The Bartender's Manifesto: How to Think, Drink, and Create Cocktails Like a Pro (Toby Maloney, Emma Janzen) *Signed*

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Take a raucous and educational romp through the essential stages of fashioning cocktails and learn the hows and whys of bartending with acclaimed mixologist Toby Maloney and the team from The Violet Hour. The Bartender’s Manifesto will provide readers with the technical foundation and confidence to take their cocktail skills to the next level.

From there, Toby goes well beyond the fine-tuned mechanics of the craft, covering how to kick-start the creative process and bring professional-level complexity and sophistication to drinks.

Toby Maloney is a James Beard Award–winning bartender with more than 25 years of experience, from dive bars to Milk & Honey, Flatiron Lounge, and Pegu Club. He is head mixologist at The Violet Hour in Chicago, and partner and beverage director at Mother’s Ruin in Chicago. Emma Janzen is a journalist, editor, and photographer specializing in all things drinks and design. She is currently the digital content editor for Imbibe magazine and received a James Beard Award nomination for her first book, Mezcal: The History, Craft & Cocktails of the World’s Ultimate Artisanal Spirit.