Enjoying drinks with friends will be all about comfortable conversation, the best background music, and delicious bites—not worrying about having one drink too many—with this collection of 36 cocktails and 24 dishes. “Session-able” cocktails rethink classic drinks with low-ABV swaps for more “cheers!” without feeling woozy. In this book, distillery owner Steven Grasse and IACP-award winning food and beverage journalist Adam Erace's master mixology are accompanied by eight cool, occasion-styled mixtapes from Grammy Award-winning drummer Charlie Hall.
This vibey package is full of inspiration for low or no-alcohol drinks and sessions, such as:
- A lighter, Fino sherry-basedPalominoand a50/50 Martini Barpaired with shining tunes from George Harrison, Stevie Wonder, and Kacey Musgraves
- APeach Tea-sling Sangriaand a caffeinatedCarajillowfor brunch accompanied by a cherry tomato, prosciutto, and arugula quiche, paired with a playlist including Al Green, Percy Sledge, and Aretha Franklin
Clever cocktails, delicious food, scene-setting music—your good time is now in session.
Steven Grasse is an entrepreneur equally influenced by punk rock and New England transcendentalism. After creating some of the most outrageous booze brands of the twenty-first century seemingly out of thin air (Hendrick’s Gin, Sailor Jerry Rum, Art in the Age Craft Spirits), he opened the award-winning Tamworth Distilling & Mercantile in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in 2015. Steven is also the author of
Colonial Spirits: A Toast To Our Drunken History,
The Good Reverend’s Guide to Infused Spirits,
Evil Empire, the IACP-nominated
The Cocktail Workshop, and
Brand Mysticism. He lives and works in Philadelphia, but his heart is always at his farmhouse in the White Mountains.l£ž