Gunsmoke & Whiskey: Saloon Stories and Frontier Cocktails Paperback – February 19, 2026

The West wasn’t settled quietly. It was poured.Gunsmoke & Whiskey is not just a cocktail book. It is a journey through the towns, rail lines, mining camps, borderlands, and coastal ports that shaped how America drank.From cattle towns like Abilene and Dodge City…to silver camps in Deadwood and Virginia City…to Tombstone’s border stakes…to the fog-soaked saloons of San Francisco and the timber towns of the Pacific Northwest…This book follows the work — and the drink that followed it.Inside you’ll find:• Story-driven cocktail chapters inspired by real frontier towns• 30+ original recipes rooted in classic structure• Pulp-style illustrated chapter art• Historical saloon profiles from the Old West• A guide to stocking a proper frontier bar• A breakdown of the spirits and techniques that built the eraEvery cocktail in this book has been tested and refined.Each one reflects the balance between grit and restraint — between oak and ember.This is not a novelty recipe collection.It is a book about structure.About labor.About geography.About the ritual that survived them all.The West moved.The bar moved with it.And every place it stopped —ordered a drink. Read more