100 Classic Cocktails: The Ultimate Guide to Crafting Your Favorite Cocktails

With one hundred of history’s most loved cocktails, 100 Classic Cocktails is the perfect addition to your bookshelf. This enjoyable collection includes all of your favorite cocktails, from recipes invented fairly recently—like the Cosmopolitan, which only dates to the late eighties—to recipes dating all the way to the nineteenth century—the Tom Collins was first recorded in writing in 1876 by Jerry Thomas in his Bon Vivant’s Companion. Readers will discover recipes on a variety of well-known cocktails, including:

Brandy Alexander
Metropolitan
Aperol spritz
Mimosa
Bramble
Gibson
Pink lady
Amaretto sour
Dark and stormy
Tequila sunrise
Jungle juice
Lemon drop
Old fashioned
And many more

Each easy-to-follow recipe is paired with beautiful, full-color photographs, and each cocktail lends itself to adaptation based on the reader’s preference. Impress friends with your new classic cocktail expertise, or enjoy a relaxing night in with your favorite cocktail.

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Sean Moore has worked in book publishing for twenty-five years. Born in the UK, his first stint was at Dorling Kindersley in London. He relocated to New York to take up the role of publisher at DK’s American office, where he was responsible for bestselling books such as Walking with Dinosaurs, Sister Wendy’s Story of Painting, and James MacPherson’s To the Best of My Ability. In 2002 he left to form his own company, Moseley Road, Inc. He lives in New York City.