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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Americas Test Kitchen (Firm), author.

Title: How to cocktail : recipes and techniques for building the best drinks / Americas Test Kitchen.

Description: Boston, MA : Americas Test Kitchen, [2019] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019019257 (print) | ISBN 9781945256943 (hardcover)

Subjects: LCSH: Cocktails.

Classification: LCC TX951 .H687 2019 (print) | DDC 641.87/4--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019019257

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