Jared M. Brown

The inseparable cocktail couple, Jared Brown and Anistatia Miller, are the directors of Mixellany Limited, a drinks and spirits consultancy as well as publisher of books on drink. During the course of their 20-year collaboration, Miller and Brown have written more than 30 books including Shaken Not Stirred: A Celebration of the Martini and The Mixellany Guide to Vermouth & Other Aperitifs. Their masterwork, the two-volume Spirituous Journey: A History of Drink charts the history of spirits and mixed drinks from 7000 BC to the mid-20th century. (The first volume won a coveted Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Best Drink History in the UK in 2009 and the second received the same honour in 2010.) The couple also received the Best Drinks Writing Award at the 2010 CLASS Magazine Awards. And in April 2011, Miller and Brown became the first spirits writers to receive the coveted International Wine & Spirits Competition's Communicator of the Year Award, joining a roster of authorities as wine experts Anthony Dias Blue and Oz Clark. They write for World’s Best Bars and are the “cocktail gurus” for the on-trade website, Drinkology. They are also regular contributors to Imbibe and CLASS magazines in London and Mixology magazine in Germany. They have written extensively for other publications including Wine Spectator, Cigar Aficionado, Gotham and Hamptons magazines, Los Angeles Confidential, Boston Common, Capitol File, and FoodArts in the United States as well as THEME in the UK. Miller and Brown frequently conduct masterclasses in applying historical foundations to new drink creation and have made regular appearances at Berlin Bar Convent, Moscow Bar Show, London Cocktail Week, Tales of the Cocktail, and other trade as well as consumer events. Miller and Brown live in the Cotswolds with their cat, Kitten.