2026 New Drink Books

Here are new cocktails and spirits (and a few other) books out or coming out in 2026.

• The Nonalcoholic Bar: Classic and Creative Cocktails for Everyone (Jan)
• Bottom Shelf: How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon Saved One Man’s Life (Feb)
• Spirits of ’76: Celebrating 250 Years with Cocktails from Every State (March)
• Bar Design Essentials: How to Design Bars That Work for Everyone (March)
• Tastes Like Money: RumChata and the Making of a Beloved Brand (March)
• Star Wars: Galactic Drinks: From Mandalorian Mocktails to ibntina Cafs, Captivating Beverages Inspired by a Galaxy Far, Far Away! (April)
• Jack Daniels: Behind the Bottle: The Masters, the Whiskey, and the Legend of the American Icon (April)
• Let’s Make Cocktails!: A Comic Book Cocktail Book (April)
• A Guide to Drinking in Venice: A modern guide to Venice’s best coffee, wine, beer and cocktail spots (April)
• The Bartender’s Collection: Good drinking in more than 300 recipes (April)
• Coconuts & Carnage: Fifty Fiery Originals from the Emerald City (April)
• Everyday Sake: The Go-To Guide for Choosing, Pairing, and Serving (May)
• Whisky & Cocktails (May)
• The Classic Cocktail Sessions: A Bartender’s New-Fashioned Approach to the World’s Most Beloved Recipes (June)
• Solid Wiggles: Recipes and Techniques for Phenomenal Jelly Shots and Cakes (June)
• Cocked and Boozy: An Intoxicating History of the American Revolution (June)
• Your Tasting Brain: A Sensory Approach to Wine, Beer, and Other Pleasures (June)
• Caribbean Cocktails: Drinks and Bites from the Afro-Latino Diaspora (June)
• Dryads: Spirits of the Trees (July)
• Equal Parts Cocktails: The Simple Ratio for Spectacular Drinks (July)
• Good Spirits: The Joy of Cocktails and the Stories Behind Them (September)
• The Tequila Bible: The complete lowdown on the spirit – more than 200 tequilas tried and tested (September)
• Alpine Cocktails: 75+ Recipes for Drinks and Small Bites for the Apres-Ski Life (September)
• Stuff Every Whiskey Lover Should Know (September)
• The Complete Guide to Mexican Beverages (September)
• The Green Fairy’s Canvas (September – Kickstarter Project)
• The Bartender’s Library: A Guide to Curating Spirits and Creating Cocktails―From the Multnomah Whiskey Library (October)
• The Curious Bartender’s Vodka Chronicles: Discovering and sampling the world’s most versatile and purest spirit (October)
• The Goto Bartender’s Guide: A Philosophy of Cocktails, Hospitality, and How to Make Great Drinks Every Time (October)
• Korean Cocktails: From Traditional Spirits to Modern Drinks (October)
• Bourbon and Rye Cocktails: The History of American Whiskey in 73 Recipes (October)
• Cinematic Cocktails: 65 Recipes Inspired by Your Favorite Movies (October)
• Modernist Cocktails: Artful Recipes for the Curious Mixologist (October)
• Yacht Rock Cocktails (November)
• The Little Green Book of Chartreuse: Devotion, Libation, and the Holy Spirit, with Recipes (November)
• Searching for Don the Beachcomber: Inventor of the Tiki Bar (December)