Description: Robert Simonson is a cocktail and drinks writer for the New York Times, an eleven-time Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award nominee, a two-time IACP Award nominee, and the author of The Old-Fashioned, A Proper Drink, 3-Ingredient Cocktails, which was nominated for a 2018 James Beard Award, and The Martini Cocktail.
“ Our man in the liquor-soaked trenches. ” –Sam Sifton
A lively A-to-Z compendium of the notable drinks, bartenders, and bars that shaped the cocktail world and produced the vibrant spirits culture we enjoy today, from two-time James Beard Award-nominated author and New York Times cocktail and spirits writer, Robert Simonson. How did the Old-Fashioned get its name, and why has the drink endured? What drinks were invented by Sam Ross? What was the Pegu Club, and who bartended there? In The Encyclopedia of Cocktails , Robert Simonson catalogues all the essential
New York Times cocktail and spirits writer Robert Simonson's witty and opinionated presentation of the bar world is a refreshing look at all things cocktail-related. There are more than 100 drink recipes, from the Adonis to the Zombie, with vivid illustrations throughout. Simonson also includes entries for spirits from absinthe to vodka and illuminates the origins of each. This guide isn't a strictly academic text, nor is it simply a collection of drink recipes—it is an animated, sometimes irreverent histor