Shaken celebrates The Martini - the quintessential American cocktail, the crowning jewel of civilized decadence. Authors and expert mixologists Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown, revise their list of the top 100 Martini recipes, update their 100 Martini Renaissance concoctions - from chocolate to Cajun to espresso Martinis - to suit current taste, and expand their history of the rise of vodka and gin cocktails in America. In the past fifteen years the way people think about and drink cocktails, especially Martinis has radically changed. In this new edition, the reader will learn bar techniques from the 25 of the world's finest mixologists, what and where to buy the necessary supplies for a well-appointed and modern home bar, the favorite cocktail formulas of the world's leading bartenders, and much more!

Spirits and drink historians Brown and Miller, who also created the Web site Shaken Not Stirred: A Celebration of the Martini, trace the birth of spirits from China to India to Persia through Europe and on to the New World.

Mixologist: The Journal of the American Cocktail features works by noted cocktail authorities Christine Sismondo, Robert Hess, Gary Regan, LeNell Smothers, Gwydion Stone, Audrey Saunders, Dale DeGroff, Ryan Magarian, Darcy O'Neil, Jared Brown, and Anistatia Miller. The never-before-published articles presented in Volume Two focus on the origins of the word "cocktail" and profession of bartending. Christine Sismondo puts forth the politically-charged early historical record of the word "cocktail." LeNell Smothers explores the origins and evolution of the Colonial American classic, the Mint Julep. Gwydion Stone relates the story of the "Green Fairy"--absinthe. Gary Regan uncovers the true birth of the Cosmopolitan. Robert Hess relates the need for passion in the execution of the mixologist's art, while Dale DeGroff explains how to set up a successful bartending operation. Ryan Magarian shows how he developed a bar program for a cruiseship line. Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown sit down with Henry Besant and Dre Masso of the Worldwide Cocktail Club to discuss the future of cocktails from a British perspective. Audrey Saunders details the cold, hard facts about the second most important ingredient to go into a cocktail--ice. Our resident chemist Darcy O'Neil delves into a definitive and scientific discourse on sweet & sour mix. To close this volume, Robert Hess returns with the history of Bacardi Rums.

The first annual volume of Mixologist: The Journal of the American Cocktail was published in April 2005 and featured works by noted cocktail authorities Dave Wondrich, Ted Haigh, Robert Hess, Gary Regan, Jared Brown, Lowell Edmunds, Paul Clarke, Audrey Saunders, Phil Greene, Anistatia Miller, and Darcy O'Neil. The never-before-published articles presented in this inaugural 200-page book focussed on the origins of six classic cocktails. Additional articles explored the legend of Antoine Amedee Peychaud, creator of Peychaud's Bitters; the history of Plymouth Gin; a definitive and scientific guide to simple syrup; and a look into the classic future of cocktails.