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

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

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  • Author：David Kaplan
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Summary

The definitive guide to the contemporary craft cocktail movement， from one of the highest-profile， most critically lauded， and influential bars in the world。
 
Death & Co is the most important， influential， and oft-imitated bar to emerge from the contemporary craft cocktail movement。 Since its opening in 2006， Death & Co has been a must-visit destination for serious drinkers and cocktail enthusiasts， and the winner of every major industry award—including America’s Best Cocktail Bar and Best Cocktail Menu at the Tales of the Cocktail convention。 Boasting a supremely talented and creative bar staff—the best in the industry—Death & Co is also the birthplace of some of the modern era’s most iconic drinks， such as the Oaxaca Old-Fashioned， Naked and Famous， and the Conference。 

Destined to become a definitive reference on craft cocktails， Death & Co features more than 500 of the bar’s most innovative and sought-after cocktails。 But more than just a collection of recipes， Death & Co is also a complete cocktail education， with information on the theory and philosophy of drink making， a complete guide to buying and using spirits， and step-by-step instructions for mastering key bartending techniques。 Filled with beautiful， evocative photography; illustrative charts and infographics; and colorful essays about the characters who fill the bar each night; Death & Co—like its namesake bar—is bold， elegant， and setting the pace for mixologists around the world。

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Reviews

Ignace Maekelbergh ，

Goddamn。 This is the best book I’ve ever read。 You can really feel the love and passion for cocktails in this book。 Such a broad cocktail database， but also so many good tips and information。 I love how it targets both professional bartenders and amateurs。 I’m a simple guy， I don’t have ambitious or big dreams， but this book really makes me dream of visiting Death & Co。

John ，

This book is certainly a classic， but it's also a bit of a mixed bag for me。 On the positive side， this book includes great sections on selecting both equipment and ingredients， technique， how they run the bar， and how they invent & evaluate new recipes。 It has a large collection of interesting recipes， both classics and originals。 Those are nicely organized: classics， then originals grouped by base spirit， and further divided into shaken and stirred drinks， then variations on certain classic co This book is certainly a classic， but it's also a bit of a mixed bag for me。 On the positive side， this book includes great sections on selecting both equipment and ingredients， technique， how they run the bar， and how they invent & evaluate new recipes。 It has a large collection of interesting recipes， both classics and originals。 Those are nicely organized: classics， then originals grouped by base spirit， and further divided into shaken and stirred drinks， then variations on certain classic cocktails （e。g。， the negroni or the old fashioned）。 There are also fun little essays by some of the bartenders as well as some regulars。On the down side， the book is quite fiddly for a home bartender （or for a small low-volume bar， for that matter）。 While the care and particularity of each recipe almost certainly matters to the final results， many of the recipes call for a particular brand of spirit， without discussing why that brand matters， and what might be different if other brands were used。 There are at least half a dozen syrups used in the recipes （simple， demerara， cane sugar， agave， etc。， plus flavored versions of them）， which is a problem when （a） you use a teaspoon or two at a time， （b） have formulas that make several cups at once of each， and （c） each can only keep in a refrigerator for a week or two。 At the same time， those syrups are different， so you can't just substitute one for another。 I would have appreciated a section on substitutions to deal with both of those issues。 One other problem for me personally， although less of a concern for most people， many （more than half？） of their shaken recipes call for grapefruit and/or pineapple juice， neither of which I can consume。 This means that a quarter to a third of the book is off the table for me。 Finally， some of the original recipes （maybe one in four or five） have a short introduction from the creator， explaining how and/or why the drink was created。 Those are great， and make me wish they were present for all the recipes。 There were plenty of times reading through that I wondered "How did anyone ever think to mix those things together？！" but the book provides no answers。 Despite those cons， this book is going on the bookshelf by the bar at home， and I looking forward to trying more of the originals as well as their versions of the classics。 I'm very glad to have it。 。。。more

