I owe the existence of this book to Monte Beauchamp, who approached me with the idea of collaborating on an illustrated history involving booze, writers, artists, and musicians (Dey St. wisely suggested we narrow the scope!).
I’m exceedingly grateful to my wife, Jenifer Leonard; my daughter Greta; and my son Julian for putting up with the twelve months where I was effectively an absentee husband and father.
And a special thanks to our agent, Gillian McKenzie; our editors Jessica Sindler and Sean Newcott; our legal counsel Victor Hendrickson; Alivia Lopez; Suet Yee Chong; and the entire team at Dey St.
—Greg Clarke
A deep-hearted thanks to my collaborator and friend Greg Clarke, and to Gillian, Jessica, Victor, Sean, Alivia, Suet and the remainder of the team at HarperCollins / Dey Street for helping shepherd this book through to fruition. A very special thanks to the remarkable Rebecca Hall for her unconditional support throughout the two-year journey.
—Monte Beauchamp