Amaro: The Spirited World of Bittersweet, Herbal Liqueurs

Those Tipsy Nissleys we served at the store last Friday were a delicious tribute to the mixological brilliance of my friend Brad, whose James Beard-winning first book Bitters became an instant necessity for every bartender's shelf (and a surprise hit: I like to say his last two initials stand for "Tenth Printing"). His second book, Amaro, is as full of fascination and expertise as the first, as he celebrates a once-obscure corner of the liquor cabinet that has, like Brad himself, moved to the center of the cocktail revolution. —Tom
P.S. On Thursday, Brad will be at our Fremont neighbors, the Book Larder, to do a little discussing and demonstrating from Amaro.