The New Cocktail Hour: The Essential Guide to Hand-Crafted Drinks

Master the art of craft cocktails -- or just prepare to impress your friends -- with this collection of drink recipes and entertaining ideas for the home bartender

Libation-loving siblings Andr and Tenaya Darlington show you how to make cocktails from every era, reimagined for a contemporary palate. Dial back the sugar, and load up on quality ingredients. The New Cocktail Hour shows you how to mix incredible craft cocktails and gives you a complete history of classic recipes and spirits. You've never seen a cocktail book like this before Unique features include:

• 214 vintage and modern recipes, complete with tasting notes
• Tips on pairing cocktails with everything from pizza to oysters
• Suggested brands for building a well-stocked bar
• Seasonal ideas for syrups, shrubs, and garden-to-glass drinks
• Advice for hosting craft cocktails parties at home

Andre Darlington has been writing about the cocktail revolution from a front-row barstool for over a decade. He is a long-time contributor to Madison, WI’s alternative weekly, Isthmus, where he has been an award-winning restaurant critic and cocktail columnist. He is a frequent wine and spirits judge in the U.S. and Europe, and, when he encounters a well-stocked bar, cannot resist getting behind the stick.
Tenaya Darlington is a food writer and educator in Philadelphia. By day, she teaches writing at Saint Joseph’s University; by night she pens the cheese blog Madame Fromage (madamefromageblog.com). Her book, The Di Bruno Bros. House of Cheese, may be the first cheese guide to suggest pairing cheese with cocktails. Her writing has also appeared in Cooking Light, Global Traveler, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Andre and Tenaya are also co-authors of Turner Classic Movies: Movie Night Menus and Booze and Vinyl.