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]
The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks
Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki
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
Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas
Regarding Cocktails (From Legendary Bartender, Sasha Petraske)
The Craft of the Cocktail: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Master Bartender, with 500 Recipes
Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails: From the Alamagoozlum Cocktail to the Zombie {80 Rediscovered Recipes and the Stories behind Them}
Meehan's Bartender Manual: [A Cocktail Reference and Recipe Book]
Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist

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Amor Towles
...But a cocktail is not meant to be a mélange. It is not a potpourri or an Easter parade. At its best, a cocktail should be crisp, elegant, sincere—and limited to two ingredients.” “Just two?” “Yes. But they must be two ingredients that complement each other; that laugh at each other’s jokes and make allowances for each other’s faults; and that never shout over each other in conversation. Like gin and tonic,” he said, pointing to his drink.
Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

Terry Pratchett
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