Book 6 of 2026: The Comic Book History of the Cocktail: Five Centuries of Mixing Drinks and Carrying On by @DavidWondrich . https://www.amazon.com/dp/198486033X?ref_=ast_author_ofdp_rw&tag-cocktai-20
Frederic Yarm
@fredericyarm@better.boston
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Boston bartender, cocktail blogger, author of Drink & Tell: A Boston Cocktail Book (2012) and Boston Cocktails: Drunk & Told (2017). He/him.
My podcast episode on Bardtenders aired today! "In this episode of 'The Mixing Glass', Frederic Yarm joins us to talk about mentoring bar professionals, the Boston bar scene, and his journey to becoming an author and blogger known for highlighting thousands of amazing cocktails." https://open.spotify.com/episode/3PzKymQNVnblcy4y8xzKgm?si=V8zrJ1OlRxSCb6sOSSAffA
Book 5 of 2026: Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant. https://www.amazon.com/Give-Take-Helping-Others-Success/dp/0143124986/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0&tag-cocktai-20
Book 4 of 2026: Amy Brady’s Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks--a Cool History of a Hot Commodity. A book recommended by Camper English (who gets named dropped in the cocktail section). https://www.amazon.com/Ice-Skating-Rinks-History-Commodity/dp/0593422198?ref_=ast_author_dp&tag-cocktai-20
Book 3 of 2026: Bourbon, Strange by Chuck Cowdery. I read Bourbon, Straight many years ago, and I when I read that Chuck was no longer printing these books, I found a copy of Strange to finish the series. https://www.amazon.com/Bourbon-Strange-Charles-Cowdery/dp/0975870327/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0&tag-cocktai-20
Book 2 of 2026: Tara Nurin’s A Woman's Place Is in the Brewhouse: A Forgotten History of Alewives, Brewsters, Witches, and CEOs. I bought this soon after hearing her speak for an online USBG seminar in the Fall. https://www.amazon.com/Womans-Place-Brewhouse-Forgotten-Brewsters/dp/1641603429?ref_=ast_author_dp&th=1&tag-cocktai-20
Book 1 of 2026: The Rum Never Sets: 300 Years of Royal Navy & London Dock Rum by Matt Pietrek and Alexandre Gabriel. https://www.wonkpress.com/products/the-rum-never-sets
After hearing about the 60-40 rule for successful marriages, I realized that my favorite bartender coworkers were the ones meeting me trying to give the 60% of the relationship and the worst were the ones who were happy taking the 40% role.
My 16th annual best cocktails with recipes for the year! Like always, I picked a winner each month and two runners up (one month, I just picked two co-winners for a total of 35 for 2025): https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2026/01/freds-picks-for-top-cocktails-of-2025.html
From speaking at a historic conference to a job change, and from competing and placing in a Malört competition to an upcoming podcast – it's my 16th annual year in review!
https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2025/12/freds-top-10-cocktail-moments-of-2025.html
https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2025/12/freds-top-10-cocktail-moments-of-2025.html
