Published: November 8, 2025
There comes a point when the concept of “fun” morphs into things taking place before midnight. Nights once stretching into the daybreak, fueled by questionable decisions and a bottle of 151, begin to feel less like adventure and more like a painful debt still being repaid with interest, days later. For most of us, this time is viewed with relief in the rearview mirror. But the urge to get together, commiserate on the state of our eroding health and rapidly diminishing savings, and to have a drink with good company never quite fades. In Session gets that impulse and has some thoughts.
The book, a collaboration of low-proof cocktail recipes, small plates, and music playlists, offers up a new GPS for the next era of enjoyment, one where the measure of a good night isn’t how the afterparty goes from Friday to Sunday, but how well you can recall what happened. Inside, there are 36 cocktails, from variants on time-tested favorites to some new ideas, each paired with 24 complementary small plates and eight curated playlists arranged by theme, or as the book calls them, “sessions.” Whether it’s brunch, cookout, big game, golden hour, book club, dinner party, holiday, or late night, In Session meets each mood without excess nostalgia or pretension.