Hoffman Maggie - The one-bottle cocktail: more than 80 recipes with fresh ingredients and a single spirit

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

There are few communities as generous as the bar community, and I owe thanks to hundreds of bartenders who have shared their insights and recipes with me over the years. I am so grateful to every bartender in this book: Kaitlyn Stewart, Sarah Rosner, Tommy Quimby, Bethany Kocak, Matthew McKinley Campbell, Arnaud Dissais, Julia Momose, Michael Neff, Shannon Tebay Sidle, Chris Morris, Kristina Magro, Tom Lindstedt, Brian Griffiths, Kate Bolton, Frank Cisneros, Collin Nicholas, Elsa Taylor, Christopher Longoria, Keli Rivers, Andrew Moore, Sother Teague, Karen Fu, Laura Newman, Ben Potts, Heather Sang, Benjamin Amberg, T. Cole Newton, Pilar Vree, Nicholas Bennett, Christopher Lowder, Kamil Foltan, Alan Ruesga-Pelayo, Ran Duan, Chelan Finney, Gabriella Mlynarczyk, Chad Hauge, Mindy Kucan, Justin Elliot, Adam James Sarkis, Jesse Carr, John McCarthy, Jeremy Simpson, Shaun Gordon, Shaun Traxler, Jason Saura, Liam Odien, A. Minetta Gould, Tiffany Hernandez, Nathan Shearer, Darwin Pornel, Nathaniel Smith, Nick Meyer, Matt Friedlander, Anna Moss, Alex Fletcher, Jesse Cyr, Laura Bellucci, Greg Innocent, Patrick Poelvoorde, David Perez, Caitlin Laman, Andrew M. Volk, Trevor Frye, Chris Amirault, Dee Ann Quinones, John Holzinger, Thomas Spaeth, Brandon Presbury, Benjamin Schiller, Zach Lynch, Lynnette Marrero, Jared Hirsch, Zac Overman, Jenna Jones, and Jordan Felix.

It was a dream to work with photographer extraordinaire Kelly Puleio and her entire team: producer Tamara Costa, stylist Maxwell Smith, bartenders Brian Barnett and Christina Cabrera, and assistants Nicola Parisi and Keri Mendona.

I had no idea that this book would come to be when I sat down to share a massive cocktail in a pineapple with Emily Timberlake, but Im so glad we ordered that pia colada. And thanks to the rest of the Ten Speed crew, including Ashley Lima, Hope Meng, David Hawk, and Jane Chinn. Thank you to my agent, Alison Fargis, for making it all happen, and fast.

Thanks to my parents and my in-laws for encouraging me to make the leap, and to Charlotte Towery, Bridget Veltri, and Eva Blehm, who tirelessly took Minna to visit the duck and the bunny while I tested recipes. Thanks to testers Emma Christensen, Mike Reis, Lauren Duffy Lastowka, Sasha Shusteff, Joe Ruvel, Kristen Sahler, and everyone else who gave these drinks a try.

My deepest gratitude to Ed Levine and the amazing folks of Serious Eats, past and present. I owe you an umbrella drink one of these days.

And to Matt, thank you for your humor, your patience, your enthusiasm, your calm presence, and your brilliant mind. In the end, its not the drinks that make the cocktail hour great.

MAGGIE HOFFMAN writes about cocktails, wine, and beer for the James Beard Awardwinning website Serious Eats, where she founded the drinks section in 2011 and served as managing editor. Hoffman has written for Wine Enthusiast, the San Francisco Chronicle, and San Francisco Magazine, as well as the websites of Saveur, Food & Wine, and others. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, daughter, and more than a few bottles of booze.

DRINKS BY SEASON AND OCCASION

SPRING

SUMMER

FALL

WINTER

BRIDAL SHOWER BRUNCH

SUPER BOWL PARTY

VALENTINES DAY

CINCO DE MAYO

FANCY DINNER PARTY

BACKYARD BARBECUE

THANKSGIVING FEAST OR HOLIDAY FTE

WHICH BOTTLE?

The drinks you make are only as good as your ingredients. The bartenders featured in this book recommend the following spirits for mixing.

