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"Ultimate Bar Book" is the first and only guide to classic and new drink recipes. Loaded with essential-to-know topics such as barware, tools, and mixing tips, this book has it all. As a mistress of mixology, the author has the classics down to a Tthe Martini, the Bloody Mary, plus the many variations (the Dirty Martini, the Virgin Mary). And then there are all the creative new elixirs the author brings to the table, like the Tasmanian Twister Cocktail or the Citron Sparkler. Illustrations show precisely what type of glass should be used for each drink. With dozens of recipes for garnishes, rims, infusions, and syrups; punches, gelatin shooters, hot drinks, and non-alcoholic beverages; andlet's not forgetan essential selection of hangover remedies, "Ultimate Bar Book" is nothing short of top-shelf.
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AH, THE COCKTAIL! Epitomized by the languorous promise of a shimmering Martini, surrounded by glamour and ritual, cocktails are back in style, riding a wave of nostalgia. Read the first page
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Fantastic bar bible to have on hand. Contains tones of useful information from how to shake a cocktail, to making your own sugar syrup. It has all the classic cocktails and 100s more. Interesting history of all the major spirits. Cant praise this book enough. A must buy for anyone interested in making cocktails, from the aspiring cocktail barman to the professional mixologist.
I would recommend getting a multi measure jigger as the measurements are in oz, oz1/2 etc.
I would recommend getting a multi measure jigger as the measurements are in oz, oz1/2 etc.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a great book with fantastic range of cocktails, and the drinks are arranged in a way that you can find plenty of recipes based on what you have in the drinks cabinet, instead of trawling through hundreds of drinks you don't have the right spirits for. Another good feature is that classic cocktails - such as Martini's and Margarita's - are clearly marked to stand out and this makes it easy to pick out to the cocktails you'll most likely be making.
However, this book is lacking a few things as well. It would benefit from a few photographs to help illustrate the presentation side of cocktail making, and I wouldn't recommend this for use on a busy bar, the small size of the book and its tight binding (petty gripes I know) mean it isn't ideal for quick referencing.
Overall i'd say this is a great book to give as a gift or to keep on the shelf for you're own drinking needs!
However, this book is lacking a few things as well. It would benefit from a few photographs to help illustrate the presentation side of cocktail making, and I wouldn't recommend this for use on a busy bar, the small size of the book and its tight binding (petty gripes I know) mean it isn't ideal for quick referencing.
Overall i'd say this is a great book to give as a gift or to keep on the shelf for you're own drinking needs!
Format:Hardcover
As a cocktail guide this book has many virtues. It perhaps falls a little short of being the ultimate bar book, however.
Physically, the book is a small (5 1/2" x 7"), robustly packaged hardback with covers that spilt drinks should wipe off. Its size makes it easy to carry and find space for. However, it also means that the writing is necessarily small and the book tends to close easily rather than staying open - inconvient if you want to remind yourself of an ingredient whilst mixing.
The guide is very thorough. It is divided into sections by different types of drinks: beers & sakes, brandies, sparkling wines, ordinary wines, gins, liquers, rums, tequilas, vodkas and whiskies, along with a couple more, all get their own sections. Each section starts with a discussion of that particular drink, so the brandy section tells one about the different types of Cognac, the differences to Armagnac and other brandy-like styles from Calvados to Grappa to Pisco brandy. Whilst short, these sections are informative and useful. For those of us who aren't drinks experts there are likely to be a few interesting nuggets of information. Particularly apparent in these sections is the fact that the book is written from a U.S. perspective and availabilities of different drinks are bound to vary as a result.
Each section then moves onto the cocktails that can be made from the drink type under discussion. The guide has plenty of recipes: I can't see myself running out of new drinks to mix simply with this one guide any time soon. None of the recipes are complicated, some are rather more unusual than in other cocktail books.
Many of the cocktails come with a short description of origins of the drink mix; classic coctktails (such as the Martini, Sidecar, French 75, Daiquiri, Old Fashioned or Manhattan) get their own little sections spelling out something of the history of the drink as well as recipes and variations. These are much appreciated and lift the book from something more than a selection of recipes, giving the potent cococtions their sheen of glamour. Each cocktail also comes with a symbol showing the type of glass to use to serve it - a nice touch.
A disadvantage of this layout is that cocktails that contain more than one type of liquor consequently show up multiple times under each ingredient. Interestingly, the recipes given are often ever so slightly different. Also, whilst comprehensive in terms of recipes and ingredients, it does not look at cocktails in terms of the styles of mixing. The Bompas and Parr cocktail book, for instance, whilst nothing like as comprehensive, scores to some extent because it looks at styles of mixes as well the specific ingredients for each cocktail.
Other sections include a very thorough look at cocktail equipment and advice on 'Smooth Entertaining'. Personally, I'm not sure these add very much.
Recommended, then, for its comprehensive nature and easy to follow cocktail recipes.
Physically, the book is a small (5 1/2" x 7"), robustly packaged hardback with covers that spilt drinks should wipe off. Its size makes it easy to carry and find space for. However, it also means that the writing is necessarily small and the book tends to close easily rather than staying open - inconvient if you want to remind yourself of an ingredient whilst mixing.
The guide is very thorough. It is divided into sections by different types of drinks: beers & sakes, brandies, sparkling wines, ordinary wines, gins, liquers, rums, tequilas, vodkas and whiskies, along with a couple more, all get their own sections. Each section starts with a discussion of that particular drink, so the brandy section tells one about the different types of Cognac, the differences to Armagnac and other brandy-like styles from Calvados to Grappa to Pisco brandy. Whilst short, these sections are informative and useful. For those of us who aren't drinks experts there are likely to be a few interesting nuggets of information. Particularly apparent in these sections is the fact that the book is written from a U.S. perspective and availabilities of different drinks are bound to vary as a result.
Each section then moves onto the cocktails that can be made from the drink type under discussion. The guide has plenty of recipes: I can't see myself running out of new drinks to mix simply with this one guide any time soon. None of the recipes are complicated, some are rather more unusual than in other cocktail books.
Many of the cocktails come with a short description of origins of the drink mix; classic coctktails (such as the Martini, Sidecar, French 75, Daiquiri, Old Fashioned or Manhattan) get their own little sections spelling out something of the history of the drink as well as recipes and variations. These are much appreciated and lift the book from something more than a selection of recipes, giving the potent cococtions their sheen of glamour. Each cocktail also comes with a symbol showing the type of glass to use to serve it - a nice touch.
A disadvantage of this layout is that cocktails that contain more than one type of liquor consequently show up multiple times under each ingredient. Interestingly, the recipes given are often ever so slightly different. Also, whilst comprehensive in terms of recipes and ingredients, it does not look at cocktails in terms of the styles of mixing. The Bompas and Parr cocktail book, for instance, whilst nothing like as comprehensive, scores to some extent because it looks at styles of mixes as well the specific ingredients for each cocktail.
Other sections include a very thorough look at cocktail equipment and advice on 'Smooth Entertaining'. Personally, I'm not sure these add very much.
Recommended, then, for its comprehensive nature and easy to follow cocktail recipes.
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The Ultimate Bar Book
Bought this book as part of a 21st gift for a young man who is into cocktails. He loved it and as he is a barman it tells him everything he will ever need to know about them. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lizar
Comprehensive selection of cocktails
I gave this to my Dad for Christmas and he loved it! He has been trying out some of the recipes and they have all worked well and been delicious. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Fiona P
My New Bible!
I bought this as Christmas present to go with a Boston Cocktail set and I couldn't resist a little flick-through... which turned into a lot of reading! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kitsuné
Great recipes, but book and text could've been bigger
The quality of the book is lovely and has a good feel to it. It is meant to look oldy-worldy and good on your shelf. Read more
Published 4 months ago by LikkleNitty
Ultimate bar book
This book lives up to its title. Not only does it have every recipe you could ever need, it also has technical details which are interesting and helpful. Read more
Published 4 months ago by JC
Seemed to go down well
Bought as a present for my brother for Christmas; ever since he got it he can't help but burst into my room and tell me random facts about cocktail making and associated crap. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Alistar mcguffin the 3rd
Really good cocktail book
Very pleased with this purchase as recently started cocktail-making at home and this is the most comprehensive cocktail book I've seen. Read more
Published 6 months ago by ACH
Excellent for novice cocktail makers
I received this book as part of a cocktail-making kit for my birthday. I had almost no knowledge of cocktails before getting this book, but the complete instructions and background... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Richard Adams
the ultimate bar book
a must have for any cocktail enthusiast or someone wanting to try making a few, has a massive range of cocktails in all the spirit groups gin , rum , whiskey
Published 7 months ago by digger
Excellent!
Delivered within 2 days. First look through the book seems great, a large range of cocktails and even a few non alcoholic ones for the relaxing days! Read more
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