Synopses & Reviews
Every adventurous (and/or indecisive) drinker has wished for a Magic 8-Ball to suggest a cocktail. Sure, a bartender can help, but even better is Be Your Own Bartender! Think of it as a portable mixologist with questions designed to lead readers to their ideal drink. A dozen "booze maps" — interactive flow charts leading to one of 151 original cocktails — make this stylish and unusual approach as simple as it is fun.
For instance: The reader is throwing herself a birthday party and wants a signature drink. The book asks, gin, whiskey, or tequila? "Gin." Light and refreshing, or stiff and bitter? "Light and refreshing." Sweet and fruity, or less sweet and herbal? "Less sweet and herbal." Easy to make, or a little more ambitious? "Easy." The cocktail: A Basil '75, with lemon juice, fresh basil, and sparkling wine.
Divided into chapters by spirit, with bonus flow charts designed by category (geek out, party on, drink all day), there's something for everyone.
About the Author
Carey Jones is a food and spirits writer for publications including Food and Wine, Travel + Leisure, and Vogue and has appeared as a cocktail expert on NPR's Dinner Party Download. Her first book, Brooklyn Bartender, has been featured by Saveur, Forbes, and many others. Jones is the former managing editor of the James Beard Award-winning website Serious Eats.
John McCarthy is a consulting mixologist and spirits writer who has created bar programs for establishments in New York, Nantucket, and beyond. Together with Carey Jones, he is the coauthor of "Liquor Cabinet Roulette," a weekly spirits column for the home bartender on the Food and Wine website. McCarthy has been featured in a series of cocktail videos for Saveur; he and his cocktails have been profiled in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications; and he has appeared on-camera on Fox & Friends, Good Morning America, and Today.com.
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