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Author: Hirsch, J. M. Brand: Voracious Binding: Hardcover Number Of Pages: 272 Release Date: 03-11-2020 Details: Product Description Revolutionize the way you drink at home with simple recipes and common ingredients -- no obscure liquors or fussy techniques needed -- from the editorial director of Milk Street, J.M. Hirsch. Are you done with generic gin and tonics, mediocre Manhattans and basic martinis? You can use pantry staples and basic liquors to produce more than 200 game-changing craft cocktails worthy of a seat at the bar. Many cocktail books call for hard-to-find ingredients and complicated techniques that can frustrate home cocktail makers. Shake Strain Done shows a better way: If you can shake, strain, stir and turn on a blender, you can make great cocktails. No tedious secondary recipes hidden between the lines. No mysteries. You'll know what each drink will taste like before you pick up a bottle. No fancy equipment needed. A shaker, strainer and spoon are as exotic as it gets. The ingredients are mostly pantry and bar staples--things you already have on hand. Every drink is rated by its characteristics -- Warm, Refreshing, Sweet, Sour, Bitter, Fruity, Herbal, Creamy, Spicy, Strong and Smoky -- to help expand your horizons and find more drinks to love. These are drinks with the sophistication of a high-end speakeasy, minus the fuss, like: The Sazerac 2.0 - a spice cabinet update that takes the classic back to its origins A new White Russian that lightens the load with coconut water instead of cream A grownup Singapore Sling that's fruity without tasting like fruit punch A Scorched Margarita that uses the broiler to char those lemons and limes A feisty new Gin and Tonic in which black pepper is the star ingredient And plenty of originals, like the Pooh Bear. Butter, honey and bourbon? Yes, please! And Mistakes Were Made, for tiki time Review Hirsch presents drinks in a 'language that we can taste.' You can peruse the book for a primary liquor, like bourbon, and for a dominant characteristic. So, for instance, if you want a refreshing vodka drink or a warm bourbon tipple on a cold night, the book will guide you.― The Associated Press [T]he recipes: dozens of them, delicious and complex without being effete, full of fresh flavors that, more often than not, will have you saying to yourself, “Why didn’t I ever think of mixing things that way?”― Medium Lots of people are drinking at home during this unsettling era, but they’re getting a little bored with their same old, same old. Shake Strain Done, from J.M. Hirsch, comes at just the right time to break up the tedium. … One of the nice things about Shake Strain Done is that it groups recipes by flavor — warm, refreshing, sweet, sour, bitter, fruity, herbal, creamy, spicy, strong and smoky —not only by the type of liquor. You don’t need anything fancy to make his drinks: as the title says, you simply shake (or stir), strain when required, and sip.― The CulinaryWoman [P]ractical, peppered with useful drink hacks and emphasizing drink flavors (spicy, smoky, herbal, etc.). Enticing illustrations show how the finished drinks should appear. The book is designed to be friendly to home bartenders, but the cocktail recipes are solid, and pros can glean some new tricks too.― Liquor.com A great read with an encyclopedic knowledge of cocktails that’s never too geeky or snobby. Hirsch has an unusual palate and dreams up flavor combinations most of us never could.― The OC Register ...a detailed guide to demystify the process of cocktail making. It’s the kind of book that you’ll want to leave out on your bar: elegant and engaging with an art deco motif and lots of fascinating charts on flavor profiles and useful techniques. But, best of all, it’s filled with dozens of enticing recipes begging for your personal experimentation.― New Hampshire Magazine About the Author J.M. Hirsch is a James Beard Award-winning food and travel writer. He is editorial director of Christopher Kimball's Milk Street, a Boston-based food media company with a 140,000-circulation print magazine, EAN: 9780316428514 Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 7.0 x 1.0 inches Languages: English

