This batch of new drink books, mostly released in September and early October 2020, includes everything from non-alcoholic drinks to cocktails inspired by gangsters, real and imagined, global cocktails hard seltzer and other fizzy drinks, two new books from The Aviary, and a lot more. It's kind of a lot,... Read more →
I recently read the new cocktail book by John deBary Drink What You Want: The Subjective Guide to Making Objectively Delicious Cocktails. I guess I expected it to be a superquick book of easy classics, as it features a lot of pictures and giant fonts (and a Margarita on the... Read more →
I recently read the book, Just the Tonic: A Natural History of Tonic Water by Kim Walker and Mark Nesbitt. As you know, I also wrote a self-published book about the history of the Gin & Tonic, but mine doesn't have the rich illustrations of this handsome hardbound book -... Read more →
A little global pandemic won't stop cocktail books from coming out this summer! In this posting we have books coming out in June 2020 or before (along with a couple I missed from the end of 2019/beginning of 2020). They star some of the big names in bartending: Eric Alperin,... Read more →
New booze books on ice, French cocktails, bourbon, fermentation, and more. Read more →
Turns out, they were wrong about some stuff. Read more →
A new book lists recipes for vodka cocktails and also vodka-based cleanser. Read more →
Six new drink books hitting the market. Read more →