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Contents

Foreword

1Step Up to the Bar: An Alcohol Timeline

2From Antiquity to America: The History of Alcohol

3The 18th Amendment: All About Prohibition, Bootlegging, and Speakeasies

4Shaken, Not Stirred: Vodka

5Mothers Ruin: Gin

6Yo, Ho, Ho and a Bottle of…Rum

7South of the Border: Tequila

8Whichever Way You Spell It: A Brief History of Whiskey/Whisky

9How Sweet It Is: Liqueurs

10Liquid Bread: Beer

11It’s All About the Grapes: Wine

12What to Drink Before and After Dinner: Aperitifs and Digestifs

13The Green Fairy: All About Absinthe

14An Essential Ingredient: Bitters

15What Exactly Is a Cocktail Mixer? A Guide to Making Your Own

16The Jewelry of the Drink: Cocktail Garnishes

17On the Rocks: A Brief History of Ice for Cocktails

18Bar Hopping: Famous Cocktails from Around the Globe

19Cocktails 101: A Guide to Classic, Modern Classic, Popular, Famous, Official IBA, and Standard Cocktails

20Look it Up: The Best Online Cocktail Sources

21Behind the Bar: The Fifteen Most Influential American Bartenders

22Changing the Way We Drink: Craft Bars

23Serving Cocktails: A Guide to Cocktail Vessels

24Tools of the Trade: The Essential Cocktail Bar Tools

25Neat or Straight Up: Getting Familiar with Drink-Making Terms

26Rules to Drink By: Bar Etiquette

27Trending: What Influences Our Imbibing

28Cocktails in Film: The 1930s to the 2010s

29Cocktails in Literature: From Shakespeare to Today

30Cocktails in Television: The 1950s to the 2010s

31Name Your Poison: Cocktails and Alcohol Celebrities Drink

32Neighborhood Watering Holes: Historic Bars Around the World

Acknowledgments

Index

Cheryl Charming