Cocktail Guru Celebrates 75th Edition of Iconic Bartender’s Guide

Rhode Island’s The Cocktail Guru, Jonathan Pogash, celebrated the release of the latest edition of the “Mr. Boston Official Bartender’s Guide,” with a book signing and cocktail party at Bar & Board in Newport on Dec. 4. For the book’s 75th edition, Pogash collaborated with Rick Rodgers, Cookbook Author, Editor and Ghostwriter, to edit and select the guide’s more than 1,500 cocktail recipes. Known as the definitive handbook and reference manual for bartenders since its first printing in 1935, the “Mr. Boston Official Bartender’s Guide” has seen numerous updates and editions; its current version includes 200 new recipes from today’s leading bartenders. Guests sipped cocktails while Pogash shared some of his favorite drink recipes and signed copies. During the event, donations of nonperishable food items and unwrapped toys were collected to benefit The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, which supports individuals in need throughout Newport County.

: The Cocktail Guru, Jonathan Pogash, celebrated the release of the 75th edition of the “Mr. Boston Official Bartender’s Guide,” with a book signing and cocktail party at Bar & Board in Newport on Dec. 4. Pogash served as editor along with Rick Rodgers.

: Newport Bartender and Historian John Begin with Jonathan Pogash at the book signing.

: Bar and Board offered specialty cocktails from recipes found in the new guide, including The Surf Rider, a blend of vodka, sweet vermouth, orange juice, lemon juice, grenadine and garnished with an orange half-wheel and maraschino cherry.

: The Daisy Mae, made with gin, lime juice, Green Chartreuse, simple syrup, and garnished with a mint sprig as found in the newest edition of “Mr. Boston Official Bartender’s Guide.”