Beverages & Spirits

Texas Cocktals, 2nd Edition, is an expanded and updated collection of over 100 recipes inspired by the Lone Star State.    

From big city lounges to dusty roadside dives, delve into the Texas drinks scene with this newly expanded and updated edition of the best-selling Texas Cocktails, 2nd Edition. With over 100 recipes and dozens of profiles of bartenders, drink like a Texan, whether you’re just visiting or entertaining at home. Locals and tourists alike will discover new watering holes that are sure to satisfy tastes as varied as Texas is large. Far more than just a recipe book, Texas Cocktails, 2nd Edition features signature creations by the best mixologists from Houston to El Paso, and everywhere in between. Within the gorgeous, die-cut covers, you'll find: 

- More than 100 essential and exciting cocktail recipes
- New variations of the classic Margarita and Harvey Wallbanger
- Interviews with the state's trendsetting bartenders and mixologists
- Bartending tips and techniques from the experts
- Profiles of Texas distilleries and their featured spirits
- Food and drink hotspots across the state
- And much more!

Mix up your own Lone Star libations with this perfect guide to the art of craft cocktails! 

Nico Martini is the co-founder of Bar Draught, mobile draught cocktail solutions, is the founder of Hypeworthy, a digital marketing and branding agency, and is a former lecturer at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has taught for the USBG, Bar Institute NYC and Bar Institute Portland. You've no doubt heard seen his TED Talk on the evolution of cocktails called "Beyond the Vodka Tonic" and now he's a "Best Selling Author" with the Spring 2018 release of his book Texas Cocktails published by Cider Mill Press. He's been participating in San Antonio Cocktail Conference since 2014 and yes, Martini is actually his last name...

A few quality ingredients and the perfect recipe are all you need to take your home bar to new heights with The Home Bartender Cocktail Cards.

These straightforward recipes have easy-to-follow steps and accessible, affordable ingredients. There’s no need to muddle your cocktail experience. You don’t need expensive liquor or exotic and obscure ingredients to make a craft cocktail. With every drink in this deck featuring four ingredients or less, making drinks at home has never been easier for the busy mixologist. This set contains perfect, classic, and budget versions of old favorites such as the Martini, Old Fashioned, Manhattan, Cosmopolitan, Margarita, and Gin and Tonic. Shuffle the deck to find other new favorites:

- Whiskey Punch
- Tequila Cider
- Negroni
- Paloma Plus
- Liquid Apple Pie
- Cherry Lime Spike
- Tom Collins
- One Dark Night
- Rob Roy
- Strawberries and Cream
- Twisted Gimlet

Expand your cocktail repertoire and make entertaining a breeze— just have your guests select from the deck or pick one at random and encourage them to try something new. Spend less time mixing and more time hosting with The Home Bartender Cocktail Cards.

With an elegant amber–foil hardcover the color of a fine glass of whiskey, Drink Whiskey is an evocative collection of 60+ whiskey, bourbon, and rye cocktail recipes perfect for longtime lovers of the beverage and first-time tryers!

With dozens of enduring classics and modern originals to choose from, Drink Whiskey is an essential guide for those looking to craft an impeccable drink. Inside an irresistible amber foil hardcover, you’ll find 40+ gorgeous photographs, and Drink Whiskey features over 60 top-notch recipes for classic and craft cocktails made with the well-loved spirit, such as: 

- Black Manhattan
- Buffalo Smash
- Perfect Old Fashioned
- Tennessee Mule
- Maker’s Boulevardier
- Jack and Ginger
- Sazerac

And many, many more! Plus, easy recipes for gorgeous craft cocktail ingredients, from syrups to garnishes, as well as distillery profiles on Buffalo Trace, Four Roses, Hartfield & Co., Heaven Hill, Jack Daniel's, Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Willett, and Woodford Reserve. Enjoy the rich and fascinating history of whiskey and make it the go-to staple of your home bar.  

With an elegant platinum-foil hardcover, Mezcal and Tequila Cocktails is an evocative collection of more than 60 mezcal and tequila cocktail recipes! 

