The Essential Cocktail Book: A Complete Guide to Modern Drinks with 150 Recipes - Hardcover

by Megan Krigbaum (Editor), Editors of Punch (Author)

An indispensable atlas of the best cocktail recipes--each fully photographed--for classic and modern drinks, whether shaken, stirred, up, or on the rocks.

How do you create the perfect daiquiri? In what type of glass should you serve a whiskey sour? What exactly is an aperitif cocktail? A compendium for both home and professional bartenders, The Essential Cocktail Book answers all of these questions and more--through recipes, lore and techniques for 150 drinks, both modern and classic.

Author Biography

Megan Krigbaum is a wine and spirits writer, a contributing editor at PUNCH, and the former deputy wine editor at Food and Wine. There, she wrote a monthly wine column called "Bottle Service," in addition to regular feature stories pertaining to wine, spirits, and beer.

PUNCH is a James Beard Award-winning media brand dedicated to drinks and drinking culture.