The Cocktail Diaries: A Spirited Adventure

Sam Heughan, the acclaimed actor, best-selling author and co-founder of Sassenach spirits, shares the ultimate cocktails from his adventures across the globe.Sam Heughan, the acclaimed actor, best-selling author, and co-founder of Sassenach spirits, shares the ultimate cocktails from his adventures across the globe.

Sam Heughan’s acting career has led him on a unique journey around the world and his love of craft spirits, history, and travel is distilled into this personal collection of cocktail recipes.

The Cocktail Diaries includes chapters on Sam’s Top 10 all-time favorites, "Simple and Timeless" recipes for those easy crowd-pleasers, "Complex and Conversational" for something a bit more sophisticated, and a final section, "Made by Friends", featuring imaginative recipes created by international bartenders for Sam and his brand Sassenach Spirits—a tailormade tour of the world’s best cocktails.

Sam’s expertise and enthusiasm shine through, as he regales tales of tasting cocktails—from the historic Boulevardier in Paris and a Bramble in New Orleans to a Papaya Margarita in the back of a van in the Oaxaca mountains—and delights in sharing his favorite adventures (and drinks!) with the reader.

About the Author

Sam Heughan has enjoyed a successful career in theatre, television and film spanning two decades. He is best known for his starring role in the hit TV show Outlander and as co-author of three books in the Clanlands series (New York Times and The Sunday Times bestsellers). Sam’s memoir, Waypoints, documents his career in acting whilst hiking 100 miles along the West Highland Way in Scotland; it was also a New York Times and The Sunday Times bestseller. Sam is the founder and co-creator of Sassenach Spirits, whose whisky, wild Scottish gin and tequila have won numerous awards globally.