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I love his bartending equivalent of the "food hacks" many home cooks have developed and shared over the years, and am sure I'll be making use of several of his suggestions in the happy hours to come. Jan 02, Kas rated it it was amazing. As a cocktail novice, this book really helped me understand more about this profession. I completely read it front to back because there was a lot of fun information to process. Unfortunately due to being quite unknown in the bar business and being only someone making cocktails at home every once in a while, I can't really say if this is sufficient information for everybody.

It goes from explaining how to cut and juice citrus to how long you could keep the juice if you were in a bar setting or having a fun cocktail party at home! It also included a great chapter about carbonation.. The book includes many cocktails, among many classics, as examples for their chapters. Example, Chapter 2 is about juices, and includes a cocktail for apple, pineapple juice and a cocktail for fruit purees.

Which I think is very nice so you not only learn about an ingredient or subject, but also immediately learn how you could apply it. Do note that the real beginner info Measuring, How to shake a cocktail, the tools of the bar et cetera are all at the back. Which confused me at first but now makes total sense. It's logical to learn about the ingredients before you try shoving stuff together and see if it works Imagery is beautiful too.

Makes me jealous that my cocktails never end up looking like that but practice makes perfect I suppose! The step-by-step pictures are also much appreciated. Overall a great read, learned a lot of stuff! Sep 29, Dimitris rated it it was amazing. A must-read for the professional and the home bartender.

The book explores all the techniques needed to mix a great cocktail, starting from the basics like citrus juices all the way to advanced garnishing. In-between the pages filled with guides to the techniques are recipes that highlight the technique of the particular section. The entire book is beautifully illustrated with still frames of the mixing processes or photos of the cocktails, making the entire read more understandable.

This is one A must-read for the professional and the home bartender. This is one of those books that you read cover to cover, then re-read it and fill it with post-its that point to recipes and specific processes you want to try out. Definitely worth a second and even a third read.

Jan 04, Gary Allen rated it it was amazing. Well-organized, practical and logical Seriously, Morgethaler has the kind of mind that tests conventional wisdom and always comes up with sensible answers that are bound to improve the reader's products He writes with good humor All in all, a very useful book.

My only complaint was about the book's production; there are wonderful photos, throughout, but they would have benefitted by explanatory captions. Jun 01, Alison rated it it was amazing. As someone who was SUPER into cocktails a couple years ago, but kind of got distracted, I was tickled to find this book. It has rekindled my interest and inspired me to try some things I haven't done before.

In particular, I am excited to try his quinine tincture method for gin and tonics rather than making a tonic syrup. My only complaint is there isn't a Manhattan recipe, which doesn't really matter because mine is the best, but that's the cocktail I use for the sake of comparison.

Off to the liquor store! Mar 08, James Foster rated it it was amazing. Great reference for cocktail hobbyists. Morgenthaler explains in detail what tools one should have behind the bar. Describes and shows in detail how to make essential ingredients such as juices, syrups, tinctures, and infusions and how to choose and use dairy, eggs, and ice.

Beautiful pictures. The focus of the book is on techniques and incredients, not recipes. But each ite Great reference for cocktail hobbyists. But each item discussed includes a yummy cocktail recipe to illustrate the point.

Sep 05, P rated it really liked it. I wanted to start making cocktails at home just as a hobby, and this book provides not only a pretty good introduction to the topic but it also appears to serve a more professional audience: it is suitable for beginners, as it doesn't require prior knowledge, and at the same time it goes into complex matter and exotic stuff you actually won't find at many bars.

It has great illustrations and it is pleasant to read. It is not pretentious like you would expect from similar books about wine and co I wanted to start making cocktails at home just as a hobby, and this book provides not only a pretty good introduction to the topic but it also appears to serve a more professional audience: it is suitable for beginners, as it doesn't require prior knowledge, and at the same time it goes into complex matter and exotic stuff you actually won't find at many bars.

It is not pretentious like you would expect from similar books about wine and cooking and the writing style is down-to-earth. I learned so much from this relatively short read that now I am a bit spoiled going to bars and in many cases leaving unhappy because of getting the level below the stuff found book and it may boost your confidence about the stuff you can make at home as surprisingly you may end up making better stuff at home than in many venues.

However, to me as a beginner and aspiring home-bartender the book has some shortcomings and some topics are overlooked: - For background knowledge, it would be nice to know how gin, rum, vodka and other prominent alcoholic ingredients are made. Each recipe in the book has a recommended glass, but it's not motivated why, nor a list of all types of glasses is given. That would be a great additional chapter. That's not included, unlike how to store citrus juice. Some people keep gin and others at room temperature, while some keep liquor in the fridge and freezer.

Most of the recipes require exotic ingredients that normally you wouldn't keep at home because it's not feasible. Therefore there are only several recipes that you can actually make at home.

A possibly unpopular opinion: it would be nice to have recommended substitutes for some ingredients that are hard to source or that make no sense to keep at home because they are used by only a single cocktail recipe, unlike stuff such as gin.

I understand that the book is based on taste and experience which may vary from person to person, but I wouldn't overlook popular cocktails, especially those that are relatively simple to make with ingredients that are shared by many other cocktails.

In conclusion, this is a very good book that will teach you lots of stuff, especially if you are a beginner like me, but further reading might be needed.

Going through what makes cocktails work mixing, temperature, ice, etc. It tells you ratios to use and what kinds of flavors go with what. More pictures would have been helpful and more variety but it's a solid place to start to "Making your own spiced rum gives you great control over the flavors in your cocktail than simply purchasing spiced rum off the shelf.

More pictures would have been helpful and more variety but it's a solid place to start to learn to make drinks. Dec 26, Mari Rydings rated it it was amazing. Each technique is illustrated with how-to photography to provide inspiration and guidance. Author : Klaus St. Mit diesem Buch wird jede Stadt zu einem riesigen Gym.

Author : L. Author : Julie Sheehan Publisher: W. The lush, agreeably-out-of-style cocktails who take the stage in Bar Book. Loaded with essential-to-know topics such as barware, tools, and mixing tips. Classic cocktails and new drinks: As the mistress of mixology, the author Mittie Hellmich has the classics down for the Martini, the Bloody Mary—and the many variations such as the Dirty Martini and the Virgin Mary. Author : Klaus St.

Author : L. Author : Julie Sheehan Publisher: W. The lush, agreeably-out-of-style cocktails who take the stage in Bar Book. Loaded with essential-to-know topics such as barware, tools, and mixing tips. Classic cocktails and new drinks: As the mistress of mixology, the author Mittie Hellmich has the classics down for the Martini, the Bloody Mary—and the many variations such as the Dirty Martini and the Virgin Mary.

And then there are all the creative new elixirs the author brings to the table, like the Tasmanian Twister Cocktail or the Citron Sparkler. Illustrated secrets of classic cocktails and more: Illustrations show precisely what type of glass should be used for each drink.