Part recipe book and part reference guide, this fascinating book catalogs all the essential people, places and drinks that make up cocktail history. Two-time James Beard Award–nominated author Robert Simonson explores everything from the origins and longevity of the old-fashioned to the drinks created at Manhattan's famous Pegu Club.

• Contains more than 100 drink recipes, along with history highlighting bartenders and bars that have shaped the cocktail world.
• Recipe highlights include The Adonis, The Zombie and Breakfast Martini.
• Hardcover, 320 pages.