Philip Greene is the author of Cheers! (2022), The Manhattan (2016), To Have and Have Another (2012), and A Drinkable Feast (2018), the latter the winner of the 13th Annual Spirited Award for Best New Book on Drinks Culture, History or Spirits at the prestigious Tales of the Cocktail Festival in 2019. He is one of the founders of the Museum of the American Cocktail in New Orleans and a contributing columnist for The Daily Beast. Greene is a sought-after speaker on cocktail history and has been a presenter at notable venues, such as Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans, the Smithsonian and Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and the Astor Center and The Dead Rabbit in New York City. He is also a mixology consultant for numerous bars and restaurants around the world. He lives in Washington, D.C.