75 modern classic cocktails. Illustrated in watercolor. Told in two languages. From the Penicillin to the Paper Plane, from the Espresso Martini to the Jungle Bird, the past three decades have produced a generation of cocktails as iconic as anything from the golden age of the 1800s. Modern Classics gathers 75 of these defining drinks into a single beautifully illustrated volume—each one presented as a two-page spread with a full-page watercolor illustration and a concise recipe card on the facing page. What makes this book different: Every cocktail is illustrated in a distinctive watercolor style, created with AI assistance under the author's artistic direction—no stock photography, no generic clip art. - Each recipe includes the creator, the bar of origin, the year it emerged, and a short narrative that tells the story behind the drink. - A complete bilingual edition: all recipes and stories appear in both English and Simplified Chinese, making this the first major illustrated cocktail book designed for readers across both languages. - A dedicated 20-cocktail section on the Japanese art of bartending—from Louis Eppinger's Bamboo in 1890s Yokohama to Kazuo Uyeda's hard shake technique, the masters of Ginza, and the new wave of Japanese bartenders working in New York and Shanghai. Seven sections organized by spirit: Whiskey & Bourbon, Gin, Vodka & Neutral Spirits, Tequila & Mezcal, Rum & Tropical, Amaro & Aperitif & Low-ABV, and The Japanese Art. Whether you are a home bartender looking for reliable specs, a professional seeking the stories behind the drinks you already pour, or a gift-giver searching for a coffee-table book that earns its place, Modern Classics belongs on your shelf.