Meehan - Meehans bartender manual - a cocktail handbook for hosts

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Ive mentioned as many of the people who helped me reach the finish line as I could within the text of the book, but there isnt enough room to acknowledge everyone, so please give me a hard time if Ive left you out. Most of you were planning on it anyhow.

First and foremost, Id like to thank those who took the time for an interview and portrait. These friends, colleagues, and mentors of mine answered countless emails, phone calls, and texts about information most consider proprietary.

This book wouldnt exist if it wasnt for my brother Peter, who suggested I meet with Emily Takoudes to discuss cocktail books at Phaidon. While we didnt end up working together, Im grateful she recognized the merits of this book before anyone else.

Ultimately, Kim Witherspoon led me to Aaron Wehner, whose peerless team and commitment to publishing the worlds best cocktail books sealed the deal. For three years, Kim and Aaron helped maintain the projects momentum and for this, I am deeply grateful.

Emily Timberlake validated my decision: structuring a free-flowing narrative into a book, making me a better writer and person in the process. William Callahan helped me wade through her edits, motivating me to keep my chin up and head down.

Betsy Stromberg transformed a stack of old car manuals and vintage cocktail books into a gorgeous manuscript, integrating hundreds of images with thousands of words. Emma Campion weighed in along the way and Jane Chinn handled the heavy lifting with the printer.

Kristi Hein and Doug Ogan made judicious textual changes to clarify my intentions and Jeff Bell, Dave Broom, Wayne Curtis, Sean Hoard, and David Wondrich fact- and gut-checked my writing and research. Special thanks to H James Lucas for polishing the final draft.

Allison Renzulli, Erin Welke and Windy Dorresteyn helped me produce a package and tell a story that readers will remark upon for years to come.

Im blessed and forever in debt to Doron Gild (assisted by Don Lee) and Gianmarco Magnani, whose timeless artwork carry this project in ways my words cannot. Their commitment to this book was as uncompromising as mine.

Special thanks to Brian Shebairo and our team at PDT, Liz Kohansedgh of American Express, and my colleagues at Banks Rums and Moore & Giles for keeping the lights on while I wrote this.

To Tatiana Martushev, Chris Metro, Erin Stoneburner, and Katie Fuller, who put my body back together after I left New York; Bill Dailey, who lifted me up when my spirit was heavy; and Brad Parsons, who is my friend and literary shrink.

To the Simis and Meehans: especially our parents, who instilled the values Ive attempted to infuse into this text. And to all our friends in Portland, especially Sean Hoard and Hannah Scott, who welcomed us to our new home.

Finally, to my wife Valerie and our daughter Olivia, who put their lives on pause for nearly three years: I couldnt have done this without your support. And lastly to our son, whos due to enter the world the week the book is released.

Doron Gild: I dedicate my efforts to the love of my life, Ana Jovancicevic. Thank you for your unyielding support and patience: this wouldnt be possible without you. To Chris Polinsky, Mete Ozeren, and David Miao for your help finishing the images: your hard work was integral to capture all the colors. And to Dale DeGroff, Philip M. Dobard, Jyl Benson, and Jennie Merrill of the SoFAB in New Orleans for letting us use your space.

Gianmarco Magnani: I would like to thank Jim for giving me the opportunity to illustrate this book, for his confidence and his professionalism across these years working together, and especially I would like to thank Daniella, for believing in me, for supporting me in every decision and for always pushing me towards it.