Thomas ，

Useful condensed startup guide。 It will honestly mostly teach you how to talk about cocktails。 You'll learn basic terminology around liquor types， prep and drink-making techniques， how to develop your own cocktail （this is the book's best section）， how to coherently describe drinks， and a few historical cocktail archetypes。 The book， on a theoretical level， is in line with bartending best practices， so you won't be too out of place if you follow its advice while pursuing a bartending gig。 That s Useful condensed startup guide。 It will honestly mostly teach you how to talk about cocktails。 You'll learn basic terminology around liquor types， prep and drink-making techniques， how to develop your own cocktail （this is the book's best section）， how to coherently describe drinks， and a few historical cocktail archetypes。 The book， on a theoretical level， is in line with bartending best practices， so you won't be too out of place if you follow its advice while pursuing a bartending gig。 That said， the book only gives a basic primer on the actual techniques， so you'll need to do some trial-and-error if you want to actually learn how to make these things。 Plenty of drink recipes are included， and they're wonderful。 However， I'll warn you in advance that the recipes usually contain several ingredients （this is part of why Death & Co is so highly regarded）， and anyone with a smaller back bar will be highly limited in actually executing these recipes。You'll definitely need ango， fresh citrus （lemon， lime， grapefruit）， a couple types of hard spirits， grenadine， seltzer， and simple syrup to get anywhere。 Probably a couple of lower ABV beverages as well （dry and red vermouth， Campari， Chartreuse， and orange liqueur are all pretty common in the recipe list）。 The infuriating part of this book is that ingredients aren't included in the index。 Meaning: let's say you bought a bottle of Cynar and want to see what you can make。 There's no index listing the recipes including Cynar， so you'll have to scan through the 130 pages of recipes looking for "Cynar"。 Same goes for specific infusions and syrups。 Total waste of time。 It's a ridiculous and inexcusable oversight。If you decide to make drinks using this book， unless you're experienced or have a solid bar going， I recommend planning ahead。 Choose a recipe that seems interesting and not too full of exotic ingredients （believe me， if you buy a bottle of zoco pacharan navarro liqueuer， I hope you really love that bottle， because it'll be there for a long time）。 Prepare infusions/syrups/etc in time， as some require days to transfer flavor， and some may require a redo。 Then make a couple for friends or family！ The recipe structure is ideal for choosing one or two related cocktails for a pre-planned dinner party。Useful for a home bar enthusiast， or someone who wants to break into into craft cocktails without sounding clueless （if you don't have significant bartending experience， though， show some humility and recognize you'll be a barback/doorman/etc for a while）， or an upscale party planner。 Lots of fun anecdotes， too。I think it's a solid first primer for the aspiring bartender， but note that you'll need a more technique-forward book as well， or preferably real-world mentorship。 If you only have time for one book， skip this for their sequel Cocktail Codex。 。。。more

Steve Savage ，

These recipes were too good。 I had to take a 3 month hiatus from booze。 It was becoming a problem。

Jarod ，

My third Cocktail book and dang this is the book！ I loved that they had introductions for their regulars， kept the basics still interesting， and went over their creative process in depth。 While it does seem like the recipes are out of reach due to the different varieties of liquor needed， I'm sure they are going to be a good baseline to create and expand on。 Dead & Co is well written and pushes cocktail creativity。 My third Cocktail book and dang this is the book！ I loved that they had introductions for their regulars， kept the basics still interesting， and went over their creative process in depth。 While it does seem like the recipes are out of reach due to the different varieties of liquor needed， I'm sure they are going to be a good baseline to create and expand on。 Dead & Co is well written and pushes cocktail creativity。 。。。more

