Sother Teague, one of New York’s most knowledgeable bartenders and Wine Enthusiast’s Mixologist of the Year (2017), presents a brief history of both classic and lesser-known spirits with modern-day wit and old-school bar wisdom, accompanied by easy-to-mix drink recipes you’ll soon commit to memory. Better than bellying up to some of the world’s best bars
Sother Teague, one of New York’s most knowledgeable bartenders and Wine Enthusiast’s Mixologist of the Year (2017), presents a brief history of both classic and lesser-known spirits with modern-day wit and old-school bar wisdom, accompanied by easy-to-mix drink recipes you’ll soon commit to memory.
Better than bellying up to some of the world’s best bars with a veteran bartender, this series of essays and conversations on all things alcohol aims to reveal how the joy of drinking changed both history and culture?and will likely inspire you to make a little history of your own. After all, no retelling of a great caper or revolutionary event ever started with the phrase, “So a bunch of guys are all eating salad…”.
This hardcover collection of timeless tips, insight from industry pros and 100+ recipes is more than just a cocktail book: It’s a manifesto for living a more spirited life.
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If you’re looking at this book, just buy it – it’s UNPOSSIBLE to regret it! A beautiful book, full of personality and bits of history around the drinks included and some tips to change/improve some of them as you go.i’ve spent about a year or so now reading about the history of cocktails (e.g. “A Proper Drink” and “Imbibe!”) as well as through a few cocktail books (Death & Co, of course, as well as Canon and a few others), but i haven’t gone nuts and bought a ton of recipe type books for the reason that so many of them are targeted toward other…
Great Recipe Book for Cocktails This is a great book for those interested in learning more about cocktail culture. There are detailed recipes for agave, gin whiskey and brandy based cocktails. There is also a great section on Amari which is very diverse and covers a number of spirits. However, as a rum drinker, I was so disappointed this section carried the tagline, “Yo ho ho here’s an entire category I’m glossing over” I was screaming”No! No! Please don’t gloss over this category!” The reason I bought this book was to…
Index does not contain drink names This is a 5-star book with a huge 1-star flaw in that the index does not include the drinks by name. If you purchased the book several months ago and made a few of the recipes you liked and whose names you remember, you’ll have a hard time finding them again with only that information. The drinks are not alphabetized even within their section, nor do the names appear in the table of contents. If you remember the ingredients in the drink you can use the index to hunt for page numbers that way,…