What do you know about Mezcal? Maybe you have some vague idea about its relationship to agave, or that there might be a worm at the bottom of the bottle. You may know that tequila is a type of mezcal, or that mezcal is more intensively handcrafted than almost any other spirit, making it a true farm-to-table drink. Or perhaps you’ve heard tell of its hallucinogenic property—which is apocryphal, just so you know. At the end of the day, you probably don’t know that much about it, but if you’ve ever tried it then you know one thing for certain: its smoky, complex flavor is irresistible. And this fact alone is responsible for its recent stateside spike in popularity; but don’t worry, the train hasn’t left the station yet! Mezcal Cocktails will make you an expert on the beverage before there’s a Mezcal bar on every city corner. If the 2010s belonged to artisan absinthe cocktails, the 2020s are sure to be the age of agave!  With an irresistible silver foil hardcover and 40+ gorgeous photographs, Mezcal Cocktails features over 60 recipes for craft cocktails made with the previously hard-to-find spirit, such as

• the Mezcal Negroni
• the Cactus Flower
• Mezcalita
• Oaxaca Old Fashioned
• Killer Bee
• Marrakesh Express

Plus, easy recipes for gorgeous craft cocktail ingredients, from syrups to garnishes! Though it isn’t as ubiquitous as vodka or whiskey, mezcal is actually very easy to work with, as its flavor pairs beautifully with so many ingredients! Bartender Emanuele Mensah shares the rich and fascinating history of mezcal and tequila, all while making mezcal the go-to staple of your home bar. 

Create your own signature cocktails with this essential recipe book for homemade blends and alcohol infusions.

The Infused Cocktail Handbook is the essential guide to homemade blends and infusions. The illustrated recipes explain which ingredients and flavors go best when infusing vodka, gin, tequila, whiskey, rum, and sherry. Make an infused simple syrup or try out a shrub and spice up your next party! You’ll find a range of globetrotting flavor profiles such as:

-Earl Gray tea (great for a gin infusion)
- Lemongrass 
- Cardamom
- Walnuts
- Gummy bears
- Bacon (who doesn’t love bacon?)

Craft delicious libations using The Infused Cocktail Handbook as your starting point to infuse liquors with new flavors that you can use in any cocktail. Not only will you know how to make your very own signature cocktails, you’ll save money — and have fun — doing it. Author Kurt Maitland started his whiskey journey with drams of Jameson’s in college. He has been exploring the wider world of spirits in general, and whisk(e)y in particular, ever since. He currently is Deputy Editor of the popular Whiskey Reviewer website and the curator of the Manhattan Whiskey Club.

Easy Cocktails features over 100 cocktails all made with four ingredients or less!

Forget the syrups and foams and make quick cocktails at home. With Easy Cocktails on hand you’ll be able to mix an amazing variety of cocktails, all of which are made with four ingredients or less, at a moment’s notice. Just because a drink only has a few ingredients doesn’t mean it can’t be great, and this book features over 100 delicious drinks, from classics to newfangled mixes. Innovation is spurred by tradition and being able to make the most of what you’ve got on hand is an essential lesson, which Easy Cocktails is all about. This is the home bartender’s go-to guide. 

"Texas Whiskey Is a Fanatic’s Guide to the Good Stuff" - Texas Monthly

Texas history runs deep, and the history of whiskey in the state is no exception. But the Texas whiskey scene, which emphasizes local corn and barrels made from trees grown in the state, has grown exponentially in the last 10 years, as this coffee table book about whiskey in the Lone Star State details. Locals and tourists alike will discover new expressions that are sure to satisfy tastes as varied as Texas is large. Texas Whiskey features: 

- A collection of over 100 varied distillery profiles
- Interviews with experts 
- All original photography
- Tips on how to determine if a whiskey you love is truly a Texas whiskey

Texas Whiskey tells the story of how whiskey from the Lone Star State is unlike whiskey being made anywhere else on the planet. 

Nico Martini is the co-founder of Bar Draught, mobile draught cocktail solutions, is the founder of Hypeworthy, a digital marketing and branding agency, and is a former lecturer at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has taught for the USBG, Bar Institute NYC and Bar Institute Portland.

