CONTENTS

Index of Cocktails 6 Introduction 8

BRUNCH 13 The Brunch Life 18 Rules of the Brunch Drink 25

DAYTIME 33 The Day Drinker's Palate 40 The Jazz Age Lawn Party 48

APERITIF 57 The Low-Proof Cocktail Movement 68 Rules of the Aperitif Cocktail 75 Aperitif Hour in America 82 Aperitif at Home 92

DINNER 97 Culinary Cocktails 104 Mise en Place 110 Pairing Cocktails with Food 116

NIGHTCAP 125 Anatomy of a Nightcap 137 Building a Nightcap Bar 142

Syrups & More 150

INDEX OF COCKTAILS

BRUNCH EAST OF EDEN, Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Clyde Common, Portland 21 SEÑORITA SPRITZ, Lynnette Marrero, Llama Inn, Brooklyn 22 TIGER BEAT, Marta Jean Evans, Longman & Eagle, Chicago 29 GRIEVOUS ANGEL, Laurent Lebec, Big Star, Chicago 30

DAYTIME SAN PANCHO, Caitlin Laman, Chicago 36 SURF CITY SPRITZ, Dan Sabo & Harry May Kline, Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles 39 FOR REX, Neal Bodenheimer, Cure, New Orleans 44 NUDIE BEACH, Brian Griffiths, The Broken Shaker, Miami 47 FLAPPER'S DELIGHT, Julie Reiner, Clover Club, Brooklyn 51 DA HORA, Ivy Mix, Leyenda, Brooklyn 52

APERITIF RIVINGTON PUNCH, Natasha David, Nitecap, New York 63 C VIDAL, Pamela Wiznitzer, Seamstress, New York 64 LYSETTE, Franky Marshall, Le Boudoir, Brooklyn 70 A SCENTED STRETCH, Greg Best, Ticonderoga Club, Atlanta 73 AL FRESCO SPRITZ, Naren Young, Dante, New York 78 QUI OUI?, Nico de Soto, Mace, New York 81 THE SHINING PATH, Will Elliott, Maison Premiere, Brooklyn 85 GENTLEMAN CALLER, Abigail Gullo, Compère Lapin, New Orleans 86 THE ST-GERMAIN COCKTAIL, Robert Cooper 90 TÊTE-À-TÊTE, Xavier Herit, Wallflower, New York 95

DINNER VOODOO DOWN, Leo Robitschek, Eleven Madison Park, New York 106 DARLIN' DON'T REFRAIN, Micah Melton, The Aviary, Chicago 109 KEYSTONE HIGHBALL, Julia Momose, GreenRiver, Chicago 113 SMOKED TOMATO, Matthew Biancaniello, Los Angeles 114 THE HUDSON GLACIER, Jay Bordeleau, Maven, San Francisco 118 FIORE DI FRANCIA, Ezra Star, Drink, Boston 121

NIGHTCAP SAILIN' ON, Karri Cormican, Wildhawk, San Francisco 132 TURN DOWN SERVICE, Dan Greenbaum, Attaboy, New York 135 MIDNIGHT BOUQUET, Meaghan Dorman, Raines Law Room, New York 138 COOPER'S NIGHTCAP, Jamie Boudreau, Canon, Seattle 141 LICKETY SPLIT, Kimberly Rosselle, Trick Dog, San Francisco 145 DUBOUDREAU COCKTAIL, Jim Meehan, PDT, New York 146