The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks
by David A. Embury, Robert Hess, Audrey Saunders
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Author: Audrey Saunders, David A. Embury, Robert HessEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-01
ISBN: 1603111646
Publisher: Mud Puddle Books, Inc.
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Book Review: Excellent, informative, and droll
Summary: 5 Stars
Get this book! Read the other reviews: the only reason this book is getting 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the typos in this edition. Ignore them and get the book. It's a pleasure to read.
Embury is a wonderful writer with a dry wit. He clearly and methodically lays out cocktail basics so you can "roll your own." This isn't a book about chocolate martinis and sour apple martinis: it's old school, taking it cues from the pre-Prohibition era of bartending (1880s - 1920). While some of his own recipes are a bit boozy (like a 7-to-1 gin martini), he gives just not his recipes, but lists other "standard" recipes, critiques them, and then urges you to experiment and find what you like best. In the interest of completeness, he even lists cocktails he thinks are terrible ("... but boys will be boys.")
An aside: A recent web article about making the perfect sidecar found his sidecar to be much too boozy ... a problem they solved simply by adding 1 drop of orange bitters. I have a feeling Embury would fully approve of their meddling.
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