Introduction
Chapter One: Notes from a Renaissance in Progress
• Glassware
• About the Drinks
• Basic Cocktail Technique
Chapter Two: Not Forgotten -- Familiar Classics and
Back-from-the-Dead Obscurities
• Cocktail Context: Gin
• Cocktail Context: Applejack & Calvados
• Vermouth & Aperitifs
• Cocktail Context: Brandy
• Absinthe
• Sherry
• New Orleans
• Cocktail Context: Whiskey
Chapter Three: Muses and Bridges -- Five enduring classics and the
drinks they’ve inspired
• Daiquiri
• Old Fashioned
• Manhattan
• Martini
• Negroni
Chapter Four: Staying Power -- Contemporary cocktails that may well
be built to last
• Cocktail Context: Tequila & Mezcal
• Cocktail Context: Rum
• Bitters
• Cocktail Context: Vodka
• Amari
• Pisco
• A Tip of the Pith Helmet: Props to the Tiki Drink
Chapter Five: Bottles, Tools and Tips
Acknowledgements
Index
Paul Clarke is a journalist specializing in spirits, cocktails and
the culture of drink. The executive editor of Imbibe magazine, he
has spent the past decade researching and writing about drinks for
Imbibe, the San Francisco Chronicle, the New York Times, Serious
Eats, Tasting Table and many other publications and websites, and
is a member of the editorial board for the Oxford Companion to
Spirits and Cocktails.
Since 2005, Clarke has documented his exploration of fine spirits
and mixology on The Cocktail Chronicles, one of the first
exclusively spirits and cocktail-related blogs on the Internet, and
he's the founder and moderator emeritus of Mixology Monday, a
monthly online cocktail party that's attracted scores of
participants and thousands of readers since its 2006 debut.
A regular speaker at events including Tales of the Cocktail,
Portland Cocktail Week and the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, Clarke
has received a Spirited Award from Tales of the Cocktail for Best
Cocktail Writing, and a Bert Greene Award from the International
Association of Culinary Professionals for his drinks
journalism.
He lives in Seattle.
“The Cocktail Chronicles is an insider’s guide to the classic and
modern drinks, spirits, bars, and bartenders driving the current
cocktail renaissance, from a writer who has been on its front lines
for the past decade.” —Camper English, cocktail journalist and
publisher of Alcademics.com
"Paul Clarke began writing about the cocktail renaissance when it
was still wishful thinking, and has been covering it ever since. I
challenge anybody to find somebody who knows it better or, just as
important, somebody who can explain it more clearly or genially. He
is the ideal guide." — David Wondrich, author of Imbibe! and Punch;
Esquire drinks correspondent
“This book is not only valuable, it's necessary. And while it’s
replete with cocktails, at Paul Clarke's hand, the writing always
wins.” —Ted Haigh, “Dr. Cocktail,” author of Vintage Spirits and
Forgotten Cocktails
“Whether celebrating the rebirth of The Last Word or comparing an
aperitif to Boom Boom Mancini, The Cocktail Chronicles is a
decade-in-the-making document of Paul Clarke at his finest. He
nails that sweet spot of drinks writing, appealing to veteran
bartenders and cocktail geeks while expertly demystifying matters
for those eager to learn more.” —Brad Thomas Parsons, author of
Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All
“The Cocktail Chronicles is not just an engaging inquiry to the
classics, but a unique eyewitness account of the contemporary
craft-cocktail revolution. It’s a lot to drink in, but Paul mixes
it perfectly and serves it with a smile.” —Jeff “Beachbum” Berry,
author of Potions of the Caribbean
“The most indispensable cocktail guide in years. Paul Clarke’s
serious authority never gets in the way of his pleasure. This is
the guy you want behind the bar with you." ––Jonathan Miles, former
New York Times cocktail columnist
“Few people have followed the cocktail revolution as closely as
Paul Clarke. And to follow his journey—and look at where it all
began, where it’s been, and where we’ve ended up—there’s no more
entertaining way of discovering all the details than by reading
this fine tome.” —gaz regan, author of The Joy of Mixology
“It’s not often that a new cocktail book holds my attention, but I
wasn’t surprised that Paul’s did. The Cocktail Chronicles will
serve as a wonderful homage to what is perhaps one of the most
pivotal times in the history of cocktails.” —Audrey Saunders, owner
of Pegu Club, New York City
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