The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks

The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks
First edition (published by Doubleday)
AuthorDavid A. Embury
LanguageEnglish
Published1948 (Doubleday)
Publication placeUnited States

The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks is a book about cocktails by David A. Embury, first published in 1948.[1] The book is noteworthy for its witty, highly opinionated and conversational tone,[2] as well as its categorization of cocktails into two main types: aromatic and sour; its categorization of ingredients into three categories: the base, modifying agents, and special flavorings and coloring agents; and its 1:2:8 ratio (1 part sweet, 2 parts sour, 8 parts base) for sour type cocktails.

  1. ^ Fleming, Amy (19 August 2014). "The science of mixing mind-blowing cocktails". the Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ "The Bigot Who Wrote a Cocktail Bible". The Daily Beast. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.