The Bartenders Bible: 1001 Mixed Drinks and Everything You Need to Know to Set Up Your Bar

Mix Drinks Like A ProNow you can with this indispensable handbook, the most thoroughand thoroughly accessiblebartending guide ever created for both professional and home use. Encyclopedic in scope and filled with clear, simple instructions, The Bartenders Bible includes information on:Stocking and equipping a barfrom liquors and mixers to condiments, garnishes, and equipmentShotbyshot recipes for over 1,000 cocktails and mixed drinks from bourbon to rum to whiskeyWine drinksBeer drinksNonalcoholic drinksSpecial category drinkstropical, classics, aperitifs, cordials, hot drinks, and party punchesAnecdotes and histories of favorite potablesAnd more!If youve ever wondered whether to shake or stir a proper Martini, or what to do with those dusty bottles of flavored liqueurs,The Bartenders Bibleis the only book you need!A bartender, as a rule, is a person who enjoys the company of others, endeavors to solve problems, listens to the woes of the world, sympathizes with the mistreated, laughs with the comedians, cheers up the down at heart, and generally controls the atmosphere at his or her bar. A bartender is the manager of moods, the master of mixology.Certain scenarios are played out over and over again in bars everywhere. The questions are basically the same; only the details vary: Whats in a true Singapore Sling? How long has the Martini been around? Whats the difference between a Fix and a Fizz? A reference book is as necessary to a bartender as ice. from The Bartenders Bible