Primary Job Title Founding Partner Primary Organization Beverage Alcohol Resource
Gender Male
With his entertaining and insightful articles, David Wondrich makes cocktails and spirits history come alive. He is among the world’s foremost experts on the history of the American cocktail, and his pieces for Liquor.com about a range of ancient drinks and legendary bartenders illustrate why he is one of the best in the business. He is also
Esquire magazine’s drinks correspondent and cocktail columnist for Imbibe and Whisky Advocate. Wondrich has written four books on cocktails and mixology, most recently Punch: The Delights (and Dangers) of the Flowing Bowl, which was named best new cocktail/bartending book at the 2011 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards. His Imbibe! From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to “Professor” Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar is the first cocktail book ever to win a James Beard Award. He is a founding member of the Museum of the American Cocktail and a founding partner of Beverage Alcohol Resource (BAR), the nation’s premier training program in spirits and mixology.
