3-Ingredient Cocktails An Opinionated Guide to the Most Enduring Drinks in the Cocktail Canon

“The cocktail book you’ve always wished you had” (Food52), featuring sixty of the most delicious—and elegantly simple—drinks of all time.

JAMES BEARD AWARD FINALIST • “Testament to the unbounded potential of simplicity.”—Boston Globe
 
3-Ingredient Cocktails is a concise history of the best classic cocktails, and a curated collection of the best three-ingredient cocktails of the modern era. Dip into this collection of triumphal triptych cocktails, featuring:
 
• Sours (Tom Collins; Bee’s Knees; Sidecar)
• Highballs (Dark ‘n’ Stormy; Harvey Wallbanger)
• Improved classics (Manhattan; Negroni; Japanese Cocktail)
• Other cocktails (Mint Julep; Grasshoper; White Russian)
• And more!
 
With all of these delicious drinks—and the accompanying mouthwatering photography—you’re sure to find a new favorite with 3-Ingredient Cocktails.

ROBERT SIMONSON has written about cocktails, spirits, bars, and bartenders for the New York Times since 2000. He is the author of A Proper Drink and The Old-Fashioned, and a contributor to The Essential New York Times Book of Cocktails and Savoring Gotham. His writings have appeared in Saveur, GQ, Lucky Peach, Whisky Advocate, Imbibe, and many others. A native of Wisconsin, he has lived in Brooklyn since 1988.