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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Gibson, Ashley (Writer on cocktails), author.

Title: Sip me, baby, one more time : cocktails inspired by pop music’s most iconic women / Ashley Gibson.

Description: First edition. | Philadelphia : Running Press, [2024]

Identifiers: LCCN 2023018819 (print) | LCCN 2023018820 (ebook) | ISBN 9780762483624 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780762483631 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Cocktails. | LCGFT: Cookbooks.

Classification: LCC TX951 .G437 2024 (print) | LCC TX951 (ebook) | DDC 641.87/4—dc23/eng/20230424

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023018819

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023018820

ISBNs: 978-0-7624-8362-4 (hardcover), 978-0-7624-8363-1 (ebook)

E3-20250730-JV-PC-COR

CONTENTS

COVER

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT

INTRODUCTION

SPECIAL MATERIALS & INGREDIENTS

SYRUPS

CHAPTER 1
HEARTBREAK

CHAPTER 2
FURY

CHAPTER 3
HEALING

CHAPTER 4
CELEBRATION

CHAPTER 5
COMFORT

CHAPTER 6
LONGING

CHAPTER 7
LOVE

DISCOVER MORE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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INTRODUCTION

In 2019, I lost my corporate nine-to-five job and became a stay-at-home mom for a year before returning to work. And, naturally, while I was out of work, I had an identity crisis. A lot of my sense of self-worth had come from my job, and without it, I felt lost. But something that always brought me back and made me feel like myself again was a delicious meal paired with a beautiful cocktail. When the pandemic began in 2020, my best friends and I could no longer meet up at a bar, so I started making my own cocktails at home and FaceTiming them instead, while we blasted our favorite pop songs and danced together from a distance.

Fast-forward to when things started opening back up: We realized that not only were we saving money by making drinks and dancing in our homes, but we were having more fun, too. We didn’t have to fight off skeevy guys interrupting us—we could truly just connect with each other over drinks and the queens of the music industry. I kept making drinks at home, and eventually I started filming the process so that others could do it, too. I was having the time of my life creating drinks for my close-knit group of friends, and through that hobby I found an online community of like-minded people who also appreciate the mood boost of a gorgeous cocktail paired with a well-crafted pop song. I decided to write this book to spread that love even further.

Welcome to Sip Me, Baby, One More Time, where your dreams of photo shoot–worthy drinks are 100 percent achievable in the comfort of your own kitchen. These recipes can be made by anyone, from the broke college student who wants to host a pregame party with her best friends before a night out to the exhausted mother who deserves a relaxing and beautiful beverage after a three-hour bedtime battle. And if alcohol isn’t your jam, you can omit the booze and have a gorgeous mocktail that feels like just as much of a treat.

As a former broke college student and now a mother myself, I have been on a decade-long quest to find the most beautiful cocktails, only to realize I can make them myself using ingredients found in most grocery or liquor stores. I can make the classics, like a great old-fashioned or a negroni, but I can also craft an original, simple, elegant, gorgeous, and/or garnished work of art—and you can, too.

With a great drink in your hand and the perfect song playing, you can transform any place into your own personal party. In my experience, pop music is unmatched when it comes to capturing a feeling and conjuring a vibe we can all relate to. That’s why this book is inspired by the greatest songs from the women who define this genre, as well as some lesser-known up-and-coming artists whose music is as exciting to me as stumbling upon a new favorite liqueur that adds just the flavor I’ve been missing.

Sip Me, Baby, One More Time combines the art of cocktail making with the power of these artists to create an experience curated by emotion. Each chapter of this book is dedicated to a specific feeling—from coping with soul-crushing heartbreak to feeling as if you want to hop on a table and dance it out—and is filled with easy-to-make, beautiful cocktails dedicated to songs from top female artists.

So get out the edible glitter, put on your cutest dress OR your comfiest pajamas, fire up your portable speaker, and call up your best friends. It’s time to make some amazing drinks.

A NOTE ON SERVING SIZES:

Each drink recipe serves one, unless otherwise specified. To make more than one, you can just multiply the quantity of each ingredient by the number of drinks you’d like to make.