How to Make Better Cocktails: Cocktail techniques, pro-tips and recipes - Hardcover

Candra

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0600637948 ISBN 13: 9780600637943

Publisher: Mitchell Beazley, 2023

Synopsis

How to Make Better Cocktails is a book for anyone wanting to improve their drinks-making skills. No gimmicks, no pretensions - just the skills, techniques and principles used by the best bartenders in the world.

About this title

About the Author

CANDRA (Candid Drinks Advice) is the consumer-face of WeareKina.
We Are Kina is a global drinks consultancy.

Sebastian Hamilton-Mudge, Natalia Garcia Bourke (Authors)
Seb and Natalia (husband and wife) are based in LA.
Seb was a bartender in London before becoming a consultant (delivering drink strategies and education) for spirit brands, wrote an award-winning college training course called Professional Bartending, and was the ambassador for Beefeater and Plymouth Gin.
Natalia worked for Jameson. Then in events, partnerships and advocacy for the Pernod Ricard Irish Whiskey brands and was then Brand Director Mezcal El Silencio.

Andrew Shannon (Author)
Andrew (Andy) Shannon is based in central London.
Andy was a bartender at Callooh Callay (London), and then managed the award-winning Edition group's London Bars, developed activations and bar takeovers in city's such as Singapore, Paris and Miami, and delivered the global advocacy and education programme 'Punch on the road', at key industry gatherings like Bar Convent Berlin, the Mexico Bar Show, and in iconic bars like NYC's Dead Rabbit. He was GM at the West Hollywood EDITION in Los Angeles - The Roof Bar, Restaurant and Pool.

https://candradrinks.com/
Instagram.com/ @candra_drinks

From the Back Cover

Learn how to make better cocktails by understanding the 'how' and 'why' behind cocktail techniques, ingredients and concoctions.

How to Make Better Cocktails will filter the nonsense of complicated drinks and confusing industry terminology to unlock the magic of cocktail making without pretension. Candra's ethos, is that understanding the 'why', not just the 'how', behind cocktail making makes each drink much better. By teaching the fundamentals of cocktails and breaking down each element, from equipment to ingredient to method, they enable and empower creativity with cocktails.

Featuring not only classic recipes and Candra originals, but also in-depth explanations of techniques and equipment to help you through the misconceptions and complexities of making great cocktails. With space given to an essential kit breakdown, what you might already have at home that can be repurposed, as well as a glossary of cocktail terms and techniques.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0600637948
• ISBN 13: 9780600637943
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224