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Cocktails: How to Mix Them

You may not have heard of Robert Vermeire, but chances are you've heard of the Sidecar and Old Fashioned. Cocktails: How to Mix Them was originally published during Prohibition and featured the very first recipe for the Sidecar. The book is a reproduction of the one originally published in 1922 and features an introduction by Paul Clarke. It's 112 pages of classic cocktail mixing and glimpses into old-world boozing.

Reproduction of 1922 Prohibition era edition

New introduction by Paul Clarke

By Robert Vermeire

Published by Cocktail Kingdom

Cocktail Kingdom® manufactures and distributes professional barware used by bartenders and mixologists around the globe. The NYC-based company is dedicated to crafting products with functional and sleek designs.

You may not have heard of Robert Vermeire, but chances are you've heard of the Sidecar and Old Fashioned. Cocktails: How to Mix Them was originally published during Prohibition and featured the very first recipe for the Sidecar. The book is a reproduction of the one originally published in 1922 and features an introduction by Paul Clarke. It's 112 pages of classic cocktail mixing and glimpses into old-world boozing.

Reproduction of 1922 Prohibition era edition

New introduction by Paul Clarke

By Robert Vermeire

Published by Cocktail Kingdom

Cocktail Kingdom® manufactures and distributes professional barware used by bartenders and mixologists around the globe. The NYC-based company is dedicated to crafting products with functional and sleek designs.

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Cocktails: How to Mix Them

You may not have heard of Robert Vermeire, but chances are you've heard of the Sidecar and Old Fashioned. Cocktails: How to Mix Them was originally published during Prohibition and featured the very first recipe for the Sidecar. The book is a reproduction of the one originally published in 1922 and features an introduction by Paul Clarke. It's 112 pages of classic cocktail mixing and glimpses into old-world boozing.

Reproduction of 1922 Prohibition era edition

New introduction by Paul Clarke

By Robert Vermeire

Published by Cocktail Kingdom

Cocktail Kingdom® manufactures and distributes professional barware used by bartenders and mixologists around the globe. The NYC-based company is dedicated to crafting products with functional and sleek designs.

You may not have heard of Robert Vermeire, but chances are you've heard of the Sidecar and Old Fashioned. Cocktails: How to Mix Them was originally published during Prohibition and featured the very first recipe for the Sidecar. The book is a reproduction of the one originally published in 1922 and features an introduction by Paul Clarke. It's 112 pages of classic cocktail mixing and glimpses into old-world boozing.

Reproduction of 1922 Prohibition era edition

New introduction by Paul Clarke

By Robert Vermeire

Published by Cocktail Kingdom

Cocktail Kingdom® manufactures and distributes professional barware used by bartenders and mixologists around the globe. The NYC-based company is dedicated to crafting products with functional and sleek designs.

Email help@bespokepost.com, or give us a call 888.565.6762, and an actual human will help you out.

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Cocktail Kingdom: For Serious Mixologists

For serious mixologists and cocktail kings and queens, Cocktail Kingdom is the dream. From high end Japanese barware to exotic and unusual bitters, this New York store (which also has an online shop) offers an impressive selection of beautiful, functional, and high-quality bartending tools and supplies. The store also carries its own line of tools and ingredients, designed by founders Don Lee and Greg Boehm:

Not all bar tools are alike, and clearly every product in the store was carefully chosen. As Lee said in the Robb Report, "The problem with a lot of the tools you find today is that they’re either the kind that you get for $2 at some restaurant supply store on the Bowery, or they’re the fancy, silver antique kind that are really intended for show. And neither is really functional."

So the pair went into the cocktail business "with the rigor of scientists." How rigorous were they? According to Robb Report, after studying and testing hundreds of strainers that Boehm keeps in his office, they discovered that nine centimeters was the perfect strainer size. Good to know!