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Author: Richards, Kate E. Brand: Running Press Adult Edition: Illustrated Binding: Hardcover Format: Illustrated Number Of Pages: 192 Release Date: 07-04-2020 Details: Product Description It's drinks, it's chickens: It's the cocktail book you didn't know you needed! To add some extra happy to your happy hour , invite a chicken and pour yourself a drink. Author Kate Richards serves up cocktails made for Instagram with the spoils of her Southern California garden, chicken friends by her side. Enjoy any (or all) of the 60+ deliciously drinkable garden-to-glass beverages, such as: Lilac Apricot Rum Sour Meyer Lemon + Rosemary Old Fashioned Rhubarb Rose Cobbler Blackberry Sage Spritz Cantaloupe Mint Rum Punch Cocktails are arranged seasonally, and are 100% accessible for those of us without perpetually sunny backyard gardens at our disposal. Drinking with Chickens will quickly become a boozy favorite, perfect for gifting or for hoarding all for yourself. You don't need chickens to enjoy these drinks or the colorful photos, but be careful, because you may even find yourself aspiring to be, as Kate is, a home chixologist overrun by gorgeous, loud, early-rising egg-laying ladies, and in need of a very strong drink. About the Author Kate Richards is a professional blogger, drinker, and freelance writer currently channeling her creative cocktailing skills into DrinkingwithChickens.com. Her work has also been featured at Liquor.com, TheFeedFeed.com, BHG.com, HGTV.com, and ApartmentTherapy.com, and in Country Living Magazine. She was nominated for a Shorty Award in the Food & Drink category, and took home the Saveur Magazine 2017 Blog Awards Reader's Choice win for Best Drinks Blog. She lives and drinks (with her chickens) in Los Angeles, California. EAN: 9780762494439 Package Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches Languages: English

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Author: Krigbaum, Megan Brand: Ten Speed Press Color: Teal/Turquoise green Edition: Illustrated Binding: Hardcover Format: Illustrated Number Of Pages: 352 Release Date: 05-09-2017 Details: Product Description An indispensable atlas of the best cocktail recipes—each fully photographed—for classic and modern drinks, whether shaken, stirred, up, or on the rocks. How do you create the perfect daiquiri? In what type of glass should you serve a whiskey sour? What exactly is an aperitif cocktail? A compendium for both home and professional bartenders, The Essential Cocktail Book answers all of these questions and more—through recipes, lore and techniques for 150 drinks, both modern and classic. About the Author MEGAN KRIGBAUM is a wine and spirits writer, a contributing editor at PUNCH, and the former deputy wine editor at  Food and Wine. There, she wrote a monthly wine column called "Bottle Service," in addition to regular feature stories pertaining to wine, spirits, and beer. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. INTRODUCTION  Over the course of the past three hundred years of drinking history, since the first punch was made, a solid stable of classic cocktails has emerged. These tried-and-true recipes have endured for their distinctive personalities and winning flavors, but they’re also respected for having reliable templates. New York City bartender Sam Ross has said that “classics are the formulas of balance,” which is why many of the new drinks seen on bar menus these days have sprung from this old guard: their formulas work. And, thanks to an ever-growing contingent of devoted and creative bartenders, not to mention the outright explosion of craft spirits into the marketplace over the past fifteen years, it is now possible to get a well-made drink in just about any city in the country.  But among the plethora of wittily named drinks made with unlikely combinations of unheard-of ingredients and house-made syrups that has resulted from this renaissance, a conundrum has arisen: which of these drinks are worth keeping around? The best of these modern interpretations are thoughtful revisions of the classics that point to the creativity that can arise from knowing the standards backward and forward. The greatest bartenders will understand a cocktail’s personality, history, and intention—not to mention the ingredient ratio that informs it.  In these pages, you’ll find 150 recipes—the classics are all here, from the Gimlet to the Old-Fashioned, alongside the best examples of riffs on them, sourced from some of the greatest bartenders of our time. Though there are successful blueprints, you’ll notice through these variations that there are no hard-and-fast rules. The truth is, drinks are made to be tinkered with. At the most basic level, the classic recipes are composed of modular building blocks: spirit, perhaps citrus, a little sugar, a dash of bitters. All this means that a drink originally based in whiskey can be completely transformed when made with a core of applejack as long as the rest of the cocktail is appropriately adjusted to remain balanced.  What becomes apparent when looking at these originals and their descendants together are distinct branches of the cocktail family tree that give bartenders a solid jumping-off point for adding their own leaves. As you shake and stir your way through this book, getting the classics down and investigating this selection of outstanding modern updates, hopefully you’ll feel moved to improvise based on whatever is in your liquor cabinet. These pages will provide you with the tools—and the permission—to ruminate on the pleasures found in using pineapple rum instead of the usual white to make a daiquiri, tossing a few fresh raspberries into a bramble in the peak of summer, using expensive Japanese “whisky” in an old-fashioned, or even adding dry cider to your gin and tonic. EAN: 9780399579318 Package Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches Languages: English

