The essential New York Times book of cocktails - Steve V. Reddicliffe

The ritual and refined atmosphere of cocktail mixing has made a glamorous return. The cocktail hour has re-emerged - as one of America's favorite pastimes and one of our favorite ways to entertain. And what more urbane repository of - great cocktails is there, than the New York Times? - Steven Redicliffe, the well-known New York Times drinks columnist, brings his signature voice and expertise to this compendium of influential and delicious recipes from mixologists and bartenders from everywhere, especially - Manhattan and its boroughs. Cocktail aficionados will find the many treasured recipes they have mixed for years-the - classics with a modern twist like the Martini, an Old-Fashioned, the French 75, a Negroni -as well as favorites from - the new generation of elixirs borne of the new craft distilling boom. - Redicliffe has carefully curated this essential collection of 300-plus recipes, and his chapter introductions showcase the - history of American and International mixology. Witty and fascinating headnotes, sprinkled throughout, make the - collection special. The Essential New York Times Cocktail Book though is also filled with great writing from New - York Times famed journalists such as Frank Bruni, Florence Fabricant, Eric Asimov, Rosie Schaap, Robert - Simonson, William L. Hamilton, William Grimes and many more. - This complete compendium is arranged by cocktail type, with fabuous essays interspersed throughout. Included are - notes on how to set up your bar, stock, and run it. Filled with tips and tricks of the trade, from famous writers and - mixologists from aorund the world, The Essential New York Times Book of Cocktails is the only compendium you will - ever need to entertain at home, whether it's just for two, or for pleasing a crowd.