Jennifer Croll is the author of several books about cocktails, fashion, and culture, including Free the Tipple, Bad Boys of Fashion, Bad Girls of Fashion, and Fashion That Changed the World. During daylight hours, she's the editorial director at Greystone Books, and by night, she drinks cocktails. She lives in Vancouver, Canada, with a stylish tuxedo cat named Ollie. If you're buying, she'll have a mezcal margarita on the rocks.

Kelly Shami is as an artist and a jewelry designer who lives in New York City; she illustrated Free the Tipple. She graduated with a BFA from the School of Visual Arts and is currently the creative producer for Parkwood Entertainment. She designs jewelry under her namesake brand, SHAMI, which she cofounded with her twin brother, Mark. Her studio is based in Long Island City, Queens, where she works on various multidisciplinary art projects.