By: Tim Federle

Don’t worry if you snoozed your way through Comp Lit. Think of this recipe guide as SparkNotes with a liquor license, trading out pop quizzes for popped corks. For all you mixologists and cosmo connoisseurs out there, we’re serving up your favorite recipes with a smart new twist. You’ve gotta have something to talk about behind the bar—why not raise the level of banter by brushing up on your Brontë?

Let’s get a little stupid and look a little smart. Even if you don’t have a B.A. in English, tonight you’re gonna drink like you do. Recipes include:

• Big Little Limes
• Are You There God? It’s Me, Margarita
• The Other Cognac Girl
• Gin Eyre
• Call Me by Your Nectarine
• The Hand-Mule's Tale