num_pages: 160
description: Can't tell a Gin Fizz from a Gimlet? Think a Sidecar is something you'd see at the racetrack? If your idea of a wild night is a few Lemondrop shots washed back with a Cosmo you're in need of some cocktail therapy! And there's no one better to tell you everything you need to know about a Brandy Crusta a French 75 a Cachaa Swing and much much more than Ti Adelaide Martin and Lally Brennan who will take you on a rip-roaring trip. . . .In the Land of CocktailsProprietors of the legendary New Orleans restaurant Commander's Palace Ti and Lally are cocktail divas spread-ing the gospel about how to make drinks properly from why a true Sazerac can only be made with Peychaud's bitters to why hand-chipped ice is best for cocktails. In this marvelously entertaining bookboth a guide to making some of the world's best cocktails and a memoir of the authors' lives surrounded by family friends and delicious foodthere are recipes for familiar classics like the Corpse Reviver and the Old-Fashioned; New Orleans favorites like Brandy Milk Punch and the Sazerac; and new inventions created by Ti and Lally such as their now-famous Whoa Nellie!In the Land of Cocktails includes information on pairing food with cocktails introductions to the beloved boisterous Brennan family and their friends and explanations of some of the unique perhaps strange to some words and ways of life in New Orleans. Filled with wit sass warmth and lots of good times In the Land of Cocktails is the ideal gift for cocktail lovers everywhere whether you're a novice or an old drinking pro.
language: English
title: In the Land of Cocktails: Recipes and Adventures from the Cocktail Chicks
publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks