Ultimate Bar Book: The Comprehensive Guide to over 1,000 Cocktails

Ultimate Bar Book: The Comprehensive Guide to over 1,000 Cocktails

Ultimate Bar Book: The Comprehensive Guide to over 1,000 Cocktails

Ultimate Bar Book: The Comprehensive Guide to over 1,000 Cocktails

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Overview

The Ultimate Bar Book: The bartender's bible

James Beard nominee for Best Wine and Spirit Book

The cocktail book for your homeThe Ultimate Bar Book is an indispensable guide to classic cocktails and new drink recipes. Loaded with essential-to-know topics such as barware, tools, and mixing tips.

Classic cocktails and new drinks: As the mistress of mixology, author Mittie Hellmich has the classics down for the Martini, the Bloody Mary, and the many variations such as the Dirty Martini and the Virgin Mary. And then there are all the creative new elixirs the author brings to the table, like the Tasmanian Twister Cocktail or the Citron Sparkler.

Illustrated secrets of classic cocktails and more: Illustrations show precisely what type of glass should be used for each drink. With dozens of recipes for garnishes, rims, infusions, and syrups; punches, gelatin shooters, hot drinks, and non-alcoholic beverages; and let's not forget an essential selection of hangover remedies, The Ultimate Bar Book is nothing short of top-shelf.

If you liked PTD Cocktail Book12 Bottle Bar, and The Joy of Mixology, you'll love The Ultimate Bar Book

This makes for a great gift for bartenders and is the ideal addition to any bartender's book collection or for anyone who's looking for books from these categories:
  • Essential Cocktail Books
  • Bartender Recipe Books
  • Drink Mixing Books
  • Alcohol Drink Recipe Books

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780811843515
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date: 02/16/2006
Series: Ultimate Bar Book Series
Pages: 476
Sales rank: 88,473
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 6.80(h) x 1.40(d)
Age Range: 13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Mittie Hellmich is a photographer and former columnist for the Oregonian. Her photographs have appeared in Highballs, High Heels (0-8118-3017-9) and Atomic Cocktails (0-8118-1926-4). She is the author of Sangria (0-8118-4290-8), Paradise on Ice (0-8118-3302-X), and Party Shots (0-8118-3950-8), all from Chronicle Books. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Table of Contents

Introduction8
Liquid Mobility: Navigating This Guide11
The Essential Bar15
Basic Equipment16
Glassware Guide: A Transpicuous Clarification23
Stocking the Home Bar: The Essential Liquid Portfolio29
Measurements and Ingredient Equivalents33
Glossary36
Mixology 10147
Garnishes & Rims: Cocktail Aesthetics and Drink Decor59
Infusions & Syrups67
Smooth Entertaining75
Spirits & Drinks85
Beer & Sake86
Brandy106
Champagne & Sparkling Wines142
Gin168
Liqueurs207
Glossary of Liqueurs and Bitters225
Rum243
Tequila279
Vodka303
Whisk(e)y332
Wine & Fortified Wines373
Hot Drinks397
Punches408
Shooters418
The Nonalcoholic Zone433
Hangover Remedies and Pick-Me-Ups446
Subject Index457
Drinks by Liquor Type464
Bibliography475
Acknowledgments476
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