The Unabridged Classic--Updated & Expanded First published in London in the 1930s while the US was still in Prohibition, The Savoy Cocktail Book continues to set the standard for mixology excellence. This enhanced edition from Echo Point Publishing shares those ideals, and goes one step further by encouraging aspiring mixologists to add new creations to their lists. Harry Craddock was the bartender's bartender who served the distinguished clientele of London's elegant Savoy Hotel. The lege...

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Harry Craddock was a United States citizen who left during Prohibition and joined the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel, London. He was one of the most famous cocktail barmen of the 1920s and 1930s. Craddock's "The Savoy Cocktail Book" was first published in 1930, has never gone out of print, and today remains a classic of the most popular recipes for cocktail drinks. Craddock also invented a number of classic cocktails, including the famous Corpse Reviver #2, the White Lady, and popularized...

It is a story about the life of one man, his family, and his friends as they lived out these changing times. It is a sometimes humorous but romantic saga, some history with slices of gallantry, heroism, and bigotry, but in the end, huge amounts of love. And while this is an autobiography, it also tells facts—not fiction—about the times and happenings during this period in our country. Maybe you’ll see something that brings back your own personal memories. Follow the life of this ordinary m...

Everything you ever need to know about choosing and mixing drinks is right here in this rare and highly collectible volume. Written by a legendary mixologist, it's the ultimate bartender's book, bursting with 750 recipes. Consisting mostly of cocktails, it comprises nonalcoholic drinks as well as sours, toddies, flips, egg nogs, slings, fizzes, coolers, rickeys, juleps, punches, and a myriad of other delectable refreshments. Extensive coverage of wines introduces the products of Bordeaux, ...

The first real cookbook for cocktails, featuring 500 recipes from the world's premier mixologist, Dale DeGroff.Covering the entire breadth of this rich subject, The Craft of the Cocktail provides much more than merely the same old recipes: it delves into history, personalities, and anecdotes; it shows you how to set up a bar, master important techniques, and use tools correctly; and it delivers unique concoctions, many featuring DeGroff’s signature use of ...

Here's to cocktails! Mix them, drink them, enjoy them. This bestselling Little Black Book includes more than 150 recipes for classic cocktails, martinis, punches, tropical drinks (with or without umbrellas), dessert drinks, naughty-sounding cocktails (like "Between the Sheets" and "French Kiss"), tips on cocktail culture, a glossary, and amusing anecdotes. Helpful index includes listings of drinks by name, by primary alcoholic ingredient, and by color/flavoring. The perfect little book for ...

The Ultimate Bar Book — The bartender's bible and a James Beard nominee for the best Wine and Spirit book, 2008The cocktail book for your home: The 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, the author Mittie Hellmich has ...

With more than 100 new recipes for cocktails, mixed drinks, and nonalcoholic beverages, this revised edition of Anthony Dias Blue's classic guide fills us in on what we need to know: - How to stock a bar, listing alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages by probable frequency of use. - Bar and cocktail definitions -- learn the difference between a julep and a smash, a toddy and a flip. - Calorie charts, mixology tips, and illustrated descriptions of glasses. Organized by spirit, each chapter is...

An indispensable follow-up to his classic Complete Book of Mixed Drinks, Anthony Dias Blue presents The Complete Book of Spirits, a comprehensive collection of history, lore, and tasting tips, along with recipes for select cocktails. Here, in one concise and easy-to-use volume, is all the information a consumer needs to shop, mix, and sip like a spirits expert.From bathtub gin to mojito madness, Blue brings the dynamic history of the spirits industry alive, demonstrating that spiri...

What's a Dirty Martini? How do you pronounce Cuarenta Y Tres? Which glass do you use for a Stinger? How did the Margarita get its name?Answers to these questions and thousands more can be found in The Ultimate A-to-Z Bar Guide**,** a one-stop, user-friendly cocktail guide featuring more than 1,000 drink recipes and 600 definitions for cocktail-related terms.The Ultimate A-to-Z Bar Guide offers a unique blend of features, including:• Definitions of ...

Readers learn to become master mixologists with this hip, trendy drink-mix guide for both beginner and advanced cocktail-party hosts.There really is an art to preparing excellent mixed drinks, and MIXOLOGY is a one-stop shop for everything one needs to know about this popular craft. With a straightforward, easy-to-understand and humorous writing style, Holly Rapport guides readers through the "mixology" process. What does it take to be a master mixologist? For star...