17 must-read nonfiction books like 3-Ingredient Cocktails: An Opinionated Guide to the Most Enduring Drinks in the Cocktail Canon by Robert Simonson

Cover of 3-Ingredient Cocktails: An Opinionated Guide to the Most Enduring Drinks in the Cocktail Canon by Robert Simonson

3-Ingredient Cocktails: An Opinionated Guide to the Most Enduring Drinks in the Cocktail Canon

By: Robert Simonson

4.39

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Finalist for the 2018 James Beard Foundation Book Awards for "Beverage" categoryA collection of the…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in 3-Ingredient Cocktails: An Opinionated Guide to the Most Enduring Drinks in the Cocktail Canon by Robert Simonson , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of The PDT Cocktail Book: The Complete Bartender's Guide from the Celebrated Speakeasy by Jim  Meehan, Chris Gall

1. The PDT Cocktail Book: The Complete Bartender's Guide from the Celebrated Speakeasy

By: Jim Meehan , Chris Gall

4.36

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Now you don’t have to leave your home to learn how to mix and serve the sensational cocktails creat… read more

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2. The Leftovers

By: Tom Perrotta

3.43

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

What if — whoosh, right now, with no explanation — a number of us simply vanished? Would some of us… read more

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"NO SHOES? WE LOVE YOU!"

-Tom Perrotta, The Leftovers

"It’s a matter of dignity,"

-Tom Perrotta, The Leftovers

"I’ve matured. I have a much higher tolerance for boredom."

-Tom Perrotta, The Leftovers

"It’s like the Stone Age over there, just sand and rubble and IEDs."

-Tom Perrotta, The Leftovers

Cover of Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail by Dave   Arnold

3. Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail

By: Dave Arnold

3.91

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

A revolutionary approach to making better-looking, better-tasting drinks. In Dave Arnold's world, t… read more

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Cover of Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails, with More than 500 Recipes by David Kaplan, Nick Fauchald, Alex Day

4. Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails, with More than 500 Recipes

By: David Kaplan , Nick Fauchald , Alex Day

2.83

Format: 124 pages, Hardcover

The definitive guide to the contemporary craft cocktail movement, from one of the highest-profile, … read more

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5. The Savoy Cocktail Book

By: Harry Craddock

3.94

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Synonymous with style, elegance, and sophistication, the Savoy is unsurprisingly also the birthplac… read more

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6. The Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique

By: Martha Holmberg , Jeffrey Morgenthaler , Alanna Hale

3.77

Format: 67 pages, Hardcover

Written by renowned bartender and cocktail blogger Jeffrey Morgenthaler, The Bar Bookis the only te… read more

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7. Regarding Cocktails

By: None , None

3.14

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Regarding Cocktailsis the only book from the late Sasha Petraske, the legendary bartender who chang… read more

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8. Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas

By: Ed Anderson , Brad Thomas Parsons

3.33

Format: None pages,

Gone are the days when a lonely bottle of Angostura bitters held court behind the bar. A cocktail r… read more

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9. Healthy Slow Cooker Revolution: One Test Kitchen, 40 Slow Cookers, 200 Fresh Recipes

By: America's Test Kitchen

4.19

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The slow cooker is a great tool when you're trying to eat more healthfully because its moist heat e… read more

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10. Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar

By: David Wondrich , Dale DeGroff

3.89

Format: 440 pages,

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11. Amaro: The Spirited World of Bittersweet, Herbal Liqueurs with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas

By: Brad Thomas Parsons

4.50

Format: 282 pages, ebook

From the James Beard and IACP award-winning author of Bitterscomes this exploration of the world of… read more

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12. The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks

By: Amy Stewart

3.44

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

Every great drink starts with a plant. Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley.… read more

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13. The Craft of the Cocktail: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Master Bartender, with 500 Recipes

By: Dale DeGroff , None

4.30

Format: 256 pages,

Cocktails are bigger than ever, and this is the first real cookbook for them, covering the entire b… read more

