The Timeless Martini

Award-winning restaurateur and culinary author Michael Turback was on the forefront of the cocktail revolution, among the first to revive and re-imagine vintage formulas and elevating mixology to a culinary art. Cocktail programs developed in his establishments have influenced the beverage business for over three decades. An enthusiastic cocktology (cocktail + mixology) historian, his homage to the greatest cocktail, The Timeless Martini, is a tantalizing and informative read, intended to inform and inspire the next generation of bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts. Destined to become a definitive reference on the Great American Martini, this book is an eclectic collection of 88 tried-and-true recipes, exploring the evolution of the drink, from pre- and post-Prohibition classics to inventive contemporary notions developed in progressive cocktail programs. Every recipe has an interesting story behind it, and all the recipes are tried and true.