The Complete Cocktail Manual: Recipes and Tricks of the Trade for Modern Mixologists - Hardcover

Lou Bustamante; United States Bartenders' Guild

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1681880997 ISBN 13: 9781681880990

Publisher: Weldon Owen, 2016

Synopsis

Learn everything you need to know to craft the perfect cocktail or two, or three but who s counting? Spirits writer and expert Lou Bustamante, in partnership with the United States Bartenders Guild, collects the best cocktail recipes, techniques, and histories in this must-have volume that has a place in every home bar.
From worldwide classics to creative new combinations and packed with expert tips from bartenders across the globe, "The Complete Cocktail Manual" will help you stock your bar, impress your friends, and throw one hell of a party.
Everything you need is in here:
Setup: Get the expert-tested and bartender-approved list of what you need to set up a pro bar at home, from basic supplies and glassware to fancy gear and the ultimate shopping list. Learn all about your favorite liquors and some you haven t even heard of and educate yourself on every mixer, ice cube, and tool you might need.
Recipes: From apertivos to citrus, spirit-forward to spicy, get the best recipes for every type of drink, from the classics to the most-Googled, in all their many forms. Learn what makes the difference between an antique old-fashioned and a modern one, get the twist right for your muddling, and know which tools to use for which cocktails.
Hospitality: Whether you re planning the menu a week in advance or hosting on the fly, get the scoop on entertaining with ease from food pairings to setup, party punches to supply quantities. Learn how to hack your garnish and set a drink aflame the right way and get some tips for dealing with intoxicated guests and next-day hangovers. This book has everything you need to know to throw the ultimate cocktail bash.
This is a must-read volume for any spirits fan, casual mixologist, or craft cocktail enthusiast. With high-quality design, intricate detail, and a durable flexicover, this manual is the perfect gift!"

About this title

Review:

"At first, leafing through The Complete Cocktail Manual: 285 Tips, Tricks & Recipes, a new book by San Francisco cocktail and spirits writer Lou Bustamante, it's a little disorienting to realize that there are no page numbers. Instead, the book--the only one written in conjunction with the United States Bartenders' Guild--is an amalgam of facts, recipes and techniques, apportioned into easy-to-read chunks. Each of these nuggets is numbered, whether that means one or several per page (285 in all, as the subtitle says)."--Liquor.com

"In Bustamante's first book, a rapid-fire primer to classic cocktails and techniques, he offers up hundreds of tips, like how to efficiently stock your home bar with booze and tools, and almost as many recipes. All of which will help give your home bartending game a handy boost."--San Francisco Chronicle

About the Author:

Lou Bustamante is a bar, spirits, and cocktail writer who has done everything from recipe and product development and distillery work to bartending and teaching cocktail classes. He covers the local and national spirits scene for the San Francisco Chronicle, The Bold Italic, 7x7, Wine & Spirits Weekly, and many others.
While the bar industry has exploded over the last 60 years, the USBG has supported individual bartenders. After putting down California roots in 1948, we incorporated as a nonprofit (50 years strong!) and are now active inover 50 citiesnationwide. USBG members don't follow trends-- we set them, and passionately advocate for bartenders nationwide to do the same."

About this edition

• Publisher: Weldon Owen
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1681880997
• ISBN 13: 9781681880990
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256