The book of cocktail ratios The surprising simplicity of classic cocktails

Michael Ruhlman, 1963-

Book - 2023

"A back-to-basics cocktail book--and affable tribute to the pleasures of the cocktail--is organized around five best-known, beloved, classic families of cocktails, providing a simple ratio for each from which myriad variations can be built"--

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Subjects
Genres
Cookbooks
Published
New York : Scribner 2023.
Language
English
Main Author
Michael Ruhlman, 1963- (author)
Other Authors
Marcella Kriebel (illustrator)
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition
Physical Description
xiv, 267 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-248) and index.
ISBN
9781668003398
  • Introduction
  • The Power of Ratios
  • A Brief History of the Cocktail
  • On Mixing Cocktails
  • Practical Matters
  • Bar Tools
  • Glassware
  • Vermouths
  • Amari
  • Liqueurs
  • Bitters
  • Simple Syrups
  • Garnishes
  • The Cocktails
  • Chapter 1. The Manhattan
  • The Manhattan
  • The Rob Roy
  • The Palmetto
  • The Star
  • The Distrito Federal
  • The Martinez
  • The Little Italy
  • Notes from Audrey Saunders on the Little Italy
  • Chapter 2. The Negroni
  • The Negroni
  • The Boulevardier
  • The Cynar Negroni
  • The Cynar Boulevardier
  • The Sbagliato
  • The Kingston Negroni
  • The Mezcal Negroni
  • The White Negroni
  • The Old Pal
  • A Word about Batching Cocktails
  • Chapter 3. The Daiquiri
  • The Daiquiri
  • The Sour Orange Daiquiri
  • The Gimlet (with variations)
  • The Rosemary Gimlet
  • The Bee's Knees
  • The Lemon Drop
  • The Tommy's Margarita
  • The Whiskey Sour
  • Batch Whiskey Sours
  • A Word about Egg Whites
  • The Clover Club
  • Variation on the Clover Club
  • Chapter 4. The Margarita
  • The Margarita
  • The Sidecar
  • The Derby
  • The Beachcomber
  • The White Lady
  • The White Lady Jubilee
  • The Pegu Club Cocktail
  • The Cosmopolitan
  • The Original Cosmopolitan by Toby Cecchini, 1988
  • The Between the Sheets
  • Chapter 5. The Martini
  • The Martini
  • The Wondrich Martini
  • The DeGroff Martini
  • The Obituary
  • The Vesper
  • The Gibson
  • Chapter 6. The Highball
  • Part One: Fizzy Highballs
  • The Gin and Tonic
  • The Chartreuse and Tonic
  • The Moscow Mule
  • The Dark and Stormy
  • The Paloma
  • The Rickey
  • The Ramos Gin Fizz
  • Part 2. Vodka-and-Juice Highballs
  • The Screwdriver
  • The Cape Codder
  • The Greyhound
  • The Madras
  • The Seabreeze
  • Chapter 7. Miscellaneous Cocktails
  • The Mai Tai
  • The Trader Vic's Mai Tai
  • The Contemporary Mai Tai
  • The Rusty Nail
  • The Stinger
  • The Last Word
  • The Division Bell
  • Classic Cocktail? Says Who?
  • The Paper Plane
  • The Sun Also Rises
  • The Brandy Alexander
  • The Hot Toddy (with variations)
  • The Improved Whiskey Cocktail
  • Cocktail Coda
  • Acknowledgments
  • Selected References and Recommended Reading
  • Appendix 1. Cocktails, listed alphabetically
  • Appendix 2. Cocktails, listed by spirit
  • Appendix 3. Cocktails, listed by chapter, with ratio