A Quick Drink: The Speed Rack Guide to Winning Cocktails for Any Mood

More than 100 cocktail recipes from badass women bartenders

Award-winning mixologists Ivy Mix and Lynnette Marrero co-founded Speed Rack, a global all-women bartending competition where competitors show off their talents making both classic and original drinks as quickly as their arms can shake and stir--all in the name of raising money for breast cancer charities. With recipes from Ivy, Lynnette, and more than 80 Speed Rack participants, this book is a manual for making winning cocktails confidently and efficiently at home, based on both what is on your bar cart as well as the occasion, be it a long day at work or a celebration with friends. Shining a spotlight on the most influential women behind the bar today and their inventive drinks, this hot pink celebration of the incredible Speed Rack community is an unconventional, inspiring resource for home bartenders and professionals alike.

Back the Rack: Lynnette and Ivy are donating a portion of their royalties to breast cancer charities.

Lynnette Marrero is the bar director of Llama Inn and Llama San in Brooklyn. Marrerro was honored by the James Beard Foundation as one of America’s Leading Female Mixologists. She was named one of Fortune magazine’s Most Innovative Women in Food and Drink, and Mixologist/Brand Ambassador of the Year by Wine Enthusiast. Ivy Mix is the owner of the bar Leyenda in Brooklyn, which was nominated for the James Beard Award for Outstanding Bar Program in 2019. She is the winner of the Spirited Award for American Bartender of the Year at Tales of the Cocktail and was named Wine Enthusiast’s Mixologist of the Year. Mix and Marrero cofounded the influential international bartending competition Speed Rack in 2011, raising more than ＄1 million for breast cancer charities, while providing a unique platform for thousands of talented bartenders.