The Big Book Of Cocktails

Elevate your spirits with 100 cocktails that take bourbon to the next level! If you're a bourbon aficionado—or an aspiring one—this is your essential guide to savoring the quintessential American liquor. From a traditional Old Fashioned to a Churchill Downs Crusta, take a sip of 100 cocktail recipes that incorporate a variety of bourbons, regions, and time periods. From a solo nightcap, to pre-dinner drinks for two, and batch cocktails for a crowd, you'll learn to whip up the perfect bourbon recipes for every occasion. Taste trendy new flavors created exclusively for this bourbon cocktail book, and long-forgotten recipes from the Prohibition era. Bow down to bourbon—Every option in this bourbon cocktail recipe book is catalogued based on flavor profile, including savory, tart, hot, frosty, fruity, decadent, and even party punches. Better than a bartender—Impress your guests by making your own drinks, grenadines, syrups, and garnishes! Peek inside the barrel—Learn a bit about how bourbon is made, what makes it great, the correct terminology, and its fascinating history. Mix things up with a complete book of classic and creative cocktails for bourbon lovers.

This cocktail book features more than 350 drink recipes old and new with great writing from The New York Times. Cocktail hour is once again one of America’s most popular pastimes and one of our favorite ways to entertain. And what better place to find the secrets of great drink-making than The New York Times? Steve Reddicliffe, the “Quiet Drink” columnist for The Times, brings his signature voice and expertise to this collection of delicious recipes from bartenders from everywhere, especially New York City. You will find treasured recipes they have enjoyed for years, including classics such as: Martini Old-Fashioned Manhattan French 75 Negroni Reddicliffe has carefully curated this essential collection, with memorable writing from famed New York Times journalists like Mark Bittman, Craig Claiborne, Toby Cecchini, Eric Asimov, Rosie Schaap, Robert Simonson, Melissa Clark, William L. Hamilton, Jonathan Miles, Amanda Hesser, William Grimes, and many more. This compendium is arranged by cocktail type, with engaging essays throughout. Included are notes on how to set up your bar, stock, and run it—and of course hundreds of recipes, from Bloody Marys to Irish Coffees. The Essential New York Times Book of Cocktails is the only volume you will ever need to entertain at home.

A beautifully illustrated and comprehensive celebration of the classic Italian bitter liqueur details everything you need to know about buying, tasting, and enjoying amaro. Amaro, translated literally as “bitter,” is an herbal liqueur traditionally enjoyed as a digestif. Delightfully complex and bittersweet, it’s also used as an element in many modern cocktails and kitchen recipes. Cocktail designer, spirits writer, and amaro expert Matteo Zed explores amaro’s fascinating history (from its origins in medieval alchemy to today’s popular renaissance), botanical profiles, and remarkable natural properties. Zed showcases how best to use amaro behind the bar and in the kitchen, with recipes such as the Golden Mai Tai and Bitter Goat Cheese Risotto. Readers can browse the thorough buying guide with descriptions of bottles from Italy, Europe, and beyond. A lovingly crafted tribute to an iconic Italian creation, The Big Book of Amaro is an essential experience for all of us with a passion for amaro, mixology, food culture, or all things Italian.

Whiskey is undoubtedly one of the most enjoyed spirits, sipped by Madison Avenue "ad men" and the blue-collar alike. In Whiskey Cocktails, America's top mixologist Brian Van Flandern reprises his role as author in the fifth edition of Assouline's best-selling cocktail series. These recipes from the mind of America's top mixologist are all shot against the backdrop of such legendary New York City bars as the Brandy Library, Dead Rabbit Bar, and McSorleys. Like the many vintages explored within, Whiskey Cocktails belongs so high up on the shelf that even the most seasoned bartender may need a ladder to reach it.

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.

For anyone looking to expand their palate and discover a new favorite go-to drink, this inventive cocktail book is just the thing. Each chapter is based on a classic (like the Manhattan), but inside readers will discover numerous riffs (like swapping Irish whiskey for rye to make a Blackthorn, or substituting amaro for vermouth to make a Black Manhattan). More than 100 variations on 21 modern classic cocktail recipes are accompanied by helpful tips on keeping a well-stocked bar, garnishing drinks, and throwing a party. With bold coloring and classic recipes and intriguing variants, Cocktails with a Twist is a cocktail book unlike any other.

Drink is the definitive reference guide for the cocktail renaissance. Inside, you'll find something to satisfy everyone's taste. This ultimate cocktail book features: Over 1,100 easy-to-follow cocktail recipes that span the wide world of spirits A brief history of cocktails A comprehensive guide to homemade ingredients, including infusions, shrubs, and simple syrups Necessary tools to make great cocktails and an explanation of terms A guide to selecting the right spirits and perfectly garnishing your cocktails The importance of ice in a cocktail Chapters specifically dedicated each type of spirit, along with a chapter for mocktails and non-alchoholic beverages Interviews and signature recipes from industry insiders from bars and bartenders from around the world, from New York City to New Orleans, Belfast to Buenos Aires, and beyond. This tour around the world of cocktails will help you enhance every experience from making a cocktail for yourself or a punch for a party.

Whether you’re planning a cozy night in, or some “pre-drinks” with friends, The Pocket Book of Cocktails has all the classic and contemporary cocktail recipes you’ll need to enjoy at home. Fun, glamorous, and always delicious, cocktails have had a tremendous come-back into fashion and, with more and more innovative blends of spirits available, the time is ripe to join the cocktail revolution and become the bartender of your own home. Grab your shaker to mix up a sassy Cosmopolitan, imagine yourself in an uptown bar as you muddle a sophisticated Old Fashioned, or hark back to 1920’s pizzazz with the wonderfully sour, sugar-rimmed Sidecar. At the beginning of the book you’ll find handy descriptions of all the tools and tips you need to master each recipe and, after a whistle-stop tour of the best choice of glassware, you’ll be well on your way to relishing in your own irresistible creation. Each chapter then reveals the best and boldest cocktails of each spirit; vodka takes the lead, followed by gin, whiskey, and rum, before some surprises from tequila, brandy, and all things bubbly! So, ready your shaker, strainer, and swizzle sticks, and delight in the sours, slings, punches, and fizzes this book has to offer.

JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • An illustrated collection of nearly 300 cocktail recipes from the award-winning NoMad Bar, with locations in New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. Originally published as a separate book packaged inside The NoMad Cookbook, this revised and stand-alone edition of The NoMad Cocktail Book features more than 100 brand-new recipes (for a total of more than 300 recipes), a service manual explaining the art of drink-making according to the NoMad, and 30 new full-color cocktail illustrations (for a total of more than 80 color and black-and-white illustrations). Organized by type of beverage from aperitifs and classics to light, dark, and soft cocktails and syrups/infusions, this comprehensive guide shares the secrets of bar director Leo Robitschek's award-winning cocktail program. The NoMad Bar celebrates classically focused cocktails, while delving into new arenas such as festive, large-format drinks and a selection of reserve cocktails crafted with rare spirits.

Here's a hip, authoritative guide to shots, shooters, and slammers, destined to become the twenty-something barfly's bible. Totally indulgent, unabashedly devoted to silly, free-spirited fun, it's packaged in a chunky format. And it's sure to eliminate the competition because of the astonishing volume and variety of recipes: more than 1,400 recipes include such college standards as the Body Shot, Jello Shot, Tequila Slammer, and Lemon Drop, plus hundreds of wild and crazy variations. Recipes are accompanied by photographs of highly collectible shot glasses, emblazoned with all manner of images and mottoes.