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14. The Essential Cocktail: The Art of Mixing Perfect Drinks

By: Dale DeGroff , None

4.16

Format: 114 pages, Hardcover

Dale DeGroff is widely regarded as the world's foremost mixologist. Hailed by the New York Timesas … read more

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15. The Joy of Mixology: The Consummate Guide to the Bartender's Craft

By: Gary Regan

3.99

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

An original book on the craft of mixology is a rare gem. Gary Regan's The Joy of Mixologyis such a … read more

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16. Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History

By: Nellie Bowles

4.05

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From former New York Times reporter Nellie Bowles, a look at how some of the most educated people i… read more

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17. Stop Overthinking: 23 Techniques to Relieve Stress, Stop Negative Spirals, Declutter Your Mind, and Focus on the Present (The Path to Calm Book 1)

By: Nick Trenton

3.76

Format: 191 pages, Kindle Edition

Overcome negative thought patterns, reduce stress, and live a worry-free life.Overthinking is the b… read more

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Cover of The New Craft of the Cocktail: Everything You Need to Know to Think Like a Master Mixologist, with 500 Recipes by Dale DeGroff

18. The New Craft of the Cocktail: Everything You Need to Know to Think Like a Master Mixologist, with 500 Recipes

By: Dale DeGroff

4.24

Format: None pages, kindle_edition

The renowned cocktail bible, fully revised and updated by the legendary bartender who set off the c… read more

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Cover of Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki by Martin Cate

19. Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki

By: Martin Cate

4.57

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Cast aside your cares and worries. Make yourself a Mai Tai, put your favorite exotica record on the… read more

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20. Land of Big Numbers: Stories

By: Te-Ping Chen

3.94

Format: 233 pages, Paperback

A debut collection from an extraordinary new talent that vividly gives voice to the men and women o… read more

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"They were fond of each other, and that was more than you could say about most marriages."

-Te-Ping Chen, Land of Big Numbers: Stories

"He did not look like a man who could stomach life's indignities, whether it was a closed door or an uncomfortable, vertigo-inducing passage through a birth canal."

-Te-Ping Chen, Land of Big Numbers: Stories

"She laughed a lot, and easily. It wasn't until we actually became friends that I realized she was often very sad. America is like that, I must say, free and easy until you know better."

-Te-Ping Chen, Land of Big Numbers: Stories

"A great wasteland of sorrow was opening up in him, unfolding dozens of tiny shacks, terrible squatters setting up residence, banging their miniature liquor bottles against his chest, a hundred feet t…"

-Te-Ping Chen, Land of Big Numbers: Stories

Cover of The Bartender's Manifesto: How to Think, Drink, and Create Cocktails Like a Pro by Toby Maloney

21. The Bartender's Manifesto: How to Think, Drink, and Create Cocktails Like a Pro

By: Toby Maloney

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • Offering a foundational approach to cocktails, this manual from a James … read more

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Cover of Cocktail Codex: Fundamentals, Formulas, Evolutions [A Cocktail Recipe Book] by Alex Day

22. Cocktail Codex: Fundamentals, Formulas, Evolutions [A Cocktail Recipe Book]

By: Alex Day

4.66

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the authors of the bestselling and genre-defining cocktail book  Death & Co ,  Cocktail Codex … read more

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Cover of Meehan's Bartender Manual: [A Cocktail Reference and Recipe Book] by Jim  Meehan

23. Meehan's Bartender Manual: [A Cocktail Reference and Recipe Book]

By: Jim Meehan

4.51

Format: 488 pages, Hardcover

“A knowledge-filled tome for true cocktail nerds or those aspiring to be” ( Esquire ), from one of … read more

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Cover of 3-Ingredient Cocktails: An Opinionated Guide to the Most Enduring Drinks in the Cocktail Canon by Robert Simonson

24. 3-Ingredient Cocktails: An Opinionated Guide to the Most Enduring Drinks in the Cocktail Canon

