Nerd up you next drinks night or cocktail party with stories of the modern origins of the dranks craze. This isn’t your father’s cocktail hour or your sister’s wine night, it’s cocktails with provenance, much like the organic, grass-fed, humanely raised steak you’ll likely have with your drinks.

Sip and read for personal enjoyment, or read and share over drinks with equally nerdy friends, but either way you’ll come away with a deeper appreciation of the art and science of cocktailery today.
Robert Simonson goes in depth on the people and places that marked our cultural turn to serious cocktails. A very readable tome, with the bonus of drinks recipes every few pages.