Cheers! Cocktail Book

By Philip Greene, winner of the 13th Annual Spirited Award for Best New Book on Drinks Culture, History or Spirits.

For every day of the year, Cheers! offers delicious cocktail recipes along with a backstory connecting the recipe to a particular day and a toast to raise in celebration. Greene draws on a range of interesting and (usually) fun events, some significant and some trivial, from the pages of history, literature, sports, entertainment, and more. Many of the toasts are classics culled from cocktail and bartending books dating to the nineteenth century, the works of Shakespeare, and other timeless sources.

While the book undoubtedly acknowledges the usual (New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Cinco de Mayo, etc.), it also features a new twist on standard observances, offering a fresh story, angle, and drink.

Hardcover book; 5 x 9 inches; 392 pages.