Essential Bar Book: The Ultimate A-to-Z Guide to Spirits, Cocktails, and Wine, with 115 Recipes for the World's Great Drinks: An A-to-Z Guide to ... ... with 115 Recipes for the World's Great Drinks - Hardcover

Jennifer Fiedler

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1607746530 ISBN 13: 9781607746539

Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 2014

Synopsis

A handsome and comprehensive bartending guide for professional and home bartenders that includes history, lore, and 150 recipes.
     What's the difference between and martini and a gibson? Does absinthe really cause insanity? Which type of glass should a moscow mule be served in? The Bar Bible answers all of these questions and more, with fascinating information about everything boozy that's good to drink. From author and Wine Spectatorcontributing editor Jennifer Fiedler, this book presents essential bartending information, from the tools of the trade to the history and mythology behind classic cocktails in an easy-to-navigate alphabetical guide.

About this title

About the Author:

A contributing editor to Wine Spectator, JENNIFER FIEDLER writes WineSpectator.com's biweekly food and wine pairing column "8 & $20" and covers wine collecting, auctions, Q&As, and design for the magazine. She was a co-author of Brooklyn Beer Shop's Beer Making Book, and has a degree in English from Yale University and a Grande Diplome from the French Culinary Institute in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1607746530
• ISBN 13: 9781607746539
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416