If you're ever in New York, it's definitely worth visiting the store in person just for their collection of rare and out-of-print mixology books, including first-edition copies of Jerry Thomas’s The Bartender’s Guide from 1862 (the first known cocktail recipe book) and signed copies of the Art Deco classic The Savoy Cocktail Book, which was published right after the end of Prohibition.

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Cocktail Kingdom Releases Reserve Collection

Wherever you are on the side of the Starbucks red cup debate, we can all agree on one thing this holiday season: cocktails are a necessity. Sensing the opportunity to capitalize on this bipartisan, religiously neutral demand, barware retailer Cocktail Kingdom has released a stunning new Reserve Collection.

While I’m kidding about Cocktail Kingdom’s incentives, there’s nothing jestful about the pieces in the Reserve Collection. I was lucky enough to swing by Alcohol Professor favorite Mace to sip some delicious cocktails and view the barware first hand. These items are gorgeous, dare I say extravagant, but still useful. Cocktail Kingdom owner Greg Boehm explained that he wanted to create barware modeled after the luxurious vintage pieces in his own private collection. Although he’d been pondering the idea of the Reserve Collection for some time, only recently did he feel comfortable releasing what he believes to be a collection that’s suitably luxurious and practical.

Mace cocktail, photo by Aliza Kellerman

Mace is a great bar to showcase the items. As you can read from our previous review here , the drinks revolve around exotic spices. Making cocktails with eclectic flavors is always a challenge , but Mace delivers drinks that are both excitingly fancy and drinkable. Believe me: that’s hard to do. Often, a cocktail that revolves around an odd spice will leave you unable to think about anything except that spice, but Mace’s drinks aren’t like that. Take, for instance, their title character cocktail: the Mace. Aperol , aquavit, beet juice, orange acid, young Thai coconut cordial, and mace mist blend to give you a drink that’s out there in vegetal flavors, but is still delicious. While unique, this geeky, intricate cocktail could be enjoyed by any old Joe.

Similarly, the Reserve Collection is a cocktail fanatic’s dream, but Boehm and his team stress that the collection is functional, for real people (and bartenders) to use and enjoy. When it comes to the hand-etched, lead-free crystal mixing glasses, I believe them. $79.95 for a 550ml mixing glass is steep, but feasible. However, as practical as the 100% silver, black diamond encrusted, Swarovski Crystal tip barspoon may be, it is simply too precious for a commoner such as myself to imagine using.

Oh, and it’s $2,750. Made in Japan, this spoon is pretty limited edition (Cocktail Kingdom can only cook up one a month). So even if you did have some disposable cash, it looks like the wait list for this piece will be long. Regardless, a girl can covet.

The Reserve Collection is available for stalking (and purchase) starting November 17th at Cocktail Kingdom website. In the meantime, budget accordingly, here’s what’s on the table:

Yarai® Sen Mixing Glass – 550ml ($79.95) – lead-free crystal

Paradise Palm Mixing Glass – 550ml ($79.95) – lead-free crystal

Yarai® Royal Palm Mixing Glass – 550ml ($79.95) – lead-free crystal

Haru Stemmed Mixing Glass – 750ml ($109.95) – an exclusive design inspired by traditional Japanese patterns

Stepped Jigger ($39.95) – based on a 1930s design; 0.5oz, 1oz, 1.5oz and 2oz markings

The Cardington Shaker – 710ml ($119.95) – based on a popular design from the 1880s; two-drink capacity

Gotham Juicer ($69.95) – based on a popular 1950s post-industrial design; 100% cast aluminum body

Black Diamond Barspoon – 43cm ($2,750) – Swarovksi Crystal tip and lined with black diamonds

Leather-Bound How to Mix Drinks: A Bon Vivant’s Companion – by Jerry Thomas, signed by David Wondrich ($99.00; only 160 copies in existence)

No matter what you’re celebrating this holiday season, do it with a drink in hand, preferably with top notch liquor mixed in some jazzy barware!

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