Books
Along with the obvious drinks-mixing manuals of which there are legion, I will also be reviewing more specialized books on different topics such as bartending and in-depth studies of a particular spirit such as cognac, bourbon, etc.
I will also try to review books covering the social aspects of drinking both serious scholarly works and other well. . . less scholarly works! (Hunter S. Thompson's Rum Diaries springs to mind!)
Authors are in some ways similar to reviewers, you will find people who write a certain way that you will enjoy more than others, they also use different types of formats (especially in drinks books) to write and present information and have different personal tastes and inclinations. So read as many as possible and keep track of your favorite author's efforts.
Drink Recipes Books
Bartender's Bible: 1001 Mixed Drinks. . .
Bartender's Companion:The Original Guide to American Cocktails and Drinks (new! May 2008)
Diffords Guide Cocktails # 7: over 2,250 cocktails (new! February 2008)
The Great Margarita Book (new! May 2008)
The Great Tiki Drink Book (new! May 2008)
How's Your Drink? Cocktails,Culture and the Art of Drinking Well
Professional Bartender's Training Manual (3rd ed.) (new! March 2008)
Secrets Revealed of America's Greatest Cocktails (new! June 2008)
¡Toma! Margaritas! : The Original Guide to Margaritas and Tequila (new! May 2008)
Trader Vic's Tiki Party! (new! May 2008)
Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails: From the Alamagoozlum Cocktail to the Zombie
Reference Books
1001 Questions Questions Every Bartender and Lounge Lizard Should Know How to Answer (new! March 2008)
Beverage Operator's Survival Guide (new! March 2008)
Big Shots: the men behind the booze
Caribe Rum: The Original Guide to Caribbean Rum and Drinks (new! May 2008)
Craze: Gin and Debauchery in an Age of Reason
Essential Guide to Scotch Whisky
Gin: The Much Lamented Death of Madam Geneva
Kindred Spirits 2 (new! March 2008)
Malt Whisky Yearbook 2006, the facts, the people, the news, the stories
Modern Drunkard: A Handbook For Drinking In The 21st Century
Mondo Cocktail: A Shaken and Stirred History
Moonshine Markets: Issues in Unrecorded Alcohol Beverage Consumptiom and Production
Preventing Internal Theft (new! March 2008)
Rum: A Social and Sociable History of the Real Spirit of 1776
Scottish Whisky Distilleries: for the whisky enthusiast
Successful Beverage Management (new! March 2008)
Whiskey: The Definitive World Guide
