A Quick Drink: The Speed Rack Guide to Winning Cocktails for Any Mood

More than 100 cocktail recipes from badass women bartenders

Award-winning mixologists Ivy Mix and Lynnette Marrero co-founded Speed Rack, a global all-women bartending competition where competitors show off their talents making both classic and original drinks as quickly as their arms can shake and stir—all in the name of raising money for breast cancer charities.

With recipes from Ivy, Lynnette, and more than 80 Speed Rack participants, this book is a manual for making winning cocktails confidently and efficiently at home, based on both what is on your bar cart as well as the occasion, be it a long day at work or a celebration with friends.

Shining a spotlight on the most influential women behind the bar today and their inventive drinks, this hot pink celebration of the incredible Speed Rack community is an unconventional, inspiring resource for home bartenders and professionals alike.

Back the Rack: Lynnette and Ivy are donating a portion of their royalties to breast cancer charities.

Lynnette Marrero had her bartending start at NYC’s Flatiron Lounge. Since then, she has earned a James Beard nomination, created the MasterClass mixology program, become creative director for the non-alcoholic drinks company Aplós, and launched Delola, a line of ready-to-drink spritzes in partnership with Jennifer Lopez.

Ivy Mix is the owner of the James Beard–nominated bar Leyenda in Brooklyn and among many honors was named American Bartender of the Year at Tales of the Cocktail and Wine Enthusiast’s Mixologist of the Year.

Megan Krigbaum has been writing about wine, cocktails, and travel for 20 years. Her work can be found in numerous publications; she’s currently a contributing editor for Punch and was formerly a wine editor at Food & Wine.

Speed Rack, co-founded by Lynnette and Ivy in 2011, is an influential international highspeed bartending competition for women that raises money for breast cancer charities, while providing an important platform for thousands of outstanding bartenders. For this work, Lynette and Ivy have been recognized with the Tales of the Cocktail Philanthropy and Best Mentor Awards and the Icon Award from The Pink Agenda.