In the Land of Cocktails by Ti Adelaide Martin

The cocktail was born in New Orleans, so who better to teach you to make one than two Brennan cousins who grew up in it? Ti Adelaide Martin and Lally Brennan of the Commander's family of restaurants, the "Cocktail Chicks," share their recipes, their stories and plenty of Big Easy attitude in In the Land of Cocktails.

Inside you'll find the classics (the Old-Fashioned, the Corpse Reviver), the New Orleans standbys (the Sazerac, Brandy Milk Punch), and fresh creations of their own like Whoa Nelly! and Close the Door. Along the way they tell you why a true Sazerac needs Peychaud's and why hand-chipped ice makes a better drink. Part mixology, part memoir, and all good company.

Keep it by the bar cart, or wrap it up for the host with a well-stocked liquor cabinet.

• Hardcover
• 31 four-color illustrations
• By Ti Adelaide Martin and Lally Brennan