CONTENTS
PART ONE: WHO’S THIRSTY?
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Anatomy of a Craft Cocktail
Five Tips for Making a Cocktail Tonight
How to Host a Party with Three Basic Bottles
What to Eat with What You Shake
A Note on the Contemporary Cocktail Palate (& How We Chose Brands)
PART TWO: HERITAGE COCKTAILS
Early Drinks & the Golden Age
Brandy Crusta
Old Fashioned
Whiskey Sour
Coffee Cocktail
Sherry Cobbler
Sherry Flip
Knickerbocker
Japanese Cocktail
Americano
Moral Suasion
Improved Holland Gin Cocktail
Mark Twain Cocktail
Sazerac
Manhattan
Saratoga
Gin Fizz
Ramos Gin Fizz
East India Cocktail
Fancy Vermouth Cocktail
Martinez
Martini
Marguerite Cocktail (Dry Martini)
Tuxedo Cocktail
Obituary Cocktail
Metropole
Alabazam
Bijou
Bamboo
Rob Roy
Clover Club
Widow’s Kiss
Bronx Cocktail
WWI Cocktails & the European Invasion
Sidecar
French 75
Chrysanthemum
Straits Sling
Aviation
Tipperary Cocktail
Seelbach Cocktail
Dubonnet Cocktail
Deshler
Napoleon
Salomé
The Roaring Twenties & Prohibition
Colony Cocktail
Blood and Sand
Hanky Panky
Leap Year
Pink Lady
Bobby Burns
Astoria
Rattlesnake
Algonquin
Champs-ÉLysées
Scofflaw
Mary Pickford
Pendennis Club
Douglas Fairbanks
Hotel Nacional
El Presidente
Rose Cocktail
Jack Rose
Bee’s Knees
Last Word
Pegu Club
Stork Club Cocktail
Monkey Gland
Boulevardier
Negroni
Lucien Gaudin
The Journalist
Between the Sheets
White Lady
Planter’s Punch
Chicago Cocktail
Twelve Miles Out
Diki-Diki
Havana Cocktail
Doctor Cocktail
Post-Prohibition ’30s: Sweet & Exotic
Gibson
Hemingway Daiquiri
Hi Ho Cocktail
Cocktail à La Louisiane
Vieux Carré
Remember the Maine
Old Hickory
Brown Derby
Lion’s Tail
Daiquiri
Mexican Firing Squad
Cuba Libre
Pickleback
Post-World War II Era: To the Booze
Highball
Vesper
Gimlet
El Diablo
Toronto Cocktail
Tequila Sunrise
Margarita
Hurricane
Betsy Ross
Airmail
Rock and Rye
Moscow Mule
Stinger
Black Russian
Kangaroo Cocktail
The Cocktail Dark Ages: 1960s, ’70s & ’80s
Rusty Nail
Amaretto Sour
Harvey Wallbanger
Mojito
Cosmopolitan
Modern Classics
Ritz Cocktail
Jasmine
Gingin Mule
Gin Blossom
Penicillin
Red Hook
Butternut and Falernum
Juliet and Romeo
Oaxaca old Fashioned
Benton’s Old Fashioned
The Last Tango in Modena
Trinidad Sour
Gin Basil Smash
Barbacoa
Art of Choke
French Maid
PART THREE: SEASONAL & OCCASIONAL
Hair of the Dog
Morning Glory
Corpse Reviver No. 2
Breakfast Martini
Italian Greyhound
Buck’s Fizz
Southside
Paloma
Stout Flip
Milk Punch
Fog Cutter
Red Snapper
Mezcalada
Absinthe Frappé
Gin Rickey
Refreshing Everyday & Party Starters
Intro to Aperol
Paper Plane
Gin and Tonic
Tom Collins/John Collins
Mint Julep
Pimm’s Cup
Jersey Cocktail
Highland Cooler
Shandygaff
Lambic Sangria
Kentucky Buck
Flutterby Lassi
Death in the Gulf Stream
Bramble
Bourbon Sweet Tea
Philadelphia Fish House Punch
St. Cecilia Punch
Tiki, Tropical & Beyond
Navy Grog
Bumbo
Mai Tai
Missionary’s Downfall
Test Pilot
Three Dots & a Dash
Rum Runner
Painkiller
Zombie
Scorpion Bowl
Jungle Bird
Corn ’n’ Oil
Dark ’n’ Stormy
Piña Colada
’Ti Punch
Queen’s Park Swizzle
Chartreuse Swizzle
Saoco
Pisco Sour
Sky Juice
Rumchata (Drunken Horchata)
Caipirinha
Cashew Batida
Champagne & Wine Cocktails
Champagne Cocktail
Bellini
Kir/Kir Royale
Stratosphere Cocktail
Aperol Spritz
St. Germain Cocktail
Claret Cup
Bicyclette, or Bicicletta
Americana
New York Sour
Cold-Weather Warmers
Hot (Spiced) Buttered Rum
Hot Toddy
Roasted Apple Toddy
Hot Vietnamese Coffee
Irish Coffee
Tom and Jerry
Smoking Bishop
Dessert Cocktails
Sgroppino
Brandy Alexander
Soyer Au Champagne
Guinness Punch
Grasshopper
Eggnog
Atholl Brose
No-Proof & Low-Proof Cocktails
Horse’s Neck
Juniper and Tonic
Little Pink Pearl
Switchel, or Haymaker’s Punch
Mary Popp-ins (Shirley Temple)
Virgin Bramble
Burning Branch
Lime Cordial Soda
Black Julep
PART FOUR: RECIPES FOR SYRUPS, ORGEAT, CORDIAL, GINGER BEER, SHRUBS, BITTERS, TONIC & MORE
Simple Syrup
Rich Demerara Simple Syrup
Raspberry Syrup
Honey Syrup
Honey Ginger Syrup
Mint Syrup
Cinnamon Syrup
Lapsang Souchong Tea Syrup
Juniper Syrup
Grenadine
Orgeat
Lime Cordial
Falernum
Méthode Champenoise Ginger Beer
Strawberry Shrub
Horchata
Tonic Water (Syrup)
Aromatic Bitters
PART FIVE: TOOLS, GLASSWARE, PANTRY SUGGESTIONS & TECHNIQUES
Tools
Glassware
Pantry Suggestions
Techniques
Garnish Techniques
PART SIX: HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN DRINKS
No-Fail Cocktail Ratios
Flavor Thesaurus
PART SEVEN: BOOZE GLOSSARY
Gin
Rum
Whisk(e)y
Brandy
Tequila & Mezcal
Vodka
APPENDIX
Useful Equivalents for Measuring Liquids
Useful Books for the Avid Cocktailer
INDEX
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS