Kara Newman is a spirits and cocktail writer based in New York. She reviews spirits for Wine Enthusiast magazine, where she's also a writer-at-large. Her writing has appeared in publications including the Wall Street Journal , the New York Times, the Washington Post , Food & Wine , Bloomberg BusinessWeek , and PUNCH . She's the author of seven cocktail books. Giacomo Bagnara is an illustrator and artist living in Verona, Italy. His work has been recognized in recent years by American Illustration and the Society of Illustrators of New York. An avid observer, Bagnara loves exploring different perspectives on everyday life and questioning his own perceptions.