Friday Night Cocktails: 52 Drinks to Welcome Your Weekend

by A.J. Dean

Overview

Friday Night Cocktails invites readers to welcome their weekend with open arms... and a Negroni Sbagliato.

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"...gorgeous photography, simple instructions, and handy tips throughout—including how to create the perfect egg white foam—make this a valuable companion for anyone looking to expand their cocktail repertoire." –Publishers Weekly

Friday Night Cocktails is for anyone interested in a well-made, non-fussy, homemade mixed drink. The 52 cocktails (plus numerous variations) are made with common ingredients that readers can easily keep on hand. Including old stand-bys (e.g., Gin & Tonic) as well as new takes on the standards (e.g., Blood Orange Margarita), the book’s message is “Try something new, but be mindful of the tried-and-true.”

With 50+ stunning images, Friday Night Cocktails closes the door on the week and welcomes the weekend. And what better way to do that than with a chilled cocktail?

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"With its elegant photographs and gleaming, gilt-letter packaging, Friday Night Cocktails is a crowd-pleasing guide for those who raise their glasses to the weekend." –Foreword Reviews

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781685554866
Publisher:	The Collective Book Studio
Publication date:	11/07/2023
Pages:	152
Sales rank:	375,063
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

A.J. Dean is a big believer that time-honored traditions are important and that rituals, no matter how simple, are a healthy part of our lives. He began mixing cocktails at an early age and today, decades later, reveres the many aspects of spirits, both supernatural and distilled. Ever a student of art and photography, AJ Dean resides in both New York and San Francisco.

Editorial Reviews

11/06/2023

Mixologist Dean debuts with an appealing if slight collection of 52 cocktails, one for each Friday night of the year. The recipes are organized by season, from autumn to summer, and range from classic standbys—including a negroni sbagliato for fall and hot toddies for winter—to less familiar offerings, such as the aviation, made with gin and crème de violette, for spring and the absinthe-based necromancer for summer. Home bartenders won’t need to strictly follow Dean’s calendar to get enjoyment from these drinks, but the author does make good use of seasonal flavors with a pumpkin pie cocktail in October, a cranberry mule with “holiday spirit written all over it” in December, and a piña colada for a hot summer night. Each recipe is accompanied by a suggested variation, often featuring more or less alcohol than the original. Despite its brevity, the volume can become repetitive; much of the page count is eaten up by the four types of martinis and the variants listed for each. (Dean is self-aware about this, writing, “Are you getting bored of martini variations yet?”) Still, gorgeous photography, simple instructions, and handy tips throughout—including how to create the perfect egg white foam—make this a valuable companion for anyone looking to expand their cocktail repertoire. (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly

"This book is PACKED with delicious adult beverage recipes. It’s a great adult stocking stuffer & fun gift for a hostess, as well!"

Jeni Hawkins

"With its elegant photographs and gleaming, gilt-letter packaging, Friday Night Cocktails is a crowd-pleasing guide for those who raise their glasses to the weekend."

starred review Foreword Reviews

"If you always find yourself mixing up the same drink for weekends and holidays, it might be time to branch out and enter Friday Night Cocktails."

Serendipity Magazine

"With its elegant photographs and gleaming, gilt-letter packaging, Friday Night Cocktails is a crowd-pleasing guide for those who raise their glasses to the weekend."

Foreword Reviews