CRAFT by Under My Host® Issue No. 16 Made in America: Part I | Page 24

W W W. C R A F T BY U M H . C O M
A
W E L L - S T O C K E D
L I B R A R Y
THE
COCK TAIL
GUY
B Y RICH W OOD S
WHEN I BEGAN MY SEARCH FOR THE NEXT BOOK FOR
OUR COCKTAIL LIBRARY, I HAD MY MIND SET ON AN
AMERICAN AUTHOR TO SUIT OUR THEME. NEVERTHELESS, I
KEPT COMING BACK TO RICH WOODS’ THE COCKTAIL GUY
($24), AND, ULTIMATELY, THIS BRIT’S LIST OF FRESH GARDEN
INGREDIENTS AND HOMEMADE CONCOCTIONS—WITH
CONCISE DIRECTIONS THAT MAKE EVEN THE MOST DIFFICULT
COCKTAILS IN HIS BOOK SEEM IDIOT-PROOF—WON OUT. ALL
IS NOT LOST WHERE OUR THEME IS CONCERNED, AMONG
WOODS’ STRIKING COCKTAILS, YOU’LL FIND A FEW GEMS
WITH SOUTHERN SENSIBILITY, LIKE HIS PINOT PEACH SMASH
AND PEANUT – RYE & DRY. MANY OF YOU WON’T BE ABLE
TO RECREATE ALL OF THE COMPONENTS AT HOME—HOME
DISTILLING IN MOST PARTS OF THE WORLD IS STILL A NO-
NO, BUT RICH WOODS’ COCKTAIL AND SPIRIT RECIPES ARE
SURE TO INSPIRE YOU TO DO SOME TRIALING OF YOUR OWN
IN THE KITCHEN AND BEHIND THE BAR.
PHOTO CREDIT: Cori Paige