Most of the books illustrations were drawn from snapshots of my personal possessions or tools and machinery I encountered during my research. Thank you to my friends and colleagues for supplying the following images: Daniel Krieger and Andy Seymour for images of me; Catherine Laraia, Catherine Shotick, and the Driehaus Museum for Tiffany Roman Punch Bowl; Jason Crawley for Imperial Shaker; Toby Cecchini for the image of himself; Julio Bermejo for Tommys Menu Board; be-ples for NoMad Library; Stonehill and Taylor, Jacobs, Doland, Beer Design, and Sydell Group for NoMad Floorplan; Andrew Kist for TheDead Rabbit Taproom; Neel Munthe-Brun for Likdoeb; Lacy Landre for Bryants Cocktail Lounge; Eric Mackey for Bryants Floorplan; Jan Holzer for Drink; Ezra Star, Sean Frederick, Jeffrey and Cheryl Katz, and Jordan Bissett for Drink Floorplan; Bo Hagood for Hoke Home Bar Schematic; Louis Anderman for Scale; Shintaro Okamoto for Clinebell Ice Machine; Dave Smith for St. George Mixing Tank; Robin Robinson for Compass Box Tasting Room; Gilles de Beauchne for Noilly Prat Salle des Secrets; Myriam Hendrickx for Rutte Genever Recipe; Jade Oliver for Bundaberg Molasses Well; Misty Kalkofen for Santa Catarina Minas Horno; Paul OConnor for Fausto Vasquez and Assistant; Megan Meloche for Grain Harvester; Bruno Delessard for Maison Ferrand Paradis; Thierry Desouches for Cointreau Still Room; Matteo Luxardo for Luxardo Citrus Botanicals; Sean Muldoon for Dead Rabbit Menu; Erin Pommer and Alexander Joyce for Frasca Host Stand and Open-Handed Pour; Ryan Huber and Sam Parker for Medicine Ball; Ryan Portnoy for Moore & Giles Sidecar and Meehan Bag; Jennifer Mitchell for Bar Show Credential.

I owe a debt of gratitude for numerous other contributions to: Camper English of the website Alcademics; Liz Brusca, Karl duHoffmann, Georgiana Green, Alan Kropf, Liz Staino, and Bill Zhen of Anchor; Wilkin Cabrera and Jenny Sze of Baccarat; Colin Appiah, Carlos Argamasilla, Cristiana Fanciotto, Giuseppe Gallo, Manuel Greco and Ian McLaren of Bacardi; Diego Loret De Mola of Barsol; Dan Cohen, Gardner Dunn, Adam Harris, Takahiro Itoga, Kate Kenny, Jamie MacKenzie, Pamela Pincow, Dave Pudlo, and Daisuke Tsukahara of Beam Suntory; Chris Dauenhauer, Joanna Glass, and Mayur Subbarao of Blueprint; May Matta-Aliah of B.N.I.A.; Eric Hay of Breakthru; Becky Codd, Simon Coughlin, Allan Logan, Lynne McEwan, and Carl Reavey of Bruichladdich; Elizabeth Colton, Caitlin Crisan, and Dave Karraker of Campari; Tremaine Atkinson of CH; Debbie Burke-Smith and Kerrin Egalka of Compass Box; Peter Connell and Rob Cooper (R.I.P.) of Cooper Spirits; John Deragon; Catherine Ahn, Tracy Gilbert, Jess Slevin, and Melissa Woodbury of Diageo; Kevin Law-Smith of East Imperial; Kate Krader and Suzie Myers of Food & Wine; Tim Master of Frederick Wildman; Megan Hurtuk of Gemini; Jackie Patterson Brenner and Kaj Hackinen of Giffard; Robert Bohr and Danielle Harris of Grand Cru; David Hughes and Eric Seed of Haus Alpenz; Laura Bruce, Dave Mitton, Ryan Powell, and Rama Zuniga of Hiram Walker; Sebastian Beckwith of In Pursuit of Tea; Mire Coffey and Brian Nation of Irish Distillers; Christian Glyche of Karlssons; Lior Sercarz of La Bote; Nancy McCarthy of Lairds; Steve Luttman and Whitney Peak of Leblon; Melanie Asher and Elizabeth Datrindade of Machu Pisco; Oliver Matter of Matter Distillery; Liz Barrett, Kanchan Kinkade, Antonella Nonino, Bonito Nonino, Giannola Nonino, and Marina Vernon of Nonino; Shawn Kelley and Lora Piazza of Pernod Ricard; Benjamin Galais, Guillaume Lamy, and Manuela Savona of Pierre Ferrand; Andreas Mhlbck of Reisetbauer; Nathan Burdette, Alfred Cointreau, Kyle Ford, Richard Lambert, and Johanna Marchena of Remy-Cointreau; Anthony Basso of Rhum Clment; Ben Carlotto, Albert De Heer, Marc de Kuyper, and Mark de Witte of Rutte; John Bick and Adam Schuman of Skurnik; John Monetta of Small Hand Foods; Katie Cavenee and Ellie Winters of St. George; Kate Laufer Gorenstein of Sydney Frank; Michelle Dunnick and Ann Tuennerman of Tales of the Cocktail; Alex Michas of Vintus; Asema Bektemessova and Jennifer Vallejo of ubrwka.