Stacy ，

As a coffee table book for cocktail lovers， this is excellent。 It tells the story of the bar in a way that is intimate and inclusive。 There is no questioning their expertise and love of what they are doing， and just flipping the pages and admiring the mastery that is evident in the recipes gives a sense of satisfaction。 But as a recipe book for the amateur mixologist， this is not as successful。 First， you'd have to literally own a bar in order to have access to the overwhelming number of bottles As a coffee table book for cocktail lovers， this is excellent。 It tells the story of the bar in a way that is intimate and inclusive。 There is no questioning their expertise and love of what they are doing， and just flipping the pages and admiring the mastery that is evident in the recipes gives a sense of satisfaction。 But as a recipe book for the amateur mixologist， this is not as successful。 First， you'd have to literally own a bar in order to have access to the overwhelming number of bottles you'd need to actually recreate all these drinks。 If you're like me， living in the Bible Belt， you can't even find 3/4 of these bottles within a two-state radius， even if you had the money and storage space to acquire them。 And sure， you could mix the drinks with whatever version of the spirit you DO have， but then it is not THE Death & Co drink， and these are obviously curated to be VERY specific in their combinations。 When you find a recipe where you actually have all the ingredients， you want to shout， "Bingo！！！" Also， the concept of infused spirits is super-cool， but again， that's a lot of money and space you're committing to a liquor that you might use once every couple of months。 I'm definitely going to try reducing the recipes to more manageable batches （and I guess， sub in my locally available spirits and just enjoy having something close to what it's supposed to be。 A good drink is a good drink， right？） Lastly， and most frustratingly， the index is a joke。 I don't need to know every drink attributed to a particular bartender （maybe THEY thought that was critical information？）， but if you want to tell me that， fine。 What I do need to know is， if I make that apricot infused Famous Grouse， which drink can I use it in？ Does the index tell me that？ NOPE。 But you can feel free to flip through all 280 pages， hoping you don't miss it （it's used in ONE drink， on page 268， BTW。） I'm going to have to generate my own index to have any hope of actually making this something I can commonly use as a reference/recipe book。 。。。more

Göran Sandström ，

This cocktail book is excellent， but be prepared to spend a lot of money and time to be able to execute a handful of the cocktails described herein。 It also details the history of the legendary Death & Co bar and gives a fascinating look into their process。

Chris Quartly ，

Nice whistle-stop book covering the basics in better detail than most， with a ton of recipes to finish the book。 I read this as an e-book which I think was a bit of a missed opportunity， with better hyperlinking or call-backs it could have been really immense but as it is stands it's a little hard to jump between ideas in the book。 However， if you can get this for a good price it's definitely worth a read。 As with a lot of books from excellent bars/authors， there's a decent amount of bespoke dri Nice whistle-stop book covering the basics in better detail than most， with a ton of recipes to finish the book。 I read this as an e-book which I think was a bit of a missed opportunity， with better hyperlinking or call-backs it could have been really immense but as it is stands it's a little hard to jump between ideas in the book。 However， if you can get this for a good price it's definitely worth a read。 As with a lot of books from excellent bars/authors， there's a decent amount of bespoke drinks you'll likely never be able to make， but there are still more than enough you can do with a lean bar and they do a great job of outlining how you can think about creating your own drinks （the pie charts are a great way to visualise the make-up of certain types of cocktails）。 。。。more

Katie ，

Now my go-to reference for all things cocktail

Al Wheat ，

Great， Easy ReadSuperb book about a truly fascinating bar。 I gotta take a trip to NYC now。 Seriously fun read for pros or aspiring home bartenders like myself。

Will ，

Excellent book for a beginner， but be warned， if you don’t already have the tools （not to mention the liquor） to make these drinks， you’re going to be spending a couple hundred bucks to get caught up

Anna ，

If you get one book about making cocktails， make sure it's this one！ If you get one book about making cocktails， make sure it's this one！ 。。。more

Jacqlyn Coffman ，

Really cool book lots of interesting recipes some really tasty self some really complicated recipes for the average home bartender still really cool though

