda, Kazuo. Cocktail Techniques. Mud Puddle Books, 2010.
Wondrich, David. Imbibe! Perigree, 2007.
———. Punch: The Delights (and Dangers) of the Flowing Bowl. Perigee, 2010.
