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The Complete Home Bartender's Guide

Tools, Ingredients, Techniques, & Recipes for the Perfect Drink
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The Complete Home Bartender's Guide by Salvatore Calabrese is a comprehensive manual for mastering classic and contemporary cocktails. The book offers practical advice on setting up a home bar, planning cocktail parties, selecting the perfect glassware and garnishes, and understanding industry terminology. It includes detailed recipes for hundreds of drinks, from timeless favourites like the Martini and Negroni to exciting new creations, alongside tips for making essential syrups and creating layered drinks. With stunning visuals and expert guidance, this guide equips both novices and enthusiasts to craft picture-perfect cocktails every time.
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The Complete Home Bartender's Guide

Master the classics and sharpen your skills with the world's bestselling cocktail book.

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Sharpen your skills and master the classics with the world’s bestselling cocktail book, now thoroughly redesigned, updated, and with all-new, eye-catching photos.

From advice on setting up your home bar and planning a successful cocktail party to selecting the right glass and choosing the right garnish in three easy steps, The Complete Home Bartender’s Guide has it all.

You’ll learn industry terminology and must-have ingredients, including the six essential syrups you should make at home. Discover how to choose a juicy lime every time, batch cocktails, chill glasses if you don’t have room in your freezer, create layers in a drink, and the secret to inventing memorable cocktails.

Written by award-winning bartender and industry legend Salvatore Calabrese, this indispensable volume covers everything you need to know and provides recipes for hundreds of drinks—from the Algonquin and the Martini to the Negroni and Zombie—as well as new developments in the cocktail world.

It will make the perfect addition to your liquor cabinet or bar cart and will help you create picture-perfect drinks every time.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454931751

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 November 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square & Co.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Salvatore Calabrese is the bestselling author of 10 books and a past president of the UK Bartenders' Guild. He has received the Tales of the Cocktail Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award and the Imbibe Industry Legend Award. He consults for select brands and judges cocktail competitions internationally. He lives in London with his wife and has three children and one grandson.

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