Historic Cocktail Book Resources
These are cocktail books that we think are important reference materials. Most of these, and many, many more are available electronically at EUVS Vintage Cocktail Books.
| Date | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1862 | How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon Vivant's Companion | "Professor" Jerry Thomas |
| 1869 | Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks | William Tarrington |
| 1884 | The Complete Bartender | Albert Barnes |
| 1884 | How to Mix Drinks, the Bar Keeper's Handbook | George Winter |
| 1892 | The Flowing Bowl | "The Only" William Schmidt |
| 1893 | The Manufacture of Liquors and Preserves | J. de Brevans |
| 1895 | Modern American Drinks | George Kappeler |
| 1896 | Bariana | Louis Fouquet (in French) |
| 1903 | Daly's Bartender's Encyclopedia | Tim Daly |
| 1904 | Stuart's Fancy Drinks and How to Mix Them | Stuart Thomas |
| 1906 | Louis' Mixed Drinks | Louis Muckensturn |
| 1910 | Jack's Manual | J.A. Grohusko |
| 1912 | Hoffman House Bartender's Guide | Charles Mahoney |
| 1914 | Drinks | Jacques Straub |
| 1916 | Recipes for Mixed Drinks | Hugo Ensslin |
| 1917 | The Ideal Bartender | Tom Bullock |
| 1922 | Cocktails - How to Mix Them | Robert Vermeire |
| 1926 | The Cocktail Book: A Sideboard for Gentlemen | Anonymous |
| 1934 | Bartender's Manual, Revised | Harry Johnson |
| 1934 | Official Mixer's Manual | Patrick Gavin Duffy |
| 1935 | Bar La Florida | Constantino Ribalaigua |
| 1936 | The Artistry of Mixing Drinks | Frank Meier |
| 1936 | Cafe Royal Cocktail Book | W.J. Tarling |
| 1937 | U.K. Bartender's Guild Approved Cocktails | Harry Craddock, President |