Spirited Women Release Day Party at Grand Army

Join Sammi and Olivia on publication day at Grand Army in Brooklyn to celebrate the release of their book SPIRITED WOMEN: MAKERS, SHAKERS, AND TRAILBLAZERS IN THE WORLD OF COCKTAILS. They'll be signing books, shaking up original cocktails, and raising a glass in honor of these badass ladies in spirits!

Free RSVP! Books, drinks, and food will be available for purchase.

About SPIRITED WOMEN:

A toast to the trailblazing women who are shaking up the cocktail industry, from distillers and blenders to bar owners and spirits educators.

Alcohol and spirits have long been thought of as a male-dominated field, but the truth is that women have been serving it up for centuries. (Literally—the first distilling technology is believed to have been invented by a woman in 100 CE!) Today, there are so many amazing women all over the world currently shaking up the biz, and it’s time we raise a glass. In this fun, feminist, vibrantly illustrated book, bar professional Sammi Katz and artist Olivia McGiff celebrate 55 of these groundbreaking women, telling their stories through profiles and original cocktail recipes, all inspired by their spirits—in every sense of the word. 

The contributions of the women you’ll meet are vast and varied, such as Lesley Gracie, master distiller at Hendricks Gin; Lynnette Marrero, cofounder of Speed Rack, an all-female bartending competition; and Eileen Wayner, Lola Thomas, and Alex Smith, the leadership team of Tales of the Cocktail, the country’s leading cocktail conference. And you’ll enjoy cocktail recipes for Title IX (a favorite at Portland's female-owned sports bar, The Sports Bra), Soul of San Miguel (a take on a white Negroni, inspired by a master tequila distiller in Mexico), and Le Donne (featuring an amaro revived from near extinction by a family of Italian women). Whether you’re here for the stories or the drinks (or both!), this colorful book of unsung heroines will have you raising a glass to the dame and the dram!

About Sammi and Olivia:

Sammi Katz is a writer and bartender from New York City. She loves sharing her enthusiasm for all things cocktails and is always up for a lively debate about the appropriate garnish for a Last Word. She is the creator of the blog A Girl’s Guide to Drinking Alone.

Olivia McGiff is an artist living in Brooklyn. She designs book covers by day and illustrates drinks, dogs, and loved ones by night. Her illustration work has been featured in LitHub, Produce Parties, and Corriere della Sera’s COOK.

Together, Sammi and Olivia work as a writer-illustrator duo to make cocktails and spirits accessible and fun. Their joint work has appeared in The New York Times and The Daily Beast, and they are co-authors of Cocktails in Color: A Spirited Guide to the Art and Joy of Drinkmaking.

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