Everything You Need To Know To Be A Master Bartender, With 500 Recipes
Clarkson Potter
October 2002
On Sale: October 15, 2002
240 pages ISBN: 0609608754 EAN: 9780609608753 Kindle: B003V4BPN8 Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
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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