By: Robert Simonson

4.39

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Finalist for the 2018 James Beard Foundation Book Awards for "Beverage" categoryA collection of the… read more

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Cover of The Book of Cocktail Ratios: The Surprising Simplicity of Classic Cocktails (Ruhlman's Ratios, #2) by Michael Ruhlman

25. The Book of Cocktail Ratios: The Surprising Simplicity of Classic Cocktails (Ruhlman's Ratios, #2)

By: Michael Ruhlman

4.43

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Michael Ruhlman applies the principles of his innovative book Rat… read more

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Cover of Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails: Prohibition Centennial Edition: From the 1920 Pick-Me-Up to the Zombie and Beyond - 150+ Rediscovered Recipes and the Stories Behind Them, With a New Introduction and 66 New Recipes by Ted Haigh

26. Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails: Prohibition Centennial Edition: From the 1920 Pick-Me-Up to the Zombie and Beyond - 150+ Rediscovered Recipes and the Stories Behind Them, With a New Introduction and 66 New Recipes

By: Ted Haigh

4.47

Format: 364 pages, Spiral-bound

In this new, expanded edition of Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails—issued for the 100th Anniv… read more

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Cover of Easy Tiki: A Modern Revival with 60 Recipes by Chloe Frechette

27. Easy Tiki: A Modern Revival with 60 Recipes

By: Chloe Frechette

4.19

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

60 recipes inspired by the history of tiki as well as the modern revival that's putting a fresh spi… read more

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Cover of Raising the Bar: A Bottle-by-Bottle Guide to Mixing Masterful Cocktails at Home by Brett Adams

28. Raising the Bar: A Bottle-by-Bottle Guide to Mixing Masterful Cocktails at Home

By: Brett Adams

4.47

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An accessible guide to building a home bar one bottle at a time, this book gives readers tools for … read more

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Cover of I'm Just Here for the Drinks: A Guide to Spirits, Drinking and More Than 100 Extraordinary Cocktails by Sother Teague

29. I'm Just Here for the Drinks: A Guide to Spirits, Drinking and More Than 100 Extraordinary Cocktails

By: Sother Teague

4.63

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Sother Teague, one of New York’s most knowledgeable bartenders and Wine Enthusiast's Mixologist of … read more

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Cover of The New York Times Essential Book of Cocktails (Second Edition): Over 400 Classic Drink Recipes With Great Writing from The New York Times by Steve Reddicliffe

30. The New York Times Essential Book of Cocktails (Second Edition): Over 400 Classic Drink Recipes With Great Writing from The New York Times

By: Steve Reddicliffe

4.18

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

Top 4 Finalist for the Best New Cocktail or Bartending Book in Tales of the Cocktail Foundation's 1… read more

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Cover of The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails by David Wondrich

31. The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails

By: David Wondrich

4.60

Format: 864 pages, Hardcover

Anthropologists and historians have confirmed the central role alcohol has played in nearly every s… read more

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11 Top reference books like 3-Ingredient Cocktails: An Opinionated Guide to the Most Enduring Drinks in the Cocktail Canon by Robert Simonson

Transform Your Habits

The PDT Cocktail Book: The Complete Bartender's Guide from the Celebrated Speakeasy

Jim Meehan , Chris Gall

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails, with More than 500 Recipes

David Kaplan , Nick Fauchald , Alex Day

2.83

The Savoy Cocktail Book

Harry Craddock

3.94

The Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique

Martha Holmberg , Jeffrey Morgenthaler , Alanna Hale

3.77

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18 must-read nonfiction books like Meehan's Bartender Manual: [A Cocktail Reference and Recipe Book] by Jim Meehan

Transform Your Habits

Salt: A World History

Mark Kurlansky

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail

Dave Arnold

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails, with More than 500 Recipes

David Kaplan , Nick Fauchald , Alex Day

2.83

The Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique

Martha Holmberg , Jeffrey Morgenthaler , Alanna Hale

3.77

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