Josh Fogelson ，

The book has a playful， dedicated tone to the craft of cocktails and running of a bar。 It covers running the bar， descriptions of the various liquors， cocktail techniques， and creating new drinks。 The rest of the book is dedicated to a long list of drinks， organized by base spirit and whether they are shaken or stirred。 Most of the recipes use obscure liqueurs or housemade syrups/infused liquors， so most are overly complex or not economical for the homebartender。 But not so complex that if I did The book has a playful， dedicated tone to the craft of cocktails and running of a bar。 It covers running the bar， descriptions of the various liquors， cocktail techniques， and creating new drinks。 The rest of the book is dedicated to a long list of drinks， organized by base spirit and whether they are shaken or stirred。 Most of the recipes use obscure liqueurs or housemade syrups/infused liquors， so most are overly complex or not economical for the homebartender。 But not so complex that if I did want to try a recipe the ingredients are commercially available。 There is also a section that covers the classic and vintage cocktails。 The recipes include the specific brands to use， which gives an accurate recreation of the original drink intent。 Overall a comprehensive book， even if most of the recipes I would never make。 Also most of the recipes are from 2007-2010。。。 not sure if they are outdated already？ 。。。more

Kelly ，

Amazing book！ This book has inspired me to play with spiritsand create my own signature cocktails。 My first cocktail， Peaches and Herb， was inspired by this book！

Nicole Chu ，

I love this book， but definitely recognize some self-selection bias。 This approachable and fun "Cocktails 101" covers all the basics: ingredients， tools， technique， and recipe specifications。 The book also includes a history of Death & Co， behind-the-scenes commentary， and profiles of some of the local regulars。 As an added bonus， the hardback edition looks suitably impressive on a coffee table or home bar :） A must-read for any cocktail enthusiast。 I love this book， but definitely recognize some self-selection bias。 This approachable and fun "Cocktails 101" covers all the basics: ingredients， tools， technique， and recipe specifications。 The book also includes a history of Death & Co， behind-the-scenes commentary， and profiles of some of the local regulars。 As an added bonus， the hardback edition looks suitably impressive on a coffee table or home bar :） A must-read for any cocktail enthusiast。 。。。more

Michael ，

Cocktail school in a book。 Death & Co is a multi-award winning cocktail bar in New York City and this is the first book from the team there。It’s not so much a recipe book as an explanation of the philosophy behind the bar （nothing particularly hippy dippy， just a case of bringing a culinary attitude that it’s difficult to make a good drink with second-rate ingredients）， a guide to stocking a home bar （both with liquor and glassware） as well as the drink recipes themselves。Some of the ingredients Cocktail school in a book。 Death & Co is a multi-award winning cocktail bar in New York City and this is the first book from the team there。It’s not so much a recipe book as an explanation of the philosophy behind the bar （nothing particularly hippy dippy， just a case of bringing a culinary attitude that it’s difficult to make a good drink with second-rate ingredients）， a guide to stocking a home bar （both with liquor and glassware） as well as the drink recipes themselves。Some of the ingredients are definitely in the niche end of the liquor cabinet， but working your through this should make a reasonable bartender of anyone。 。。。more

Zane Riley ，

Who reads a cocktail book？ It isn't quite a recipe guide， it's more than that （and the other reviews cover it far better than I can）。BOOK1。5oz recipes0。75oz how-to-run-a-bar0。2oz biography0。25oz very-hard-to-find-or-make ingredients2 dashes vignettesAdd ingredients to glass with ice， stir。 Do not garnish。 Who reads a cocktail book？ It isn't quite a recipe guide， it's more than that （and the other reviews cover it far better than I can）。BOOK1。5oz recipes0。75oz how-to-run-a-bar0。2oz biography0。25oz very-hard-to-find-or-make ingredients2 dashes vignettesAdd ingredients to glass with ice， stir。 Do not garnish。 。。。more

Karalee Te Riini ，

One of the better reference cocktail books I have or have the luck to get my hands on。 A beautiful read as well but that's just their style。 Every cocktail bar needs one on their shelf。 One of the better reference cocktail books I have or have the luck to get my hands on。 A beautiful read as well but that's just their style。 Every cocktail bar needs one on their shelf。 。。。more

Jon Bradley ，

Amazing。

Justin Ogden ，

The bible。 Every bar should have a copy of this on hand for you to read over and over again when it’s dead and you already scrubbed the reach-in coolers。

