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Encyclopedia Of Cocktails: 2600 Recipes
The most complete and authoritative cocktail encyclopedia ever published.
Simon Difford has earned a huge and loyal international following in professional bartending circles, and discerning drinkers, amateur mixologists and professional bartenders will find this new edition of his cocktail guide to be an indispensable reference.
Practical and inspiring, this book contains 2600 recipes from the traditional to the new and inventive. Each easy-to-follow recipe has a color photograph of the assembled drink in its assigned glass, ingredient measures, directions, garnish, variations, plus fascinating information on the cocktail's origin. Difford even grades each drink from (rarely) "disgusting" to "delicious."
The book includes:
- An A to Z recipe directory
- Detailed instructions for beginners, including all the basic skills
- Recommendations for the best equipment
- A directory of glass types
- The 14 key alcoholic ingredients, which make a minimum of 450 cocktailsThe 9 essential juices and mixersThe 18 essential refrigerator and cupboard staples
- An index of ingredients and the cocktails they are used in
- The top 100 great cocktail bars of the world.
Library Journal
British mixologist Difford has an encyclopedic knowledge of cocktails and an abundance of confidence in his own bartending skills, and he effectively uses both in this entertaining guide to classic and modern alcoholic drinks. After dispensing a short introduction to the equipment, key ingredients, and garnishes a good bar requires, Difford delivers an alphabetic listing of recipes for 2600 different drinks with everything—including the type of glass to use, the mixing method, and even comments and a rating—needed to complete the beverage to perfection. While this volume might not be quite as luxe as Danny Meyer's Mix Shake Stir (one of the other standout books on drinks published in 2009), it more than makes up in the glam department with its profusion of practical information. VERDICT Whether you take your drink shaken, stirred, on the rocks, or neat, you will still find plenty to keep you busy at the bar with this exceedingly useful resource.—John Charles, Scottsdale P.L., AZ
Biography
Simon Difford is a drinks industry celebrity. His experience includes running his own bar, founding his own import company and establishing brands. He is a Glenfiddich Food & Drink Award winning writer and lives in London.
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V. De’Vonne Williams
Publisher / Editor-in-Chief
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