Regarding Cocktails is the perfect gift for cocktail connoisseurs and lovers. Sasha Petraske was a cult figure who influenced many well-known bartenders over the past 15 years. Phaidon developed this book together with Petraske before his unexpected death.

This beautifully illustrated collection of recipes is the only book by Sasha Petraske. The legendary bartender brought the speakeasy back to New York with his cocktail bar Milk & Honey, starting a revolution that influenced bar owners and bartenders all over the world. As a reader of the book, you can prepare 75 of his professional-quality cocktails at home.

The cocktail guide combines the classics and modern variations from his repertoire – and also gives tips for equipping your local cocktail bar, tips on etiquette for bartenders and anecdotes from the many bartenders he has personally trained.

Sasha Petraske opened the cocktail bar Milk & Honey in New York in 2000. Later he opened bars in New York, London and Australia. He won numerous competitions and awards until his premature death in 2015. His wife Georgette Moger-Petraske writes about spirits.