num_pages: 128
description: Its like the difference between Pravda and Prada. Vodkaonce the liquor favored by beet-faced Soviet bureaucratshas undergone a complete makeover becoming the spirit of choice for fashion-forward cocktail aficionados worldwide. With more than 200 different vodkas now on the marketincluding a burgeoning international array of top-shelf and flavored varietiesits high time for a book devoted solely to vodkas distinctive sometimes sublime pleasures.Susan Waggoner and Robert Markelthe authors of two of STCs most popular mixology guides Vintage Cocktails and Cocktail Hour have teamed up again to create a book especially for the contemporary vodka drinker. In Make Mine Vodka  the authors evaluate a wide range of todays vodkas comparing them by origin key ingredients and available flavors. Designed in a beautiful retro style and illustrated with vintage art the book offers 250 vodka-based recipes from irresistible classics to todays cutting-edge cocktails and advises readers on making their own flavored vodkas including coffee honey peach and key lime infusions. Tips on expert drink-makingwhen to shake and when to stir how to create stunning garnishesabound as do suggestions for vodka-friendly dips canaps and other cocktail party fare.
language: English
title: Make Mine Vodka
publisher: "Stewart, Tabori and Chang"