Table of Contents
Preface 1
About the "Modern Classics" 5
Prologue 7
I The Actor 9
II A British Bartender 21
Vodka Espresso 30
Bramble 31
III 'Tinis and Cosmos 33
Cosmopolitan 44
Breakfast Martini 45
IV Angels in the East Village 47
V Princes in Exile 51
Jasmine 58
VI Information, Please 59
Trident 68
VII Along the Left Coast 69
Last Word 76
Chartreuse Swizzle 77
VIII Two Californians 79
Tommy's Margarita 84
IX Milk & Honey 85
Gold Rush 96
X Rock Stars 97
White Negroni 106
XI Inventing the Ambassador 107
XII London Assurance 113
Red Hook 117
XIII The Anti-Sasha 119
The Protégé 123
Gin-Gin Mule 128
Old Cuban 129
XV Foam and Flames 131
XVI Exchange Program 139
XVII Cocktails to the Masses 149
XVIII The Merry Prankster 155
XIX The Whole Package 159
Penicillin 170
XX The Ballet Dancer and the Monk 173
XXI Milk & Honey West 181
XXII The Scolds 187
XXIII The Jack Rose Club 189
XXIV The Entrepreneurs 199
XXV Somewhere in Eastern Europe 205
Gin Basil Smash 210
XXVI The Golden Era 211
XXVII Old Hotels, New Blood 217
XXVIII Don't Call it Molecular 221
Barrel-Aged Negroni 236
XXIX Bringing It All Home 237
À La Louisiane 249
Aviation 250
Boulevardier 251
Hanky Panky 252
New York Sour 253
Remember the Maine 254
Vieux Carre 255
XXX Taking Back Tiki 257
Jungle Bird 263
Suffering Bastard 264
XXXI The Big Time 265
Oaxaca Old-Fashioned 274
Benton's Old-Fashioned 275
XXXII Other Cities, Other Bars 277
Paper Plane 288
Gunshop Fizz 289
XXXIII A Cocktail Convention 291
XXXIV A Man in a Room 297
XXXV The Bigger Time 303
XXXVI Open 24 Hours 311
Trinidad Sour 315
Epilogue 317
Should-Be Classics 319
Brancolada 320
Siesta 321
Moon Cocktail 322
Laphroaig Project 323
Bitter Giuseppe 324
Division Bell 325
Acknowledgments 326
People and Dates 327
About the Author 334
Index 335