The essential bar book
Subtitle: an A-to-Z guide to spirits, cocktails, and wine, with 115 recipes for the world's great drinks
By: Jennifer Fiedler
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9781607746539
Subjects: Cocktails; Bartending; Dictionaries; Handbooks, manuals
Description: "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 Spectator-contributing 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"--