In the popular tradition of farm-to-table cookbooks, Brooklyn Spirits: Craft Distilling andand#160;Cocktails from the Worldand#39;s Hippest Borough, is the firstand#160;distillery-to-glass cocktail book. Over the past two decades, Brooklyn has become theand#160;epicenter of a Slow Food-inspired food and drink revolution. Brooklyn distillers,and#160;restaurateurs, bartenders, and cocktail aficionados are changing the way we drink byand#160;bringing back old techniques and recipes, and creating new ones that focus onand#160;small-batch distilling and fresh, local ingredients. In 2002, craft distilling was madeand#160;legal in New York State for the first time since Prohibition. Many Brooklyn-basedand#160;producers such as Greenhook Ginsmiths, Cacao Prieto, Industry City Distilling,and#160;Brueckelen, and others have taken advantage of this.and#160; Organized into chapters focused on these distilleries, each chapter will take anand#160;in-depth look at the distilleryand#39;s story and the spirits they offer, and will presentand#160;half-a-dozen cocktail recipes. Within these chapters, there will be sub-sections onand#160;several varying topics: a look at the bars and restaurants serving theand#160;Brooklyn-produced spirits; highlights on the work of local mixologists; and subsectionsand#160;on the history of distilling in Brooklyn. and#160; The book will consist of:* Approximately 70 drink recipes like the Deathbed Manhattan, One Mint Julep, and theand#160;Kickstarter (a mix of updated classics and original cocktails contributed by Brooklyn distillersand#160;and bartenders, and the authors).* 15 recipes for syrups, bitters, and other ingredients to improve your cocktails.and#160; and#160; Brooklyn Spirits presents an inspiring mix of recipes, profiles, and history,and#160;encouraging readers to not only make their own cocktails, but to get involved on aand#160;do-it-yourself level, and, in the true Brooklyn spirit, invent cocktails of their own.
