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
Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki
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
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
Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist

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Drinking French: The Iconic Cocktails, Apéritifs, and Café Traditions of France, with 160 Recipes
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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
Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink by Kim GruenenfelderMouth to Mouth by Erin McCarthyYou Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Morning by Celia RivenbarkOlivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination by Helen FieldingEverything's Relative by Jenna McCarthy
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Intoxicating Books
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Raymond Chandler
We sat in a corner of the bar at Victor's and drank gimlets. "They don't know how to make them here," he said. "What they call a gimlet is just some lime or lemon juice and gin with a dash of sugar and bitters. A real gimlet is half gin and half Rose's Lime Juice and nothing else. It beats martinis hollow. ...more
Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye

Scott Lynch
Sophara scrawled orders on a slate and handed it to one of the libationarians, whose encyclopedic knowledge of the contents and locations of all the bottles kept the bar running.
Scott Lynch, Rogues

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