Writer
Robert is the cocktail and spirits writer for the New York Times. He is the author of 7 cocktail books, including The Old-Fashioned, 3-Ingredient Cocktails, A Proper Drink and The Encyclopedia of Cocktails. He is also the author of the Substack newsletter The Mix With Robert Simonson, and the app Modern Classics of the Cocktail Renaissance. He has been nominated for two James Beard Awards and has one two Spirited Awards and two IACP Awards.