Drinking Like Ladies: 75 modern cocktails from the world's leading female bartenders; Includes toasts to extraordinary women in history [Hardcover]

A spirited celebration of trailblazing women—pairing 75 original cocktails with vivid, illustrated biographies of the remarkable figures who inspired them.

Drinking Like Ladiesbrings together acclaimed bartenders Kirsten Amann and Misty Kalkofen for a globe-spanning tribute to women whose courage, creativity, and convictions changed the world. Working with top female bartenders across continents, they commissioned75 original cocktail recipes, each crafted in honor of an extraordinary woman from history andpaired with a beautifully illustrated biography.

Readers will meet figures as iconic and varied as Princess Diana, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ada Lovelace, and Wilma Mankiller, alongside many lesser-known pioneers whose stories deserve a toast.

Every spread offers:

• A new, bartender-created cocktail inspired by its subject
• A compelling, illustrated biography capturing her impact
• Clear, approachable recipes using gin, whiskey, tequila, rum, punch, and more
• Notes that connect the woman’s life to the drink created in her honor

Designed for both home bartenders and armchair historians, this vibrant collectionblends mixology, women’s history, and illustrated storytellinginto a single, celebratory volume.

Whether you’re looking to expand your cocktail repertoire, discover extraordinary women, or raise a glass with intention, Drinking Like Ladiesoffers a toast worth making—one inspirational story and inventive drink at a time.

Misty Kalkofenfirst stepped behind the bar while studying theology at Harvard Divinity School and soon realized what most excited her about the Bible was the passage in which Jesus turns water into wine. Kalkofen has spent over twenty years honing her craft and has earned a reputation as one of America’s foremost authorities on cocktail history and culture. She has been fealC,