I recently had the privilege to speak with Simonson about his new book, current cocktail culture and MIX. Simonson has authored four cocktail books and regularly writes for The New York Times, PUNCH and Imbibe. His fourth book, The Martini Cocktail: A Meditation on the World’s Greatest Drink, with Recipes, will be released Sept. 17, 2019.

Philbrook’s annual MIX cocktail competition is this weekend, and I’ve teamed up with them to give away two tickets to the event! I’ll be judging the event alongside renown cocktail writer and historian, David Wondrich (check out my Q&A with him here), and the executive…

The cocktail revolution is over and the cocktails have won. But, who were the revolutionaries responsible for shaping cocktail culture so that well-made old fashioneds are ubiquitous?  

Paul Clarke is an established cocktail writer, author, and the executive editor of Imbibe. Paul began his current career path 10 years ago when he launched a website he called The Cocktail Chronicles. Paul has been at the forefront of the cocktail Renaissance since it…