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In Session

Low-Proof Cocktails for High-Quality Occasions
By Adam Erace and Steven Grasse
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The massively popular trend of low-alcohol (or "session") cocktail culture gets the rockstar treatment from distillery owner Steven Grasse and IACP-award-winning food and beverage journalist Adam Erace. The successful team, whose previous books netted 15k copies, brings readers an entertaining, heavy, lifestyle-focused, and music-inflected odeโ€”complete with... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Enjoying drinks with friends will be all about comfortable conversation, the best background music, and delicious bites-not worrying about having one drink too many-with this collection of 36 cocktails and 24 dishes.

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The massively popular trend of low-alcohol (or "session") cocktail culture gets the rockstar treatment from distillery owner Steven Grasse and IACP-award-winning food and beverage journalist Adam Erace. The successful team, whose previous books netted 15k copies, brings readers an entertaining, heavy, lifestyle-focused, and music-inflected odeโ€”complete with cocktails, small bites, playlists, and stunning photographs.

"Session-able" cocktails rethink classic drinks with low-ABV swaps for more "cheers!" without feeling woozy. In In Session, distillery owner Steven Grasse and IACP-award-winning food and beverage journalist Adam Erace's master mixology are accompanied by eight cool, occasion-styled mixtapes from Grammy Award-winning drummer Charlie Hall.

This vibey package is full of inspiration for low or no-alcohol drinks and sessions, such as:

  • A lighter, Fino sherry-based Palomino and a 50/50 Martini Bar paired with shining tunes from George Harrison, Stevie Wonder, and Kacey Musgraves.
  • A Peach Tea-sling Sangria and a caffeinated Carajillow for brunch accompanied by a cherry tomato, prosciutto, and arugula quiche, paired with a playlist including Al Green, Percy Sledge, and Aretha Franklin.

Clever cocktails, delicious food, scene-setting musicโ€”your good time is now in session.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780762489572

Publisher: Running Press,U.S.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 November 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Running Press Adult

Illustration: 65 full-colour photos throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 208.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 668g

Pages: 176

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About the Author

Steven Grasse is an entrepreneur equally influenced by punk rock and New England transcendentalism. After creating some of the most outrageous booze brands of the twenty-first century seemingly out of thin air (Hendrick's Gin, Sailor Jerry Rum, Art in the Age Craft Spirits), he opened the award-winning Tamworth Distilling & Mercantile in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in 2015. Steven is also the author of Colonial Spirits: A Toast To Our Drunken History, The Good Reverend's Guide to Infused Spirits, Evil Empire, the IACP-nominated The Cocktail Workshop, and Brand Mysticism. He lives and works in Philadelphia, but his heart is always at his farmhouse in the White Mountains.

Adam Erace is a food and travel writer who contributes to more than 50 publications, including Men's Journal, Fortune, Food & Wine, and Travel + Leisure. His writing has been recognized with awards from the International Association of Culinary Professionals and the Association of Food Journalists. He is the co-owner of Green Aisle Grocery, a gourmet market with two locations in Philadelphia. He lives in South Philly with his wife and two maniacal rescue dogs.

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