The Elemental Mixology Classic and Popular Tipples book contains a multitude of historic, classic and popular recent drinks. These are the drinks any educated bar-tender should be prepared to make. All are arranged, and prepared, according to the principles of traditional, American mixology. Recommended liquor, glassware and tools required for making each type of drink is indicated throughout the book. There are also sections the history of the types of, and often specific, drinks. The drink recipes themselves are presented by genre and sub-genre, according to their traditional and elemental natures. By returning to the tradition of understanding drinks by types, this is the only book available that lets the reader look up drinks even if not knowing their name - or even knowing for sure whether they already exist. Drinks can be browsed by genre, sub-genre, degree of fanciness and by base alcohol. Specific drinks can be looked up alphabetically using the extensive index.