Shaken, Stirred, and Simply Smashing: Cocktail-Making at Home
Mixology, the art and skill of making mixed drinks, extends to cocktails as well as nonalcoholic beverages, but is not limited to dining out. From familiar classics to seasonal concoctions, these books reveal recipes and mixology tips from experts in the beverage-making industry for creating great cocktails at home.
Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails by David Kaplan, Nick Fauchald, and Alex Day
Written by bartenders of the popular New York City bar of the same name, this resource discusses cocktail theory and philosophy of drink-making, provides a complete guide to spirits, tools, and ingredients, and a shares comprehensive collection of hundreds of recipes from their menu.
The Essential Bar Book by Jennifer Fiedler
This handsome and comprehensive bartending guide includes history, lore, and 150 recipes for the world's most well-known cocktails. The guide is organized from A-to-Z to ensure easy navigation on topics ranging from tools of the trade to the history and mythology behind classic and modern drinks.
Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas by Brad Thomas Parsons
Author and bitters enthusiast Brad Thomas Parsons traces the history of the world's most storied elixir and shares a dozen recipes for customized blends as well as tips on sourcing ingredients and step-by-step instructions fir for amateur and seasoned food crafters alike. Bitters also includes more than 70 cocktail recipes that showcase bitters' diversity and versatility as well as recipes for cooking with bitters.
The Cocktail Lab by Tony Conigliaro
From the U.K.'s preeminent bartender and leading authority on "modernist mixology" comes this collection of 60 cocktails, all grounded in the classics but utilizing contemporary techniques.
Shake: A New Perspective on Cocktails by Erim Prum and Josh Williams
Shake is a unique cocktail book that expresses a seasonal and straightforward approach to drinks and entertaining with the perspective that mixing cocktails should be simple, social, and above all, fun.
The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart
In this comprehensive and fascinating A-to-Z guide Amy Stewart explores the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, contrived to transform into alcohol over the centuries.
Imbibe by David Wondrich
A lively, historically informed, and definite guide to classic American cocktails. Cocktail writer and historian David Wondrich presents the colorful, little-known history of classic American drinks--and the ultimate mixologist's guide--in this engaging homage to Jerry Thomas, father of the American bar.
Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail by Dave Arnold
Liquid Intelligence is an exploration of cocktail techniques ranging from simple to advanced. Whether you're in search of astoudning drinks or a one-of-kind journey into the next generation of cocktail making, Liquid Intelligence is the ultimate standard.
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