Every bartender's favorite drink-mixing guide is better than ever in this all-new edition. This guide features new cocktail recipes from well-known mixologists, easy-to-use information on equipment, guidance on building your pantry and purchasing ingredients, helpful tips and techniques, and new photographs that showcase the beauty of the finished cocktails.Includes 1,500 drinks ranging from classics like The Old-Fashioned Whiskey Cocktail and The Martini Cocktail to regional favorites like the Ramos Gin Fizz and the Mint Julep to contemporary drinks like the Limoncello Sour and the Stone WallFeatures new photography and nearly 200 new recipes for today's bartenders, including cutting-edge cocktails with sake, absinthe, infused spirits, and other contemporary flavors from the top mixologistsCovers nearly every cocktail imaginable, from classic martinis to trendy cosmopolitans to holiday eggnogUpdated with a new glossary for easily accessible descriptions of hundreds of spirits from the familiar to the obscure

From bar chefs to cocktail party hosts, Mr. Boston: 75th Anniversary Edition remains the most trusted guide for your bar.

Acknowledgments xi

BAR BASICS 1

COCKTAIL CLASSICS 27

BRANDY 49

GIN 71

RUM 121

TEQUILA 151

VODKA 169

WHISKIES 193

CORDIALS AND LIQUEURS 231

SHOOTERS 243

FROZEN DRINKS 253

HOT DRINKS 269

EGGNOGS AND PUNCHES 281

WINE AND BEER IN MIXED DRINKS 297

NONALCOHOLIC DRINKS 307

Resources 315

Glossary 322

Index 329