Drink Books Published in 2013 in Consideration for Gifting or Reading

I have a to-read backlog of more than 40 cocktails and spirits books in my house, and that's just the print ones.  So while I haven't read the majority of these books released in 2013 yet, I want to list them all together in case you want to buy something for yourself or a liquor fan by the end of the year.

Notable Cocktail and Spirits Books Published in 2013:

  • 6a00e553b3da2088340192aa8dcf0b970d.jpgThe Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks [link] [Alcademics review]
  • The Art of the Shim: Low-Alcohol Cocktails to Keep You Level [link]

  • American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye: A Guide to the Nation’s Favorite Spirit [link]
  • Under the Table: A Dorothy Parker Cocktail Guide [link]

  • Shake: A New Perspective On Cocktails [link]

  • Reasons Mommy Drinks [link]

  • diffordsguide Cocktails: The Bartender's Bible, 11th Edition [link]

  • Architecture of the Cocktail: Building the Perfect Cocktail from the Bottom Up [link]
  • Handcrafted Cocktails: The Mixologist's Guide to Classic Drinks for Morning, Noon & Night [link]

  • Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist [link]

  • Cocktails for a Crowd: More than 40 Recipes for Making Popular Drinks in Party-Pleasing Batches [link]

  • Cocktail Culture: Recipes & Techniques from Behind the Bar [link]

  • The Cocktail Lab: Unraveling the Mysteries of Flavor and Aroma in Drink, with Recipes [link]

  • Winter Cocktails: Mulled Ciders, Hot Toddies, Punches, Pitchers, and Cocktail Party Snacks [link]

  • Whiskey: Instant Expert [link]

  • Drink More Whiskey!: Everything You Need to Know About Your New Favorite Drink [link]

  • Aphrodisiacs with a Twist [link]

  • Shake 'Em Up!: A Practical Handbook of Polite Drinking [link]

  • Drinking with Men: A Memoir [link]

  • The Wet and the Dry: A Drinker's Journey [link]

  • Apothecary Cocktails: Restorative Drinks from Yesterday and Today [link]
  • True Brews: How to Craft Fermented Cider, Beer, Wine, Sake, Soda, Mead, Kefir, and Kombucha at Home [link]

  • Happy Hour at Home: Libations and Small Plates for Easy Get-Togethers [link]

  • The Curious Bartender: The Artistry and Alchemy of Creating the Perfect Cocktail [link]

  • Sherry, Manzanilla, and Montilla [link]

  • Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey: An American Heritage [link]

  • World's Best Ciders: Taste, Tradition, and Terroir [link]

  • The Deans of Drink [link]

  • Down the Hatch: One Man's One Year Odyssey Through Classic Cocktail Recipes and Lore [ebook] [link]

  • Professor Cocktail's Zombie Horde: Recipes for the World's Most Lethal Drink [ebook] [link]
  • Raise the Bar: An Action-Based Method for Maximum Customer Reactions [link]

  • Adult Milkshakes [link]

  • Planet of the Grapes Vol 3: Wine Cocktails (ebook) [link]
  • Beachbum Berry's Potions of the Caribbean [link]

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If you know of any I missed or want to promote your own, please do put them in the comments! 

 

Comments

12 responses to “Drink Books Published in 2013 in Consideration for Gifting or Reading”

  1. David J. Montgomery Avatar

    Not satisfied with releasing one book this year, I did another:
    Professor Cocktail’s Holiday Drinks: Recipes for Mixed Drinks and More
    by David J. Montgomery
    https://amzn.com/B00H1YS6EA

  2. David J. Montgomery Avatar

    Great list, by the way. I have several, ordered one, and added a few more to my wishlist.

  3. Shaun Byrne Avatar

    I have read your blog for quite a while now and read many books you have recommended, so thank you for that. I run a gin bar and have constructed in depth training sessions on the history of gin, which I can of course recommend.
    https://www.bookdepository.co.uk/London-Gin-Thea-Bennett/9781780950082
    https://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Diffordsguide%3A-Gin-Simon-Difford/9781770852631

  4. T Costa Avatar
    T Costa

    Shaken, stirred, and spirited: provocative cocktails created by provocative women. pür in spirit: an oral and visual history of spirited women is not your average cocktail book. A collection of recipes by, and photos of, female bartenders in the Bay Area. A grassroots publication by San Francisco based independent craft brand pür•spirits, with photography by Kelly Puleio and introduction by Virginia Miller.
    Available free online and for download: https://issuu.com/purspirits/docs/pur_in_spirit

  5. roliasttocs@gmail.com Avatar
    roliasttocs@gmail.com

    Here’s one I don’t see on your list that i thought was really well done: https://www.amazon.com/Kings-County-Distillery-Guide-Moonshining/dp/1419709909/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389044618&sr=1-1&keywords=urban+moonshining
    It has a great overview of American whiskey brands and history, with extra detail about past distilling in NYC, well written and personalized.

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