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Philip Greene is the author of To Have and Have Another: A Hemingway Cocktail Companion, The Manhattan: The Story of the First Modern Cocktail with Recipes and A Drinkable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris, which won a Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award in 2019.
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All Cocktail Drinkers Need to Own this Bartending Book
King CocktailLegendary bartender Dale DeGroff just published a second edition of his highly influential “The Craft of the Cocktail.” Here’s what to expect and why you should buy it.

Drinking While Writing: Hemingway & Fitzgerald
Literary ImbibersThe two famous authors and great friends had two very different perspectives when it came to writing and having a drink.

Is There a Right Way to Make a Manhattan Cocktail?
DRINK DO’S & DON’TSOur columnist answers the three most frequent questions he gets about the Manhattan cocktail.

The Martini: The King of Cocktails & Opinions
SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED???We look at the famed drink that has started 1,000 arguments and also a new Martini book by Robert Simonson.

Finding the Epicenter of New Orleans Cocktail History
Spirited ArcheologyA single non-descript block of New Orleans was once home to a number of extremely significant bars.

Mixing Drama & Drinks: Tennessee Williams
STELLAAAA!!!On the 108th birthday of the award-winning playwright, we look at his contentious relationship with drinking.

The Jazz Age’s Lost Leader: Harry Crosby
The Roaring TwentiesThe life of the poet, publisher, and playboy defined the decadent decade but he has been largely forgotten during the last century.

The Cocktail That Brought Hemingway & Fitzgerald Together
ExcerptThe new book ‘A Drinkable Feast’ explores the cocktails and bars favored by Ernest Hemingway and his friends in 1920s Paris.

Toasting Hemingway’s Paris With a Jack Rose Cocktail
THE JAZZ AGEThe classic applejack drink is featured in ‘The Sun Also Rises’ and is quite tasty.

The Quack Doctor & a Gin Cocktail Sensation
Fountain of YouthThis classic cocktail was inspired by the popularity of a very suspect medical procedure designed to extend life.
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