The NoMad Cocktail Book

Leo Robitschek

Oct 2019 · Sold by Ten Speed Press

About this ebook

JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • An illustrated collection of nearly 300 cocktail recipes from the award-winning NoMad Bar, with locations in New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.

Originally published as a separate book packaged inside The NoMad Cookbook, this revised and stand-alone edition of The NoMad Cocktail Book features more than 100 brand-new recipes (for a total of more than 300 recipes), a service manual explaining the art of drink-making according to the NoMad, and 30 new full-color cocktail illustrations (for a total of more than 80 color and black-and-white illustrations). Organized by type of beverage from aperitifs and classics to light, dark, and soft cocktails and syrups/infusions, this comprehensive guide shares the secrets of bar director Leo Robitschek's award-winning cocktail program. The NoMad Bar celebrates classically focused cocktails, while delving into new arenas such as festive, large-format drinks and a selection of reserve cocktails crafted with rare spirits.

Ratings and reviews

I enjoyed reading it, but beware that the recipes are really only feasible at a high-volume bar. They're totally doable at home but the ingredients you'd need for a single drink only make it worthwhile if you're making a lot of them. E.g. the Adonis cocktail calls for 1.5 oz of sherry. They use 3 different sherries. I'm sure it's great, but probably not something I'm going to pursue unless I'm really fixated on that drink.

About the author

LEO ROBITSCHEK is the bar director for Make It Nice, which runs Eleven Madison Park; The NoMad in New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas; and Davies and Brook, opening in London in summer 2019. A native of Venezuela, Leo and his team have been the recipients of numerous Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards and the James Beard Award for Outstanding Bar Program, and the NoMad Bar has twice been named best bar in North America on the World's 50 Best Bars list.

ANTOINE RICARDOU is the founder of Studio Be-Poles, a boutique design studio based in Paris and New York. Antoine is responsible for the graphic identity of the NoMad hotels and the bespoke art program for each of the hotels' guest rooms and dining rooms.