VODKA

The 86 Co. Aylesbury Duck Vodka

Absolut Elyx

Belvedere Polish Rye Vodka

Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka

Deaths Door Vodka

Grey Goose

Ketel One

Monopolowa

Reyka

Sobieski

St. George All Purpose Vodka

Stolichnaya

Titos

Volstead

Wheatley

Wodka

Zodiac Potato Vodka

GIN

Aria Gin

Aviation Gin

Beefeater London Dry Gin

Bluecoat American Dry Gin

Bombay Sapphire

Boodles London Dry Gin

The Botanist Gin

Brokers Gin

Caorunn Scottish Gin

Citadelle Gin

Damrak Gin

Distillery No. 209 Gin

Finger Lakes Distilling Seneca Drums Gin

Fords Gin

Greenhook Ginsmiths

Hendricks Gin

J. Rieger & Co. Midwestern Dry Gin

Junipero Gin

Martin Millers Gin

Monkey 47

Old Raj

Plymouth Gin

Reisetbauer Blue Gin

Sipsmith London Dry Gin

St. Augustine New World Gin

St. George Terroir and Dry Rye Gins

Tanqueray and Tanqueray No. 10

Two James Old Cockney Gin

Ventura Spirits Wilder Gin

TEQUILA

Arette

Casa Dragones

Cazadores

Chamucos

Corralejo

Don Julio

El Charro

El Jimador

El Tesoro

Espoln

Fortaleza

Fuenteseca

Gran Centenario

Herradura

Olmeca Altos

Partida

Pueblo Viejo

Siembra Azul/Siembra Valles

Siete Leguas

Suerte

Tapatio

Tequila Ocho

MEZCAL

Alipus

Del Maguey

Derrumbes

Don Amado

El Jolgorio

El Pelotn de la Muerte

Fidencio

Ilegal

La Nia del Mezcal

Leyenda

Mayalen

Mezcal Vago

Mezcalero

Nuestra Soledad

Pierde Almas

RUM

7 Sirens

10 Cane

Angostura

Appleton Estate

Banks

Caa Brava

Diplomtico

Don Q

El Dorado

Hamilton

Matusalem

Old Monk Pampero

Plantation

Privateer

Ron Zacapa

Santa Teresa

Scarlet Ibis

Smith & Cross

Wray & Nephew

PISCO

BarSol

Campo de Encanto

Capel

Control C

Huaman

Macchu Pisco

Piscologia

Pisco Portn

COGNAC AND OTHER BRANDY

Cardenal Mendoza

Frapin

Germain-Robin

Hine

Meukow Cognac

Park

Paul Beau

Pierre Ferrand

Rmy Martin

RYE

Few

George Dickel

High West

James Oliver

Jim Beam Pre-Prohibition

Leopold Bros.

Michters

Old Overholt

Pikesville Rye

Rittenhouse

Sazerac

WhistlePig

Wild Turkey 101

Willett

Workhorse Rye

BOURBON

Ancient Age

Bookers

Buffalo Trace

Eagle Rare

Elijah Craig

Evan Williams

Four Roses

Heaven Hill

Henry McKenna

Hirsch

Larceny

Makers Mark

Medley Bros.

Michters

Noahs MIll

Old Bardstown

Old Forester

Smooth Ambler

Widow Jane

W.L. Weller

SCOTCH

Aberlour

Auchentoshan

Balvenie

Bank Note

Campbeltown Loch

Compass Box Great King Street

Cutty Sark Prohibition

Dewars

Famous Grouse and Black Grouse

Glenlivet

Highland Park

Isle of Skye

Lagavulin

Macallan

McClellands

Oban

Pigs Nose

Springbank

Talisker

Teachers

BEES IN THE TRAP

MAKES 1 DRINK

I find that floral liqueurs always sit gathering dust in my liquor cabinet, and I usually prefer the flavors of fresh herbs and floral teas, anyway. Theres no need to shell out for another expensive bottle when you have access to aromatic jasmine green tea and citrusy lemongrass. This smooth sour from Kaitlyn Stewart of Royal Dinette in Vancouver, British Columbia, brings them together with vodka to let the delicate flavors shine; salt and honey give the drink a round, full texture. For a strong brew, let the tea steep for about four minutes. Its robust flavor and touch of bitterness help to balance the drink.