Robert Simonson

Robert Simonson writes about cocktails, spirits, bars, and bartenders for the New York Times. He is the author of A Proper Drink, The Old-Fashioned, 3-Ingredient Cocktails, The Martini Cocktail and Mezcal and Tequila Cocktails. His writings have appeared in Saveur, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, GQ, Esquire, Lucky Peach, Imbibe, New York magazine and PUNCH, where he is a contributing editor. Simonson won the 2019 Spirited Award for Best Cocktail and Spirits Writer and the 2020 Spirit Awards for Best Cocktail or Bartending Book, for The Martini Cocktail. His work has been nominated for a total of twelve Spirited Awards, three IACP Awards and two James Beard Awards. A native of Wisconsin, he has lived in New York since 1988.