Bourbon Mixology 50 Bourbon Cocktails from 50 Iconic Bars - Volume 2 Author:Steve Akley The key to a great bourbon cocktail is to produce a drink which complements the flavor profile of the bourbon and doesn?t mask it. After all, we?re not talking about any old hooch here. Bourbon is the all-American spirit created and made in the United States of America. It truly is our contribution to the world of distilled spirits. Author Stev... more »e Akley has gathered 50 unique bourbon cocktails from 50 iconic bars. In fact, it?s actually 53 unique cocktails from 52 iconic bars but that title just didn?t sound as good. One submitted two cocktails that fit in its chapter and two other locations submitted cocktails after the book was complete but prior to the final layout being completed. Steve elected to include them and figures they are a great ?value add? taking the cocktail count beyond the stated amount. By the way, we?re not talking the ?same old/same old? here. We?re talking about signature cocktails from some of the greatest drinking establishments in the United States. Take a look at this lineup of participants: Bale of Hay Saloon/Virgina City, Montana Big Star/Chicago, Illinois Bourbons Bistro/Louisville, Kentucky Bourbon and Branch/San Francisco, California Bourbon House/New Orleans, Louisiana Bub City/Chicago, Illinois Buckhorn Exchange/Denver, Colorado Buffalo Bodega Gaming Complex/Deadwood, South Dakota Butter Run Saloon/St. Clair Shores, Michigan Down One Bourbon Bar and Restaurant/Louisville, Kentucky E. Smith Mercantile/Seattle, Washington El Gaucho/Seattle, Washington El Moro Spirits & Tavern/Durango, Colorado Equus and Jack?s Lounge/Louisville, Kentucky The Esquire Tavern/San Antonio, Texas FAR BAR/Los Angeles, Calfornia Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge/Alameda, California Gallagher?s Restaurant/Waterloo, Illinois Hard Water/San Francisco, California Herbie?s Vintage 72/St. Louis, Missouri Jack Rose Dining Saloon/Washington, DC Martin?s Tavern/Washington, DC Mike Shannon?s Steaks and Seafood/St. Louis, Missouri Miller House/Owensboro, Kentucky Mongoose versus Cobra/Houston, Texas 9th Street Public House/Columbia, Missouri Old Ebbitt Grill/Washington, DC Old Major/Denver, Colorado Parlay Social/Lexington, Kentucky Parson?s Chicken and Fish/Chicago, IL Peacock Alley/Bismarck, North Dakota The Pope House Bourbon Lounge/Portland, Oregon The Porthole Restaurant and Pub/Portland, Maine Red Moon/Put-in-Bay, Ohio The Roosevelt/Richmond, Virginia The Round Robin Bar at Intercontinental The Willard/Washington, DC Sable Kitchen & Bar/Chicago, Illinois Sanctuaria Wild Tapas/St. Louis, Missouri Seviche, A Latin Restaurant/Louisville, Kentucky Sloppy Joe?s/Key West, Florida St. Charles Exchange/Louisville, Kentucky The Sugar House/Detroit Michigan Talbott Tavern/Bardstown, Kentucky The Tavern In Old Salem/Salem, North Carolina Tonga Hut/Palm Springs, California The West End Tavern/Boulder, Colorado Whiskey Bar/Milwaukee, Wisconsin Whiskey Kitchen/Nashville, Tennessee Windmill Lounge/Dallas Texas Wiseguy Lounge at Goodfellas Pizzeria/Covington, Kentucky Bring home the spirit of these iconic bars by recreating their signature bourbon cocktail by picking up a copy of this edition of Bourbon Mixology!« less