David Wondrich is a James Beard Award winning author, cocktail historian, mixologist, and educator, and one of the pioneers of the current renaissance in the art of mixing drinks.
His publications include The Art of American Whiskey: A Visual History of the Nation\'s Most Storied Spirit Through 100 Iconic Labels , The Business of Spirits: How Savvy Marketers, Innovative Distillers, and Entrepreneurs Changed How We Drink , and the forthcoming The Whiskey Bible ..
He also hosts the podcast Life Behind Bars with legendary cocktail historian David Wondrich, which won the 2018 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award for Best Podcast Series and, according to the New York Times , is a perfect comfort listen for the curious drinker.
Under his leadership, the site won the 2018 and the 2020 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award for Best Cocktail & Spirits Publication.
Noah Rothbaum is the editor of the Daily Beast \'s Half Full section.
David has written four books on drinks: Esquire Drinks
Killer Cocktails
Imbibe! (the first cocktail book to win a James Beard award); and Punch .
A former English professor, his long-time interest in the arcana surrounding Spirits and Cocktails led him to leave academia to become Esquire Magazine \'s drinks correspondent, and later senior drinks columnist at the Daily Beast .
He is an acknowledged authority on Spirits and their production, having written extensively on most categories in the market.
David Wondrich is a James Beard Award winning author, cocktail historian, mixologist, and educator, and one of the pioneers of the current renaissance in the art of mixing drinks
