The Craft of the Cocktail: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Master Bartender, with 500 Recipes
by Dale DeGroff
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Author: Dale DeGroffEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-10-15
ISBN: 0609608754
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
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- ISBN13: 9780609608753
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Book Review: Engaging and excellent basic bar book
Summary: 4 Stars
A great basic bar book with very good recipes for the most part, and written in an engaging and accessible manner. The author also somethimes gives his welcome opinions on various brands of spirits and liqueurs to use in a specific cocktail and why, or on a particular garnish, etc. He also explains how to do his famous flamed citrus peel garnish, something you'll never see me do.
The lack of an index by liquor is the only disappointment in this book. This home bartender really appreciates such an index because I don't necessarily know every cocktail that uses Benedictine or Chartreuse, gin or applejack, etc.
Anyway, an excellent bar book that's fun and inspriring to browse through. Hmmm, what will we make for next Friday night's cocktail, I wonder...
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Summary of The Craft of the Cocktail: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Master Bartender, with 500 Recipes
Cocktails are bigger than ever, and this is the first real cookbook for them, covering the entire breadth of this rich subject. The Craft of the Cocktail provides much more than merely the same old recipes: it delves into history, personalities, and anecdotes; it shows you how to set up a bar, master important techniques, and use tools correctly; and it delivers unique concoctions, many featuring Dale DeGroff's signature use of fresh juices, as well as all the classics.Debonair, a great raconteur, and an unparalleled authority, Dale DeGroff is the epitome of Perfect Bartender, universally acknowledged as the world's premier mixologist. From Entertainment Weekly and USA Today to the Culinary Institute of America and the nation's best restaurants, whenever anybody wants information or training on the bar, they turn to Dale for recipes, for history, for anecdotes, for fun-for cocktail-party conversation as well as for cocktails.
That's what The Craft of the Cocktail is-the full party, conversation and all. It begins with the history of spirits, how they're made (but without too much boring science), the development of the mixed drink, and the culture it created, all drawn from Dale's vast library of vintage cocktail books. Then on to stocking the essential bar, choosing the right tools and ingredients, mastering key techniques-hints worthy of a pro, the same information that Dale shares with the bartenders he trains in seminars and through his videos. And then the meat of the matter: 500 recipes, including everything from tried-and-true classics to of-the-moment originals. Throughout are rich stories, vintage recipes, fast facts, and other entertaining asides. Beautiful color photographs and a striking design round out the cookbook approach to this subject, highlighting the difference between an under-the-bar handbook and a stylish, full-blown treatment. The Craft of the Cocktail is that treatment, destined to become the bible of the bar.
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