You don't need to have an overflowing liquor cabinet stocked with obscure liqueurs like in the mixology joints. Here's your 400-page field guide on the only dozen bottles you need to make more than 200 drinks, from classics to bold new options. Work your way through as many of 'em as you can while you wait for your homemade bitters and infusions to mature, then put your new ingredients to good use while trying the rest of the recipes.

• By David Solmonson and Lesley Jacobs Solmonson
• Paperback
• 416 pages
• (W)5" x (H)8.5"