
Let's Make Cocktails!
A Comic Book Cocktail Book
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed · Print & ebook · April 7, 2026
A fun and approachable comic book introduction to the wonderful world of cocktails, with tips for stocking your home bar and 60 recipes for classic drinks, from the co-author and illustrator of Let's Make Ramen! and Let's Make Dumplings!
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- Who it’s for
- A comic-book guide makes cocktail techniques, traditions, and recipes invitingly easy to follow.
- Themes
- Cocktail-making techniques, Cocktail origins and traditions, Spirit-free drinks
- Genres
- Bartending, Food Comics, Nonfiction Comics
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A fun and approachable comic book introduction to the wonderful world of cocktails, with tips for stocking your home bar and 60 recipes for classic drinks, from the co-author and illustrator of Let's Make Ramen! and Let's Make Dumplings! Sarah Becan invites readers to wet their whistles in Let's Make Cocktails!
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Featuring her colorful, engaging illustrations that have become a series favorite, the book opens with insight on the proper tools, glassware, and staple ingredients such as juices, sodas, homemade syrups, and garnishes to always have in stock. With vivid, easy-to-follow graphics, Becan guides readers through basic techniques such as shaking, stirring, muddling, and more. The book explores the origins, traditions, and popular legends surrounding foundational cocktails, including fun tidbits on drink accompaniments and occasions. With chapters organized by spirit for easy access, readers will delight in the panelized step-by-step comic instructions for crafting a proper Gin or Vodka Martini, a refreshing Mojito, an eye-opening Bloody Mary, and more. For those who prefer non-alcoholic drinks, she also includes delicious spirit-free options such as the perfect Arnold Palmer, Fruit and Vinegar Shrub, and Lemon, Lime & Bitters. With recipes ranging from venerated standards such as the Manhattan and Last Word to popular modern classics like the Paper Plane and Oaxaca Old Fashioned, this Let's Make Cocktails! is an accessible guide to bringing the Craft Cocktail Renaissance into your own home.
Cocktails, Clearly Drawn
A comic-book guide makes cocktail techniques, traditions, and recipes invitingly easy to follow.
Come here for
- Step-by-step graphics for shaking, stirring, and muddling
- Classic cocktails alongside spirit-free options
Expect
- Tools, glassware, and bar staples before the recipes
- Drink lore and recipes organized by spirit
Where it sits
| Bartending | 89% |
|---|---|
| Food Comics | 48% |
| Nonfiction Comics | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Food Comics
- Nonfiction Comics
- Bartending
- Authors
- Sarah Becan
- Publisher
- Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
- Published
- April 7, 2026
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Cocktail-making techniques · Cocktail origins and traditions · Spirit-free drinks
- Reading lane
- Food Comics