Sam Heughan is hitting the books again, and he's penning something that has him in high spirits.
The actor may be famous for his work on Outlander, but he has other passions, too. Sam is a New York Times bestselling author after publishing multiple books, and he's plenty busy running his popular beverage company Sassenach Spirits. Well, he's now merging his love of writing and cocktail making together in a way that fans certainly wouldn't have expected.
During a January 13 appearance on the Today show, The Couple Next Door star announced his plans to publish a cocktail recipe book. Titled The Cocktail Diaries: A Spirited Journey — With Recipes, the literary work is set to hit bookshelves in the fall of 2025 and is already available for pre-order. What's more, Sam explained to Al Roker, Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer the basis behind his upcoming title.
"I've got this cocktail book coming out in November," he said in a video posted on YouTube. "It's available for pre-order, and it's all of my favorite cocktails, and also cocktails from friends as well, bartenders from around the world. It's a lot of fun."
When news of Sam's next career venture began circulating on the internet, folks immediately expressed their excitement.
"Absolutely great idea 👏👏 bravo Sam 👏❤️," one person wrote on Instagram. "❤️ I’m so proud about you Sam," another declared. "hank you for this 👏 If it's anything like his other books it'll be fantastic 😮 This marvelous, multi-talented man must never stop...he's always prepared to bring us more 👏❤️❤️," a different fan added.
As for how Sam feels about writing a cocktail book, he's been keeping pretty mum on what fans can expect from it. But he did subtly voice his elation for the new work, as he shared a pre-order link to The Cocktail Diaries on his Instagram story on January 15.
Well, we definitely know who to go to the next time we're looking to make a good drink!
As the entertainment and news associate editor for Good Housekeeping, Adrianna (she/her) writes about everything TV, movies, music and pop culture. She graduated from Yeshiva University with a B.A. in journalism and a minor in business management. She covers shows like The Rookie, 9-1-1 and Grey's Anatomy, though when she’s not watching the latest show on Netflix, she’s taking martial arts or drinking way too much coffee.