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Author: Foley, Ray Brand: Wiley Edition: 5 Binding: Paperback Number Of Pages: 384 Release Date: 28-01-2014 Details: Product Description Make and serve drinks like a pro This latest edition of Bartending For Dummies features over 1,000 drink recipes in an A-Z format with clear, easy-to-follow instructions. This 5th Edition also provides over 40 new cocktails ideas for those who want to know how to serve cocktails professionally, for themselves, or for their guests. Detailed information on how to properly stock a bar with the latest and greatest glassware and tools Expanded coverage on making exotic frozen/blended specialties and specialty coffees Experimenting with the new flavor/buzz in Bourbons and Scotches: honey The latest flavored rums, gins, ryes, and of course vodkas (buttered, waffle, sherbet, and marshmallow flavored are just a few new editions) New coverage devoted to craft distillers Fun, new ways to garnish drinks (even flaming options), rim, and serve drinks like a master mixologist Tips on creating unique punches and even non-alcoholic drinks The latest tips and advice on curing hangovers and hiccups If you're interested in crafting traditional or modern cocktails, Bartending For Dummies has you covered. From the Inside Flap Make traditional and trendy cocktails Become a master of mixology Stock your bar like a pro Mix up 1,000+ drink recipes Discover how to mix drinks that will please every palate This hands-on, friendly guide to bartending shows you how to become a master mixologist, from stocking your bar and working with the right tools and garnishes to discovering the latest and greatest in new cocktails. Whether you’re just getting started with bartending or looking for fresh ideas, Bartending For Dummies is the perfect how-to resource for making great drinks. Set ‘em up — get the inside scoop on what tools and glassware you need for your bar Stock up — know how much liquor and supplies to have on hand for a great get-together A bit of background — review the various types of liquors, their origins, and their characteristics Mix it up — make over 1,000 simple drink recipes with easy-to-follow instructions The after-party — find out how to get rid of hiccups and tend to hangovers Open the book and find: The right glassware to use for each drink How to create unforgettable garnishes for your cocktails The best way to set up any size bar Charts and measures related to drink mixing Hints for serving and storing beer, wine, and liquors Over 1,000 recipes for professional-grade drinks How to make great nonalcoholic drinks From the Back Cover Make traditional and trendy cocktails Become a master of mixology Stock your bar like a pro Mix up 1,000+ drink recipes Discover how to mix drinks that will please every palate This hands-on, friendly guide to bartending shows you how to become a master mixologist, from stocking your bar and working with the right tools and garnishes to discovering the latest and greatest in new cocktails. Whether you’re just getting started with bartending or looking for fresh ideas, Bartending For Dummies is the perfect how-to resource for making great drinks. Set ‘em up ― get the inside scoop on what tools and glassware you need for your bar Stock up ― know how much liquor and supplies to have on hand for a great get-together A bit of background ― review the various types of liquors, their origins, and their characteristics Mix it up ― make over 1,000 simple drink recipes with easy-to-follow instructions The after-party ― find out how to get rid of hiccups and tend to hangovers Open the book and find: The right glassware to use for each drink How to create unforgettable garnishes for your cocktails The best way to set up any size bar Charts and measures related to drink mixing Hints for serving and storing beer, wine, and liquors Over 1,000 recipes for professional-grade drinks How to make great nonalcoholic drinks About the Author Ray Foley is the founder and editor of BARTENDER Magazine. A consultant to some of the United States’ top distillers and importers, he is responsib EAN: 9781118791264 Package Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches Languages: English

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