Playboy’s Host & Bar Book was published in 1971 and billed as “The urban host’s authoritative guide to party-giving and the proper selection and serving of liquors and wines - with some 800 drink recipes.” It was written by Thomas Mario, who, as of the book’s publishing, had been serving as the Food and Drink Editor of Playboy since 1953.

The book’s recipes are divided into the following organization:

By spirit:

- 46 whiskey recipes

- 40 gin recipes

- 42 (!) gin martini recipes

- 28 vodka recipes

- 86 (!) rum recipes

- 19 tequila recipes

- 43 brandy recipes

- 18 apple brandy recipes

By type:

- 27 after-dinner cocktail recipes

- 33 aperitif recipes

- 14 champagne cocktail recipes

- 17 “miscellaneous” recipes

- Highball recipes

• 8 buck recipes
• 6 cobbler recipes
• 8 collins recipes
• 96 various “cooler” recipes
• 6 daisies recipes
• 10 fix recipes
• 26 fiz recipes
• 10 rickey recipes
• 5 sangaree recipes

- 7 flip recipes

- 16 frappé recipes

- 10 mist recipes

- 8 pick-me-up recipes

- 1 terrifying recipe for something called a “Pousse-Café” 

- 21 punch recipes

- 24 hot drink recipes

- 32 truly horrific looking hors d’oeuvre recipes

And finally, the book concludes with a chapter on party-hosting which includes the following themed party suggestions (and yes, I will be throwing each and every one of them):

1. The Brunch Party
2. The Post-Football Fête
3. An Après-Ski Party
4. The Intimate Sundown Party
5. The Bachelor Dinner Party
6. An Alfresco Party
7. The Cocktail Supper Party
8. The Galley Party
9. The Indoor Picnic
10. The Catered Party
11. An Urban Luau
12. The Progressive Dinner Party
13. The Theater Party
14. The 12-to-12 Holiday Party
15. A Wine Tasting Party