TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRO
GLASSWARE
TOOLS
TECHNIQUES
SYRUPS
Simple Syrup
Ginger and Black Pepper Agave Syrup
Clove-Infused Honey Syrup
Habanero Agave Syrup
Citrus Syrup
Oleo-Saccharum
BITTERS
Aromatic “House” Bitters of Your Own
SHRUBS
Pineapple Rosemary Shrub
Beet and Juniper Shrub
INFUSIONS
SOUR
Papa Hemingway Daiquiri
Biarritz Monk
“Monk Buck” from Biarritz
My Word
Rhubarb Rosemary Flip
Green Tea Gimlet
Moonlit Night
Garden Party Punch
Yuzu Sour
Golden Ale
SPICY
Green Gargoyle
Vichy Cycle
Top Hat
Winter Squash
Scandi Gibson
The Spice Trail
Rum-Muddled Diplomat
Cool and Starry
Burning Sensation
Thai Bird Chile Kamikaze
Holland Razor Blade
Pink Peppercorn Hot Gin Sling
Warm Cardigan
HERBAL
Triple C Collins
Breeder’s Cup
Tom and Daisy
Beetle Juice
A Savory Cocktail
Celery Shrub Cocktail
Pimm’s Cup Up
Greens Fee Fizz
To Hell with Spain #2
Golden Lion
Fennel Fizz
Salad Bowl Gin and Tonic
Scarborough Fair
The Grazer’s Edge
This Feeling of Joy
UMAMI
Savory Tomato Juice
Bloody Mary
Sungold Zinger
Tartufo
Truffle-Infused Cognac
Silk and Gators
Dog’s Nose
Bullshot
Black Pepper Oyster Shooters
Pork and Beans
Pickleback (Make Mine a Double)
Homemade Spicy Dill Pickles and Brine
BITTER
Bitter Beauty
Charentes Shrub
Barrel-Aged Berlioni
Dead Glamour
Black Salt
Aperol Tequila Swizzle
Off-White Negroni
Hanky Panky
SMOKY
The Long Goodbye
Autumn Ash
Better with Bacon
Smog Cutter
Smokejumper
The Chaparral
The Hickory Stick
Old Hickory
Rickey Oaxaqueña
The Christopher Oaxacan
Penicillin Cocktail
RICH
Campari Alexander
The Alexander
Cool Revival
Dill and Lemon Meringue
The Guayabera
Amaro Flip
Chartreuse and the Chocolate Factory
Cacao Bourbon
STRONG
A Classic Martini
Dry Martini
Extra-Dry Martini
“Perfect” Martini
Smoky Martini
Gibson
Vesper
Hair (Raising) Tonic
Neon Rose
Scofflaw
Dorflinger
The Fatal Hour
Bijou
The Franklin Martini
Dirty Birdy
French Green Dragon
The Widow’s Kiss
INDEX
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR