Hardcover
Vintage cocktails, Art Deco glamour, and Meier’s wit: a bartender’s bible.

The Art of Cocktails

By the Legendary Bartender at the Ritz

$50.52

  • Hardcover

    176 pages

  • Release Date

    18 March 2025

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Summary

This volume is the ultimate bartender’s manual—a delightful concoction of vintage cocktails with Art Deco style and glamour.

Originally self-published in 1936 and offered only to a select group of Meier’s friends and favorite guests, this edition is enhanced by stylish, vintage-inspired illustrations.

With over 300 recipes, this is Meier’s personal mixology bible. While all the classics are here, it includes many of Meier’s own creations such as the Bees Knees (a gin sour wher…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780847847860
ISBN-10:0847847861
Author:Frank Meier, Philippe Collin
Publisher:Rizzoli International Publications
Imprint:Rizzoli International Publications
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:176
Release Date:18 March 2025
Weight:567g
Dimensions:133mm x 203mm
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The Art of Cocktails by Frank Meier - ISBN: 9780847847860
133 × 203 mm
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A4
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Critics Review

“The more than 300 recipes cover not just his original creations, but also some recipes and life wit.” — Grapefriend

About The Author

Frank Meier

Frank Meier honed his craft in New York before fleeing Prohibition to tend bar at the Ritz Paris in 1921 until his death in 1947. Along the way, he became a celebrated icon living by the motto “to be a barman is to be a chemist and a psychologist.”

Philippe Collin is a journalist, historian, and the author of France Inter’s successful historical podcasts.

Delius is a French cartoonist in the ligne claire style and an enthusiast of Streamline Moderne and Bauhaus design.

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