A perfect gift for cocktail aficionados and US history buffs
Features modern beverage brands in each state, such as St. George Spirits (California), Jack Rudy (South Carolina), and Tito's Vodka (Texas), offering strong avenues for marketing
Happy Cooking Hospitality (Joseph Leonard, Fedora, Bar Sardine, Simon & the Whale, Jeffrey's Grocery, Fairfax) as well as award-winning bars, celebrated bartenders, and James Beard- and Michelin-nominated restaurants will help promote the book
Featured Bars by State:
New York
Fraunces Tavern, McSorley's Ale House, Pegu Club, Clover Club, PDT, Attaboy
Maine
Jameson Tavern, Rollie's Bar and Grill, Vena's Fizz House
New Hampshire
The Hancock Inn, The Wilder, Earth Eagle Brewings
Vermont
Ye Olde tavern, The Mule Bar, Deli/126
Massachusetts
The Warren Tavern, The Hawthorne, Backbar
Rhode Island
Nick-A-Nees, Courtland Club, The White Horse Tavern
Connecticut
Ordinary, Conspiracy, Griswold Inn
New Jersey
Dullboy, Barnsboro Inn, The Archer
Pennsylvania
Kelly's Bar & Lounge, Charlie was a Sinner, McGillin's Olde Ale House
Delaware
Comegys Pub, The Copper Dram, Jessop's Tavern
Maryland
Mount Royal Tavern, Rye, Reynolds Tavern
Washington DC
Old Ebbitt Grill, A Rake's Bar, The Round Robin Bar
Virginia
Cobra Cabana, The Tavern, The Jasper
West Virginia
North End Tavern, Tin 202, Greenbrier Resort
Kentucky
Third Street Dive, The Old Talbott Tavern, Proof on Main
Tennessee
Springwater Supper Club, Sapphire Fine Food + Fancy Drinks, Earnestine & Hazel's , The Patterson House
North Carolina
The Crunkleton, The Tavern in Old Salem, Slim's
South Carolina
McCrady's Tavern, The Living Room Bar, Dewberry Hotel, The Griffon
Georgia
The Pirate's House, Kimball House, Ticonderoga Club
Florida
The Palace Saloon, The Flora-bama Lounge and Package, The Broken Shaker, Sweet Liberty
Alabama
The Collins bar, The Peerless Saloon, The Atomic Lounge
Mississippi
Snackbar, King's Tavern, The Apothecary at Brent's Drugs
Arkansas
Maxine's Tap Room, The Ohio Club, 109 and Co.
Louisiana
Arnaud's French 75 Bar, Erin Rose, Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
Oklahoma
The Soundpony, Valkyrie, Eischen's Bar
Texas
Scholz Garten, Donn's Depot, Ranch Water, Anvil Bar & Refuge
Ohio
Ye Olde Trial Tavern, LBM, Velvet Tango Room
Michigan
Old Tavern Inn, Café D'Mongo's Speakeasy, The Sugar House
Indiana
Sam's Silver Circle Bar, The Knickerbocker Saloon, The Ball and Biscuit
Illinois
Jeppson's Malört, Best Intentions, The Violet Hour, The Village Tavern (Long Grove), The Aviary
Wisconsin
1847 at the Stamm House, Dick's Bar, Nelsen's Hall & Bitters Club, Caribou Bar, Bryant's Cocktail Lunge
Minnesota
CC Club, Neumann's, Parlour
Iowa
High Life Loung and El Bait Shop, Breitbach's Country Dining, Hello Marjorie
Missouri
Planter's House, Manifesto, Harry's Bar & Tables, J. Huston Tavern
Kansas
Auntie Mae's Parlor, Lark a Fare, Hays House Restaurant
Nebraska
The Other Room, Becherovka, The Homy Inn, Glur's Tavern
South Dakota
Full Throttle Saloon, Buffalo Bodega, Blind Lion
North Dakota
Peacock Alley, Toasted Frog, The Smith and Curran, Humpback Sally's
Alaska
The Sourtoe, Salty Dog Saloon (Homer), The Speakeasy, B&B Bar
Washington
Zig Zag Café, The Brick, Canon
Montana
Sip'n Dip, Bale of Hay Saloon, Copper Whiskey Bar & Grill
Wyoming
Miners and Stockmen's Steakhouse and Spirits, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, The Rose
Idaho
Pengilly Saloon, White Horse, Press & Pony
Oregon
Buber's, Clyde Common and Pepe Le Moko, Holman's Bar & Grill
Nevada
Atomic Liquors, Genoa Bar and Saloon
Utah
Bar-X, The Shooting Star Saloon, Under Current
Colorado
Brass Tacks, The Buffalo Rose, Williams & Graham and the Occidental
New Mexico
Silva's Saloon, The Coyote Café, Silver Coin Margarita
Arizona
Valley Bar, 47 Scott and Scott & co.
California
Pozo Saloon, The Varnish, Smuggler's Cove, Pacific Cocktail Haven, Polite Provisions
Hawaii
Bevy, Smith's Union Bar, Bar Leather Apron
The United States of Cocktails isan exploration of the beloved cocktails, spirits, and bars that define each state in America.
Foreword by Brad Thomas Parsons
After traveling around this great nation and sampling many of the drinks on offer, cocktail authority Brian Bartels serves up a book that is equal parts recipe collection, travelogue, historical miscellany, bartender's manual, and guide to bar culture today--with bar and drink recommendations that are sure to come in handy whether you are crossing state lines or not.
Delving into the colorful stories behind the creation of drinks we love, this book includes more than 100 recipes alongside spirited analysis of each state's unique contributions to cocktail culture. Filled with colorful illustrations, The United States of Cocktails is an opinionated and distinctively designed love letter to the spirits, bars, and people who have created and consumed the iconic drinks that inspire us and satisfy our thirst.
"Brian Bartels is a spirits traveler extraordinaire and this informative, highly-entertaining book is my new go-to guide for the most social of vices--drinkin'." --Greg Mottola, director of Superbad
