Penguin Random House

The Bartender's Pantry" by Meehan, Sasso & Janzen Book

Jim Meehans achievements as a pioneering bartender at Gramercy Tavern, The Pegu Club, and PDT in New York City helped pave the path for this generations craft cocktail industry. Here, he has partnered with artist and designer Bart Sasso of Sasso & Co., Atlantas beloved Ticonderoga Club, award-winning author and journalist Emma Janzen, and renowned photographer AJ Meeker on an advanced handbook focused on the zero-proof components of cocktails that make or break the integrity of a drink. The Bartenders Pantry includes concise overviews of ten categories of ingredientssugars, spices, dairy, grains and nuts, fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs, coffee, tea, soda and mineral water, and fermentsthat cover each subjects modern history in drinks, popular production practices, artisan processing methods, and common distribution channels before suggesting sourcing and service insights from experts in each field.