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The Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique

Martha Holmberg author Jeffrey Morgenthaler author Alanna Hale illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Chronicle Books

Published:1st Jun '14

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Looking to impress your family and guests with your cocktails? Look no further than this cocktail recipe book, The Bar Book - Bartending and mixology for the home cocktail enthusiast.Learn the key techniques of bartending and mixology from a master: Written by renowned bartender and cocktail blogger Jeffrey Morgenthaler, The Bar Book is the only technique-driven cocktail and bartender book out there. This indispensable guide breaks down bartending into bar essential techniques, and then applies them to building the best drinks.

Over 60 of the best drink recipes:The Bar Book contains more than 60 cocktail recipes that employ the techniques you will learn in this craft cocktail book. Each technique is illustrated with how-to photography to provide inspiration and guidance.

Bartending and mixology techniques include the best practices for:

  • Juicing
  • Garnishing
  • Carbonating
  • Stirring and shaking
  • Choosing the correct ice for proper chilling and dilution of a drink
  • And, much more

If you found PTD Cocktail Book, 12 Bottle Bar, The Joy of Mixology, Death and Co., and Liquid Intelligence to be helpful among bartending and mixology books, you will find Jeffrey Morgenthaler's The Bar Book to be an essential bartender book.

  • Commended for IACP Crystal Whisk Award (Wine/Beer/Spirits) 2015

ISBN: 9781452113845

Dimensions: 237mm x 173mm x 28mm

Weight: 930g

288 pages