World's Best Cocktails by Sandham, Tom -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Contents Chapter 1: World of Cocktails

My Cocktail Life World’s Top 30 Cocktail Bars History of the Cocktail Around the World in 500 Cocktails

Chapter 2: Cocktail Styles

Classic Aperitifs The Negroni Pick-Me-Ups Bar Profile: Harry’s Bar Venice The Bellini Modern Aperitifs Bartender Profile Charles Vexenat Bar 1805, Ibiza Town, Ibiza Bartender Profile Ago Perrone The Connaught Bar Profile The Connaught London Bar Profile Milk & Honey London Classic Digestifs Modern Digestifs Coffee Cocktails Bartender Profile Alex Kratena Artesian Bar Bar Profile Artesian Bar Langham Hotel, London Bar Profile Beaufort Bar The Savoy, London Classic Punches Bartender Profile Al Sotack The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company, Philadelphia Bartender Profile Soulshakers London Flips & Friends Disco Drinks Mocktails Modern Mixing Bar Profile Employees Only New York Bartender Profile Jim Meehan PDT (Please Don’t Tell) Bar Profile PDT (Please Don’t Tell) New York Bartender Profile George Nemec Lost Heaven, Shanghai, China

Chapter 3: Gin

Gin History Gin Styles Gin Classic Cocktails Genever Bartender Profile Timo Janse Door 74, Amsterdam Bar Profile American Bar The Savoy, London Bartender Profile Erik Lorincz American Bar The Speakeasy Bartender Profile Nick van Tiel Beefeater Gin The Martini Martini Relations Modern Martini Mixes Profile Javier de las Muelas DRY Martini Barcelona Gin Modern Mixes Bar Profile Portobello Star London Bartender Profile Jake Burger Portobello Star Bartender Profile Wayne Collins Maxxium UK Simple Serves

Chapter 4: Vodka

Vodka History Vodka Styles Vodka Classic Cocktails The Cosmopolitan The Bloody Mary Bar Profile King Cole Bar The St. Regis, New York Vodka Modern Mixes Bartender Profile Bek Narzibekov City Space Bar Bar Profile City Space Bar Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy, Moscow Bar Profile Chainaya Tea & Cocktails Moscow Bartender Profile Jordan Bushell Libation Consulting Bartender Profile Claire Smith Belvedere Vodka Akvavit Profile Nick Kobbernagel Hovind Ruby Copenhagen

Chapter 5: Rum

Rum History Rum Styles Rum Classic Cocktails The Mojito The Daiquiri Bar Profile El Floridita Havana, Cuba The Piña Colada Rum Modern Mixes Simple Serves Profile Julien “Papa Jules” Gualdoni The Cliff St. James, Barbados Rum Classic Tiki The Mai Tai The Zombie Tiki Modern Mixes Bartender Profile Martin Cate Smuggler’s Cove, San Francisco Bartender Profile Jeff Berry, drinks author Bartender Profile Julie Reiner Lani Kai, New York Bartender Profile Brian Miller Lani Kai, New York Cachaça The Caipirinha Bartender Profile John Gakuru Think Spirits

Chapter 6: Whiskey

Scotch/Whiskey History Scotch/Whiskey Styles Scotch Classic Cocktails Scotch Modern Mixes Bar Profile Bramble Bar Edinburgh Profile Julián Díaz & 878 Bar Buenos Aires, Argentina Bartender Profile Max Warner Chivas Regal Classic Bourbon Cocktails The Mint Julep The Old Fashioned, The Sazerac The Classic Manhattan Modern American Mixes Bartender Profile Jeffrey Morgenthaler Clyde Common, Portland Bar Profile Death & Company New York Japanese Styles Bartender Profile Zoran Peric Suntory Whisky Bartender Profile Manabu Ohtake BelloVisto, Tokyo Bar Profile High Five Tokyo Sake & Shochu Bartender Profile Kenta Goto Pegu Club, New York

Chapter 7: Tequila

Tequila History Tequila Styles Tequila Classic Cocktails The Margarita Tequila Modern Mixes Bartender Profile Zahra Bates Providence, Los Angeles Bartender Profile Tomas Estes Cafe Pacifico Bar Profile Cafe Pacifico London Bar Profile La Capilla Tequila, Mexico Profile Julio Bermejo Tommy’s San Francisco

Chapter 8: Brandy

Brandy History Brandy Styles Brandy Classic Cocktails The Sidecar Bar Profile Harry’s New York Bar Paris Brandy Modern Mixes Simple Serve Brandy Modern Twisted Mixes Bar Profile Curio Parlor Paris Armagnac, Calvados Pisco

Chapter 9: Absinthe

Absinthe History Absinthe Styles Absinthe Classic Cocktails Absinthe Modern Mixes Bar Profile Experimental Cocktail Club Paris

Chapter 10: Grape & Hop

Grape History & Styles Wine Classic Cocktails Champagne Cocktails Wine Modern Mixes Bartender Profile Tim Philips Merivale Group Bar Profile Black Pearl Melbourne, Australia Bartender Profile Alex Day Proprietors LLC Beer Cocktails

Chapter 11: Cocktail Essentials

Basic Kit Glassware Syrups, Mixers & Infusions Bitters Liqueurs Garnishes Techniques 1, Shaking & Throwing Techniques 2, All the “ings”s Techniques 3, Special Techniques, Terms & Tips

Cocktail Index Index Picture Credits Acknowledgments Author’s Acknowledgments Copyright Page