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American Bar: The Artistry of Mixing Drinks

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Publisher Comments:

This "bar bible" provides recipes for mixing the perfect drink, classical or exotic, and offers tips on serving it correctly.

Whether you're celebrating a special occasion or just relaxing with a cocktail, let world-renowned bartender Charles Schumann be your guide to mixing masterful libations. American Bar — the most authoritative cocktail book ever published — provides all the information the cocktail lover or professional bartender needs to serve up the perfect drink. Inside American Bar you'll find:

  • Recipes for more than 500 drinks, listed alphabetically
  • An easy-to-use drink index arranged by drink categories
  • The fascinating history and names of leading brands of all the major cocktail components
  • A handy guide to bartending equipment
  • A glossary of international bar terms and measurements

Illustrated with hundreds of delightful 1930s-style line drawings by Günter Mattei, this exceptionally handsome book is an indispensable companion to home or professional entertaining.

Synopsis:

An invaluable reference for any bartender or home entertainer, this book is conveniently organized into informative sections that explain how cocktails are made and include important information about their ingredients. For easy use, more than 500 recipes are arranged alphabetically, each cross-referenced in drink categories.

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 390) and index.

About the Author

Charles Schumann has been a bartender for more than twenty years, the last ten as proprietor of Schumann's in Munich. He is the author of Schumann's Bar Book and Schumann's Tropical Bar Book.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781558598539
Translator:
Lindgren, Laura
Author:
Mattei, Gunter
Author:
Schumann, Charles
Author:
Lindgren, Laura
Publisher:
Abbeville Press
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Wine / Spirits / Liquor
Subject:
Cocktails
Subject:
Bartending
Subject:
Beverages - Wine & Spirits
Subject:
Beverages - Bartending
Subject:
Cooking and Food-Wines of the World
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Series Volume:
no. 3
Publication Date:
19951031
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
408
Dimensions:
7.2 x 5.4 in 24.4 oz

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"Synopsis" by , An invaluable reference for any bartender or home entertainer, this book is conveniently organized into informative sections that explain how cocktails are made and include important information about their ingredients. For easy use, more than 500 recipes are arranged alphabetically, each cross-referenced in drink categories.
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