The Book of Cocktail Ratios

The Book of Cocktail Ratios: The Surprising Simplicity of Classic Cocktails

This book is written by New York Times bestselling author Michael Ruhlman and illustrated by Marcella Kriebel. Ruhlman applies the principles of his innovative book Ratio—about the relationships of ingredients to each other—in this delightful back-to-basics cocktail book, sharing the simple recipes and fundamental techniques that make for delicious and satisfying libations.

Did you know that a Gimlet, a Daiquiri, and a Bee’s Knees are the same cocktail? As are a Cosmopolitan, a Margarita, and a Sidecar. When hosting a party wouldn’t you enjoy saying to your guests, “Would you care for a Boulevardier, perhaps, or a Negroni?” These, too, are the same cocktail, substituting one ingredient for another. Or if you’d like to be able to shake up a batch of whiskey sours for a party of eight in fewer than two minutes, then read on.

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Early Praise

"...unfailingly useful and instructive."
- David Wondrich, editor in chief, The Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails.

“Simultaneously simplify your thinking of cocktails white vastly expanding your repertoire…essential.”
- J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, author of The Food Lab