Both Sides of the Glass: Paired Cocktails and Mocktails to Toast Any Taste

From Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, an innovative cocktail book that caters to a growing trend—mocktails for non-drinkers that are just as delicious and fun as their cocktail counterparts —in a joyful combination of 70 elevated, perfectly paired alcoholic and non-alcoholic recipes that bring the party home in the best possible way.

Neil Patrick Harris loves cocktails. So much that he created “The Black Magic Margarita” which is currently served at La Cava Del Tequila in Epcot Center, featured cocktails weekly as a regular feature in his Wondercade newsletter (with over 200,000 subscribers), even created a bar in his home that was featured in Architectural Digest.

David Burtka is sober. An esteemed chef and entertainer, David did not want to miss out on all of Neil’s cocktail fun – he just doesn’t want alcohol. Nor did he want to stop the party. The idea of a “virgin” version of Neil’s fabulous cocktails felt depressing to him, so David rose to the challenge to create the most exciting, refreshing, and festive concoction that he can enjoy while celebrating with others.

After seven years of building up their bar and cocktail recipes together, Neil and David are ready to share what they’ve learned with the world in Both Sides of the Glass, the first guide that combines equally exciting and innovative cocktails and mocktails to suit any mood or event. Together, Neil and David have played with fresh ingredients from their garden, explored flavor profiles from across the globe, and tried almost all the non-alcoholic spirits that have popped up in the past few years to bring you 70 recipes (35 cocktails, 35 mocktails) for their very favorite concoctions.

With carefully curated beverages organized thematically around to the four elements (fire, earth, water, and air), Both Sides of the Glass truly is the cocktail book for the next generation of drinkers and non-drinkers.

About the Author

Neil Patrick Harris is a multi-hyphenate known for iconic roles such as Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother, Count Olaf in A Series of Unfortunate Events, and the title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Tony, Drama League and Drama Desk Awards). Neil is the author of the international and New York Times bestselling series The Magic Misfits (over one million copies sold), produced and starred in Uncoupled, and joined the cast of the BBC’s Dr. Who 60th Anniversary Special. 

David Burtka is an award-winning and sought-after host, chef, caterer, actor, and author of the bestselling Life is a Party. His Food Network special, Life’s A Party with David Burtka, aired in 2016. He has appeared in shows both on Broadway and Off, including Gypsy (Fred Astaire Award nomination), The Goat or Who is Sylvia?, and on sceen in The West Wing, Cicada, Dance-Off, Annie and the Gypsy, and Regrets Only. He is a producer of Drag Me to Dinner streaming on Hulu.

Author Residence: New York; East Hampton