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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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

John von Sothen
I realize now, the life 
of an étranger is much like being the only child of older parents who hold tons of cocktail parties. You’re embarrassed for being there and it’s obvious you stand out. You’re treated (often) like a child. You don’t know the formal codes and you’re learning on the fly. Since you assume people are feigning interest in you, you pick up tics and quick-witted dodges to make yourself more endearing or to better hide your deficiencies. And in the end, you go to your room exhaus ...more
John von Sothen, Monsieur Mediocre: One American Learns the High Art of Being Everyday French

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