Distillery Cats Profiles in Courage of the World's Most Spirited Mousers

Distillery Cats contains the whimsical tales of working cats in distilleries around the world, with charming illustrations of the beloved mousers.

Distillery Cats cheekily tells the tale of the historical role of these spirited cats and their evolution from organic pest control to current brand ambassadors. James Beard Award-winning author (and noted cat enthusiast) Brad Thomas Parsons profiles 30 of the world's most adorable and lovable distillery cats, featuring "interviews," a hand-drawn portrait of each cat, plus trading card-style stat sheets with figures like "super-power" and "mice killed." Featuring 15 cocktail recipes to enjoy while you page through, Distillery Cats is a quirky but essential addition to any cat or spirits lover's bookshelf.

Brad Thomas Parsons is the author of Amaro: The Spirited World of Bittersweet, Herbal Liqueurs and Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, which was the winner of the James Beard and IACP Cookbook Awards, and a finalist for the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards. Parsons received an MFA in writing from Columbia University, and his work has appeared in Bon Appétit, Lucky Peach, Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, Punch, and more. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit www.btparsons.com.

7 Automatic

8 Black Hawk & Chinook

11 Boone
12 FERNETSCAPE NAVIGATOR

14 Brewery Cat

17 Brewster

18 Castor
20 IDLE REVOLVER

23 Char
24 CHAR’S CHERRY SMASH

26 Cho
28 GIN JULEP

31 Cooper
32 IRONWEED BOULEVARDIER

34 Copper
36 FALL FASHIONED

39 Cork
40 CELERY TONIC

42 Daryl Hall

44 The DuClaws: HellRazer, Mosaic, Bock & Simcoe

49 Fletcher Pickles
50 BATTLE OF OL’ CHARLIE

53 Gangsta Cat

54 General Patton
56 PATTON PARFAIT

59 Hancock & Hemingway
60 SHORT NORTH PAWSEE

62 Hoodie

65 Hops

66 James

69 Jeffy
70 WATERMELON PUNCH

72 Leland Murphy

75 Masher & Two-Row
76 Old Horatio

79 Pepper
80 A BARN CAT NAMED PEPPER

82 Pizza
84 GIN’S GOTTA NICE PEAR

87 Scratchy

88 Sugar Maple
90 CATERWAUL

93 Venkman

94 Verbal
96 BLOODY MANHATTAN

98 Syrups