"If you're not sure how to booze, this book will lead the way. If you think that you do know how to booze, it will show you where you've been going wrong. A delightful read with an opinion all its own, along with style, wisdom, and lots of sarcasm." -- gaz regan, co-host of ardentspirits.com and author of The Joy of Mixology

"[A] sharp guide to drinks for every conceivable occasion...buoyed by wit as bracing as a gin martini ...Rather than devolving into sheer novelty, misogyny or mean-spiritedness, the authors deftly walk the line... between the educational and the irreverent, making for a terrifically entertaining guide to informed imbibing." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Prepare to make delicious drinks and then spurt them out your nose all over your kitchen laughing at this naughty cocktail and awkward-social-situation survival guide....[E]ncourages cocktail consumption and mischief!" -- Drink Me magazine

"[E]ntertaining....like getting a talking-to from a bartender who's seen it all .... The drinks advice is remarkably good, from empowering explanations of cocktail fundamentals to variations on classics that are well worth trying." -- Booklist

"[O]ne part bar guide, two parts liquor love sonnet....the book serves up classic cocktails and delightfully witty reasons to drink them." -- Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers