Cocktails

When used to refer to any generic alcoholic mixed drink, cocktail may mean any beverage that contains two or more ingredients if at least one of them contains alcohol.

Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail
Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar
Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails
Cocktail Codex: Fundamentals, Formulas, Evolutions [A Cocktail Recipe Book]
Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki
The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks
The Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique
The Joy of Mixology: The Consummate Guide to the Bartender's Craft
The PDT Cocktail Book: The Complete Bartender's Guide from the Celebrated Speakeasy
Regarding Cocktails (From Legendary Bartender, Sasha Petraske)
Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas
Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails: From the Alamagoozlum Cocktail to the Zombie {80 Rediscovered Recipes and the Stories behind Them}
The Craft of the Cocktail: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Master Bartender, with 500 Recipes
Amaro: The Spirited World of Bittersweet, Herbal Liqueurs, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas
Meehan's Bartender Manual: [A Cocktail Reference and Recipe Book]

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Easy Tiki: A Modern Revival with 60 Recipes
Cocktail Chemistry: The Art and Science of Drinks from Iconic TV Shows and Movies
The Japanese Art Of The Cocktail
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Good Drinks: Alcohol-Free Recipes for When You're Not Drinking for Whatever Reason
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The Best Home Bar Library
51 books — 20 voters
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Cocktail Umbrellas
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Dinner Parties
144 books — 12 voters
50 Kicking Good Cocktail Recipes by Allie AllenPappyland by Wright ThompsonLast Call by Brad Thomas ParsonsCosmopolitan by Toby CecchiniThe Pub by Pete  Brown
Behind the Bar
13 books — 4 voters

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Ice or Ice Cubes on cover
6 books — 2 voters
Wishful Drinking by Carrie FisherDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesThorn City by Pamela StatzWhen All Is Said by Anne  GriffinComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa Layne
Intoxicating Books
36 books — 32 voters


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The penthouse bar had an even more commanding view, and craft cocktails named after local or formerly local writers and their books--- the Anne Rice blood orange martini, the Tsukiyama Samurai, the Christopher Moore Demon, the Joy Luck Cocktail.
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