Featuring over 100 delicious recipes, Frozen Cocktails gives you a number of ways to beat the heat.

Your reign as summer royalty starts with Frozen Cocktails. Featuring over 100 recipes for refreshing cocktails, you’ll soon be an essential part of any barbecue or beach excursion. Thanks to drinks that can be prepared in a standard blender, your ticket to the tropics is one push of a button away. With cocktails featuring gin, vodka, whiskey, tequila, and rum, as well as non-alcoholic options, you’re sure to find a revitalizing tonic that fits any occasion with Frozen Cocktails. Like all the books in the “Art of Entertaining” series Frozen Cocktails offers easy-to-follow recipes and colorful photographs that will help make you the hero of parties and family gatherings.

Take the edge off with over 100 recipes that feature one of the hottest trends in craft cocktails: CBD, the non-psychoactive extract from marijuana that aids anxiety, pain relief, and insomnia.

Whether this is an ingredient completely new to you or one that you want to know how best to use, let Sailene Ossman, a fixture in the Los Angeles cannabis scene since the mid-90s who has gone from underground hero to celebrated expert explain CBD in all its forms and how best to use it to address individuals’ needs. Whether you want to add depth to a traditional mixed drink or are in need of stress-relieving juice, CBD Cocktails is an essential resource for using this dynamic ingredient.    

An expert guide to the American whiskey renaissance.

In American Whiskey, Kentucky-born, internationally recognized whiskey expert Richard Thomas guides readers through the American whiskey renaissance. Featuring over 300 distinctive expressions of whiskeys that embrace both tradition and innovation this book will appeal to obsessive collectors eager to discover the next Pappy Van Winkle as well as those just starting to sample the dynamic flavor profiles of these American spirits. The history of whiskey straddles Kentucky and Tennessee, but American Whiskey proves that today exceptional whiskey is made across the country.

The art of drinking--one sip at a time! Mix up dozens of cocktails-to-go and drink recipes to bring along in your favorite flask with this fun new collection!

Flasks are a centuries-old staple in the pockets of anyone who loves a good drink, and this book celebrates the history and many uses of this classic drinking vessel. Discover how famous figures have used and loved their own flasks—and use their ideas to fuel your own fixings! With dozens of cocktail recipes for what to put in your flask, plus clever, portable chaser suggestions for nights when you don’t have time to make a mix, this book gives you all the inspiration you need. The Art of the Flask even provides tips on how to clean and maintain your trusted flask. Best-selling cocktail guru Paul Knorr pulls out all the stops in this full-color, flask-sized gift book featuring:

*Pewter, steel or plastic: Find the right one for you!
*Care, keeping, and cleaning of your flask
*Creative cocktail recipes to fill your flask
*Flask etiquette and the do's and don't's of flask ownership
*Famous flasks and the people who wielded them.

With striking, full-color photography throughout, and clever cocktail recipes that are sure to delight, The Art of the Flask features inspired drinks for this classic drinking vessel!

 

An elegant collection of over 100 cocktail recipes inspired by the City of Light.

Bring the romance and elegance of Paris into your home with cocktail recipes from leading French mixologists and the signature drink recipes of Parisian hot spots. More than just a cocktail book, Paris Cocktails celebrates the art of drinking like the French, with entertaining tips for throwing a perfectly Parisian cocktail party, revelations on the latest trends in French mixology, reviews of the best bars in both America and Paris where you can find the true French cocktail experience, and musings from French and non-French alike who have mastered the art of French drinking.

The heavily illustrated Martini Field Guide tells you everything you need to know about Martini culture.

The Martini Field Guide is as potent as the gin used to make the iconic drink. Both cocktail connoisseurs and Happy Hour newbies will lose themselves in this heavily illustrated book, featuring vintage ads and imagery from some of the world’s top distillers, as they read about the Martini’s muddled origins and how an American concoction became popular worldwide. Whether you prefer it shaken or stirred, dry or dirty, The Martini Field Guide provides plenty of ways to think about, make, and drink this popular cocktail, making for the perfect addition to any cocktail lover’s collection.