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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51 books — 20 voters
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Behind the Bar
13 books — 4 voters

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6 books — 2 voters
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285 books — 79 voters

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Best Food Books of 2018
52 books — 8 voters
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The Cocktail Girls
15 books — 1 voter


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Lucy Foley
Trying not to poke myself in the eye with the rosemary. I wonder how everyone else with a gin and tonic is managing it without injuring themselves. Maybe that’s a thing that you get taught at private school - how to drink cocktails with unwieldy garnishes.
Lucy Foley, The Guest List

Different cocktails for different Saturday nights.
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