RESOURCE GUIDE 
Bitters
www.buffalotrace.com
Enter the giftshop, search the food section under Mixes for Regans’ and Peychaud’s Bitters.
www.cocktailkingdom.com
Thirteen brands of international bitters for sale—and counting.
Books
www.bookfinder.com
Search thousands of sellers all over the world for vintage spirits and cocktail books.
www.ebay.com
Check eBay regularly for vintage cocktail manuals.
www.kitchenartsandletters.com
This local cookbook store stocks a broad selection of food and beverage titles.
Certification
www.beveragealcoholresource.com
Dale DeGroff, Doug Frost, Paul Pacult, Steve Olson, Andy Seymour, and David Wondrich offer a five-day intermediate certification course in New York City once a year and have developed a masters certificate program.
www.usbg.org
The United States Bartenders Guild offers a Spirits Professional exam, an Advanced Bartender exam, and a Master Mixologist thesis.
Glassware
www.amazon.com
Offers a wide range of styles from reliable producers such as Libbey.
www.crateandbarrel.com
Always carries a stylish selection of glassware that’s perfect for your home bar.
Hydrosols, Essential Oils, and Absolutes
www.aftelier.com
Mandy Aftel stocks a broad selection of essences ranging from black pepper to rose.
www.sos-chefs.com
PDT’s neighborhood chef supply store sells Marivani’s line of hydrosols.
Machinery
www.kold-draft.com
They make a variety of machines, our favorite being the ones that produce dense, clear 1.25" cubes.
www.scalesonline.com
Competitive prices on the top brands of scales used for culinary purposes.
Magazines
www.classbar.com
Simon Difford publishes a beautiful magazine dedicated to spirits and cocktails on a quarterly basis.
www.imbibemagazine.com
West Coast-based coverage of spirits, cocktails, wine, beer, coffee, and tea.
www.sommelierjournal.com
I write a monthly bartender column for this wine-focused trade magazine.
Online Forums
www.ardentspirits.com
Gary Regan keeps bartenders up to date with weekly updates on events, book launches, contests, and job openings all over the world.
www.thebarkeeper.com
Brian Rea publishes a monthly newsletter featuring old equipment, ephemera, and manuals that shed light on contemporary bar trends.
www.chanticleersociety.org
Robert Hess followed up www.drinkboy.com with this comprehensive hub for cocktail enthusiasts on the Internet.
www.liquor.com
Subscribers receive daily spirits and cocktail features that include recipes, events, and information about spirits brands.
Sodas
www.sodapopstop.com
This Los Angeles-based store carries over 450 different sodas and 500 beers.
Spices
www.herbies.com.au
Ian Hempill, author of Spice Notes and Recipes, mail orders his spices all over the world.
www.mountainroseherbs.com
The best source for roots, barks, and spices used to make bitters and unusual infusions.
Spirits
www.astorwines.com
This downtown Manhattan institution stocks most of the spirits we carry.
www.caskstore.com
The San Francisco-based owners of Bourbon & Branch and Rickhouse operate a store where you can buy tools, spirits, and books.
www.drinkupny.com
This Brooklyn-based store ships a wide variety of spirits all over the country.
Syrups & Puréesxt
www.employeesonlybrands.com
Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric, of Employees Only, sell their agavebased house grenadine and lime cordial online.
www.kalustyans.com
The unofficial chef’s warehouse of Manhattan sells a variety of international syrups, purées, bitters, and sauces.
www.smallhandfoods.com
Jennifer Colliau sells all-natural pre-Prohibition-era syrups she developed at Slanted Door and Heaven’s Dog in San Francisco.
Teas & Coffees
www.inpursuitoftea.com
Sebastian Beckwith scours Southeast Asia for the best teas in the world, which he packages with care and ships all over the country.
www.intelligentsiacoffee.com
Founded in 1995, this Chicago-based company provides customers with world-class tea, coffee, equipment, and service.
Tools
www.cocktailkingdom.com
Famous for his facsimiles of classic cocktail books, Greg Boehm also sells a variety of international barware, including a line of his own.
www.surlatable.com
Stock up on knives, cutting boards, wine openers, and other bar-related culinary necessities here.
www.thebostonshaker.com
In addition to hosting workshops and tastings, this shop has a fantastic collection of glassware, bitters, tools, and books.
www.uberbartools.com
Michael Silver’s Australia-based company manufactures modern bar tools designed to improve efficiency, accuracy, and speed behind the bar.