Book excerpt: The eagerly awaited 101 Best New Cocktails 2012 is gaz regan's annual collection of creative new cocktails from the world's most talented bartenders. Nobody has his finger on the pulse of the global bartending community more than gaz regan-the bartender formerly known as Gary Regan. The author of the gaz regan's ANNUAL MANUAL for Bartenders series, the monumental The Joy of Mixology, and keeper of the Worldwide Bartender Database, gaz has hand-selected 101 of the 2012's best new cocktails as created by 100 mixologists from 25 countries, including Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Dubai, France Greece, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America, and United States Virgin Islands. Who made the grade with gaz regan? Open this companion book to gaz regans' ANNUAL MANUAL for Bartenders 2012, make one of these nifty recipes, and find out why these are gaz regan's selection of 2012's best new cocktails.