When They Go Low, We Go Highball

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Product Details

Publisher: Flashpoint
Release Date: April 14, 2026
Formats: Hardcover, Ebook
ISBN: HC: 978-1-967510-24-5; EB: 978-1-967510-25-2
Trim: 5 x 7
Page Count: 128

 

Fifty Cocktails for Smashing the Patriarchy

Leslie Miller, with a foreword by Shantelle Pace

A glass of empowerment is best served straight up.

Tired of the mansplaining? Ready to smile when—and only when—you feel like it? Cheers to that! It’s time to celebrate the ladies who lift you up and roast the societal expectations that bring you down.

When They Go Low, We Go Highball features all your favorite tipples but with a feminist twist—from a Mai Time Has Come to a Cointreau v. Wade to a Catcall Crusher—plus all-new concoctions to refresh, delight, and fuel your inner fire. Sip an Old-Fashioned: 19th Amendment Edition, or stir up a pitcher of Aperol Spritzerhoods to share with your book club, your cat ladies, and all the important women in your life.

With fifty easy-to-make cocktails and mocktails, you’ll be toasting to a female future in no time, so gather your coven, stock up your home bar, and get ready to smash that patriarchy.

About the Author

Leslie Miller is the author and editor of various cookbooks and lifestyle books, including Uncle Dave’s Cow: And Other Whole Animals My Freezer Has Known, Ethan Stowell’s New Italian Kitchen, and the collection Women Who Eat. She lives—and drinks Negronis—in Seattle.

About the Foreword Writer

Shantelle Pace, known online as She The Bartender, is a bartender and creator with an online community of more than two hundred thousand followers across social platforms. After leaving a leadership role in corporate America, she pursued bartending full time, pairing recipes with bold storytelling that centers women and challenges outdated ideas about gender, power, and identity. Her work has led to collaborations with leading spirit brands and recognition across major cities. With her belief in existing loudly, her journey is rooted in the mantra she wears as a tattoo: “Prove Them Wrong.”

Reviews

“A fun, informative book that would make a great gift for your gal friends!” —Pattie Carlin, Bookseller, NetGalley review

“Between the amazing names for the drinks and the incredible descriptions of the drinks and the reasoning of why they were called what they were with little tie-ins to history, this book is just incredible.” —Megan Madura, Librarian, NetGalley review

“This book had me the second I read ‘mansplaining,’ and it only got better from there.” —Cindi Austin, Reader, NetGalley review 

“This book had me cracking up. The descriptions and commentary were great and the drinks seemed delicious.” —Megan Baird, Librarian, NetGalley review

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