MJ Brummitt ，

A craft cocktail 'liquid engineer' I've gotten to know suggested I read this book when I expressed my desire to learn how to make a few fun cocktails。 This book taught me so much。 I never knew， for example， that brandy refers to any spirit distilled from fermented fruit juice。 Impressive to learn about all that goes into bartending。 Way more information than I need， but interesting to learn about。I now have Pisco Sour in my repertoire and hope to master a few others。 Just for fun。 A craft cocktail 'liquid engineer' I've gotten to know suggested I read this book when I expressed my desire to learn how to make a few fun cocktails。 This book taught me so much。 I never knew， for example， that brandy refers to any spirit distilled from fermented fruit juice。 Impressive to learn about all that goes into bartending。 Way more information than I need， but interesting to learn about。I now have Pisco Sour in my repertoire and hope to master a few others。 Just for fun。 。。。more

Chấn Ưng ，

I would love to read this book to learn more about the bartender career

Rachel Chiu ，

I NEED A TIKI STAT

Troy Swinehart ，

Cocktail phase encouraged by a friend。。。。。amazing history， information， and why you make cocktails the way it should be made。

Britt ，

Coolest cocktail book ever。

Jonathan Berry ，

An interesting hybrid of a biography of a NYC bar， techniques on how to mix cocktails， and a cookbook of recipes。 As the author warns early on， these recipes are incredibly precise， many requiring a variety of specific spirits， enhancers， or additives that no one would just happen to have on hand at home。 As such， I did not find myself flagging many of the recipes to try on my own - as I just don't have the required ingredients and don't see myself going out to get many of them。That aside， overa An interesting hybrid of a biography of a NYC bar， techniques on how to mix cocktails， and a cookbook of recipes。 As the author warns early on， these recipes are incredibly precise， many requiring a variety of specific spirits， enhancers， or additives that no one would just happen to have on hand at home。 As such， I did not find myself flagging many of the recipes to try on my own - as I just don't have the required ingredients and don't see myself going out to get many of them。That aside， overall this was a fascinating read。 I particularly enjoyed the middle chunk of the book， which was devoted to techniques and strategies for creating cocktails。 I learned the mechanics of how to stir or shake properly， and why you would choose one method over another。 The fact that the amount of ice and length of time mixing can be directly titrated to dilute the drink to the desired intensity is something that was completely new to me， and makes perfect sense in retrospect and undoubtedly allows me to create more precise flavors。 Also， even though I might not use many of the recipes directly， they do function as excellent starting points for how to think about mixing ingredients to create new drinks。 The strategies described that are used to make many of the drinks can be utilized just as effectively with whatever I happen to have on hand or can find in nearby stores， from splitting base liquors in a classic cocktail to using bitters and syrups to enhance certain flavors， to the fact that you can use port in a cocktail and actually make something taste good！Overall， happy to have read through the book and it will undoubtedly remain as a reference for some time to come。 。。。more

Margaret ONeill ，

Loved it！ Great recipes; the intro and the writing are wonderful too。 Now， I've got to take a trip to NYC to visit this bar！ Loved it！ Great recipes; the intro and the writing are wonderful too。 Now， I've got to take a trip to NYC to visit this bar！ 。。。more

Kristella Lepak ，

A fantastic read。 The attitude that an upscale， craft cocktail bar should serve the client whatever they want in the best possible manner is so relieving （even though this book is fairly new and the bar itself is fairly old） in the current climate of no call drinks， $30-40 cocktails， and unbelievable hype for such a fleeting， often forgettable experience。 When service comes first， I think everything is to follow。 Also， I really love that they included a considerable technique section so its actu A fantastic read。 The attitude that an upscale， craft cocktail bar should serve the client whatever they want in the best possible manner is so relieving （even though this book is fairly new and the bar itself is fairly old） in the current climate of no call drinks， $30-40 cocktails， and unbelievable hype for such a fleeting， often forgettable experience。 When service comes first， I think everything is to follow。 Also， I really love that they included a considerable technique section so its actually applicable to your bartending setting （home/work/management）。 Keeping this one at your bartop; it'll come in handy。 。。。more

Nathan Hearns ，

Fantasic cocktail book。 Lots of history to Death & Co。 and some incredible recipes for cocktails。

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