THE ESSENTIAL COCKTAIL BOOK

An attractive companion to The Essential Bar Book, this gorgeously photographed compendium for professional and home bartenders offers recipes, history, and techniques to create 150 essential cocktails, both modern and classic.

How do you create the perfect Daiquiri? What type of glass should a Whiskey Sour be served in? What exactly is an aperitif cocktail? The Essential Cocktail Book answers all of these questions and more.

Written by the editors of PUNCH, and edited by author and drinks writer Megan Krigbaum, this book presents the history, mythology, and tried-and-true recipes behind the cocktails that are essential to any aspiring home bartender. Presentedin an easy-to-navigate format, with recipes for 150 delicious, classic cocktails, all beautifully illustrated with full-color photography, this book deserves a place on the home bar shelf of anyone who loves to entertain or drink cocktails.

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