A Proper Drink: The Untold Story of How a Band of Bartenders Saved the Civilized Drinking World [A Cocktails Book]

By Robert Simonson

Book Overview

A narrative history of the craft cocktail renaissance, written by a New York Times cocktail writer and one of the foremost experts on the subject. A Proper Drink is the first-ever book to tell the full, unflinching story of the contemporary craft cocktail revival. Award-winning writer Robert Simonson interviewed more than 200 key players from around the world, and the result is a rollicking (if slightly tipsy) story of the characters--bars, bartenders, patrons, and visionaries--who in the last 25 years have changed the course of modern drink-making. The book also features a curated list of about 40 cocktails--25 modern classics, plus an additional 15 to 20 rediscovered classics and classic contenders--to emerge from the movement.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607747545
• ISBN13: 9781607747543
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.1"