While we wait for The Suderman Cocktail Book (please write one!), I recommend picking up a copy of Raising the Bar. It’s a really nice, well organized intro to making cocktails.
I spent a few years working my way through the entire thing and feel pretty confident mixing drinks at this point.
One of the authors, Jacob Grier, is an old friend, so I'm a little biased, but it's probably the best starter book for a home bartender I've come across.
I’ll throw in a recommendation for Michael Ruhlman’s “The Book of Cocktail Ratios.” Basic schema of a drink, modify based on taste and imagination.
And to Peter’s credit, many of his recipes come with variations or variation suggestions. Even if I don’t try them or follow them exactly, they at least provide a seed of an idea.
Yep, good book, with a really smart, approachable concept. There is also a great sidebar in that book about how Rittenhouse became the cocktail world's go-to rye whiskey.
Sorry, I somehow missed that the new Suderdog is named Huckleberry. I mentioned this stuff a while back when you wrote about the Montana but now you really have to get some https://www.glacierdistilling.com/spirits/bearproof If you ever decide to have a DC newsletter party I will bring the bottle
I use the search function on your Substack and it's pretty effective when I want to look up different variations of a cocktail or when I buy a new bottle. I always end up reading (or re-reading) a few posts.
And I am with you on picking a drink and experimenting with small variations over days or weeks to figure out what works.
I could take all your Substack cocktail posts and produce a long and discursive book (ebook, pdf, or both). It’s the kind of thing I’ve done for many well-known publishers.
Though today I’m a data guy at a Big Five publisher – one that publishes many of the cocktail books you’ve featured over the years.
While we wait for The Suderman Cocktail Book (please write one!), I recommend picking up a copy of Raising the Bar. It’s a really nice, well organized intro to making cocktails.
I spent a few years working my way through the entire thing and feel pretty confident mixing drinks at this point.
By Nick Mautone! My friend and erstwhile partner in restaurant crime…
Oh! Yes there are actually two (at least) books with this title…
Yes! Strong agree.
One of the authors, Jacob Grier, is an old friend, so I'm a little biased, but it's probably the best starter book for a home bartender I've come across.
I’ll throw in a recommendation for Michael Ruhlman’s “The Book of Cocktail Ratios.” Basic schema of a drink, modify based on taste and imagination.
And to Peter’s credit, many of his recipes come with variations or variation suggestions. Even if I don’t try them or follow them exactly, they at least provide a seed of an idea.
Yep, good book, with a really smart, approachable concept. There is also a great sidebar in that book about how Rittenhouse became the cocktail world's go-to rye whiskey.
Only because the BiB Rye from Old Pepper Distillery is one of the greatest held secrets of the spirit world…
Sorry, I somehow missed that the new Suderdog is named Huckleberry. I mentioned this stuff a while back when you wrote about the Montana but now you really have to get some https://www.glacierdistilling.com/spirits/bearproof If you ever decide to have a DC newsletter party I will bring the bottle
Guess I'll finally have to order a bottle for the little (soon-to-be-big) guy...
That infographic was great. How did you get it as a poster?
It's super fun. Vinepair used to sell prints. Not sure they do anymore, unfortunately.
I use the search function on your Substack and it's pretty effective when I want to look up different variations of a cocktail or when I buy a new bottle. I always end up reading (or re-reading) a few posts.
And I am with you on picking a drink and experimenting with small variations over days or weeks to figure out what works.
I could take all your Substack cocktail posts and produce a long and discursive book (ebook, pdf, or both). It’s the kind of thing I’ve done for many well-known publishers.
Though today I’m a data guy at a Big Five publisher – one that publishes many of the cocktail books you’ve featured over the years.
Let me know if you’re interested.
He is a lovely dog!
Call it, the obvious "Cocktails with Suderman" or maybe
"Cocktails with Peter"