Beach Bar at Home: 100 Summer Cocktails and Smooth Mocktails for Hot Days & Long Nights (The Everyday Kitchen Collection) Paperback – June 18, 2025

THE FIRST COCKTAIL BOOK THAT PAIRS EVERY DRINK WITH ITS MOCKTAIL TWIN.Beach Bar at Home isn't sorted by spirit or by alphabet. It's organized the way a real beach bar actually works — by the time of day and what you're craving at that hour. Move through five chapters the way you'd move through a perfect Saturday: wake up at the Sunrise Shift, cool down at the Ice Cream Drinks, stretch out on the Poolside Deck, soften into Golden Hour, and close the day with Sunset Cocktails.100 recipes. 100 one-line swaps. 200 ways to sip.Every single cocktail in this book includes a "Make It a Mocktail" line — and every mocktail includes a "Make It a Cocktail" line — so whether you're pregnant, driving, doing Dry January, pacing yourself through a long summer, or just happen to be sober tonight, you're still at the bar. Not a spectator. Not stuck with sad juice. At the bar.▸ WHY THIS BOOK IS DIFFERENTORGANIZED BY MOMENT, NOT BY SPIRIT.Most cocktail books send you hunting through chapters labeled "Rum" and "Vodka." This book sends you to the hour you're living in. Morning smoothies in Chapter 1. Midday refreshers in Chapter 3. Sunset tiki classics in Chapter 5. Find your drink in ten seconds.DIETARY BADGES ON EVERY RECIPE.Scan a page and know before you pour: gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, high-protein, high-fiber, low-calorie, GLP-1 friendly, or fully vegan. Full nutrition breakdown included — calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber, sugar, sodium — for every drink.THE FULL BAR MANUAL AT THE BACK.Eight homemade syrup recipes (honey, ginger, rosemary, hibiscus, strawberry-basil shrub, passionfruit, oleo saccharum, spicy jalapeño). Five ice techniques including clear cubes and flower cubes. Three rimming methods. Batch-scaling math for parties of 6, 10, or 20 guests. Drinks-by-Occasion index. Substitution guide for when the pantry is almost — but not quite — ready.▸ WHAT'S INSIDE THE 100 RECIPESSUNRISE SHIFT — Fruit-forward smoothies, functional morning blends, and wake-up juices. Mango Pineapple Sunrise Smoothie, Avocado Spinach, Blackberry Açaí Power Blend. Start the day at the bar.ICE CREAM DRINKS — Milkshakes, boardwalk floats, frozen treats. Classic Vanilla Bean Shake, Key Lime Pie Milkshake, Frozen Tiramisu Delight. The nostalgia chapter.POOLSIDE DECK — Refreshers, coolers, and crafted mocktails built for the hours when the sun is high. Virgin Mojito Bliss, Spiced Hibiscus Spritzer, Mango Chili Lime Fizz. Zero-proof by design.GOLDEN HOUR — Wine spritzers, bellinis, aperitifs. Peach Bellini Breeze, Grapefruit Limoncello Sparkler, Lemon Thyme Gin Fizz. Lower alcohol, higher elegance.SUNSET COCKTAILS — Tiki classics and serious pours. Classic Mai Tai, Passionfruit Hurricane, Frozen Piña Colada Supreme, Mango Jalapeño Margarita. The drinks with history.▸ PERFECT FOR- Home hosts planning brunches, pool parties, backyard BBQs, dinner nights, or bridal showers- The Sober Curious community, anyone doing Dry January, pregnancy- friendly entertaining, or pacing yourself through summer- Home bartenders who want to master simple techniques without a bartending degree- Anyone following GLP-1 medications, high-protein eating, or clean-label ingredients — with badges on every recipe showing what fits- Gift-giving: birthdays, housewarmings, Father's Day, bachelorette parties, engagement gifts▸ MADE BY HUMANS, FOR HUMANSNo AI-generated recipes. No AI-written instructions. Every drink was developed, mixed, tasted, and documented by a real cocktail enthusiast — because you can taste the difference between a recipe that was invented and one that was assembled.Shake the ice. Salt the rim. Pour for someone you love.The summer is yours. Read more