The must-have companion for cocktail classics and creative drinks from a celebrated industry icon Hone your mixology skills while learning more about your favorite drink's origins from award-winning bartender Tiffanie Barriere, known globally as "the drinking coach." From gold-standard martinis and mint juleps to new classics inspired by inventors and trailblazers, this culture-rich exploration of cocktails seamlessly blends hands-on technique with deep historical knowledge. For Barriere every ingredient has a story, and every story can become a drink. Equal parts inspiration and education, in addition to 125 cocktails explained in transportive detail, Barriere honors the Black roots of many of our Friday night favorites, spirits, and bar tools, from the Cosmo to the Chocolate Martini, and Rhum Agricole to the hinged lemon squeezer. Many drinks have zero-proof variations, using Barriere's ingenious concept of cocktail "stock" to build flavor layer-by-layer: build a drink's flavor first
