Milk Street Cocktail Book Recommendations and Christopher Kimball's Old Fashioned

Question

I would love Milk Street to produce a cocktail book with a useful tips on creating a pantry of spirits, liqueurs, mixers.  Then it would be great to get some cocktail recipes by type of spirit and variations on the theme.  It would need a good index by ingredient as well as cocktail name.  It could even include recipes for specialty simple syrups, cocktails for a crowd, and a section on recipes for holidays and seasons.  Might this be possible?

Lynn Clark · Accepted Answer

Hi Carol - You've come to the right place at the right time! Our Editorial Director, J.M. Hirsch, just published a book that covers exactly what you want. You can find his book, Shake Strain Done: Craft Cocktails at Home, here. I'm a bit biased, obviously, but it's probably the most easy-to-follow cocktail book I've seen. It covers all the basics - how to set up a bar, garnish, shake/stir, etc. But I love that the drinks are organized by liquor type \and\ characteristic. So, for example, if you know you want bourbon, but it's a hot summer day, you can flip through the bourbon cocktails until you find one that's labeled "refreshing" or "fruity" to match the day. I'm also personally fond of the fact that the cocktails are labeled with a "strong" tag to make sure I don't get ahead of myself when day drinking. :-) J.M. has mixed up some of his cocktails on our Facebook and Instagram pages for our Milk Street at Home videos (his Apple Cream Pie cocktail is perfect for the holidays!). Go check them out! Best, Lynn C.

Milk Street Cocktail Book Recommendations and Christopher Kimball's Old Fashioned

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