Author : Victorino Matus
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 19,22 MB
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1493012630
It began as poisonous rotgut in Medieval Russia—Ivan the Terrible liked it, Peter the Great loved it—but this grain alcohol “without distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color” has become our uncontested king of spirits. Over a th
Author : Jeffrey Morgenthaler
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 30,10 MB
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1452130272
The Bar Book — Bartending and mixology for the home cocktail enthusiast Learn the key techniques of bartending and mixology from a master: Written by renowned bartender and cocktail blogger Jeffrey Morgenthaler, The Bar Book is the only technique-driven cocktail handbook out there. This indispensable guide breaks down bartending into essential techniques, and then applies them to building the best drinks. Over 60 of the best drink recipes: The Bar Book contains more than 60 recipes that employ the techniques you will learn in this bartending book. Each technique is illustrated with how-to photography to provide inspiration and guidance. Bartending and mixology techniques include the best practices for: Juicing Garnishing Carbonating Stirring and shaking Choosing the correct ice for proper chilling and dilution of a drink And, much more If you found PTD Cocktail Book, 12 Bottle Bar, The Joy of Mixology, Death and Co., and Liquid Intelligence to be helpful among bartending books, you will find Jeffrey Morgenthaler’s The Bar Book to be an essential bartender book.
Author : Frederick H. Smith
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,22 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Rum
ISBN : 9780813033150
Christopher Columbus brought sugarcane to the New World on his second voyage. By 1520 commercial sugar production was underway in the Caribbean, along with the perfection of methods to ferment and distill alcohol from sugarcane to produce a new beverage that would have dramatic impact on the region. Caribbean Rum presents the fascinating cultural, economic, and ethnographic history of rum in the Caribbean from the colonial period to the present.
Author : Maggie Hoffman
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 32,94 MB
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0399582533
A hip, accessible guide to batch cocktail-making for entertaining, with 65 recipes that can be made hours—or weeks!—ahead of time so that hosts and hostesses have one less thing to worry about as the doorbell rings. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED As anyone who has hosted a dinner party knows, cocktail hour is the most fun part of the evening for guests—but the most stressful for whomever is in charge of keeping the drinks flowing. The solution, though, is simple: batch it! In this fun collection, Maggie Hoffman offers 65 delicious and creative cocktails that you don't have to stir or shake to order; rather, they are designed to stay fresh when made ahead and served out of a pitcher. Recipes such as Tongue in Cheek (gin, Meyer lemon, thyme, Cocchi Rosa), Friendly Fires (mezcal, chile vodka, watermelon, lime), Birds & Bees Punch (rum, cucumber, green tea, lemon), and even alcohol-free options are organized by flavor profile—herbal, boozy, bitter, fruity and tart, and so on—to make choosing and whipping up a perfect pitcher of cocktails a total breeze.
Author : Kingsley Amis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 33,26 MB
Release : 2010-08-09
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1608193160
Here is the beloved, bestselling compendium of Kingsley Amis's wisdom on the cherished subject of drinking. Along with a series of well-tested recipes (including a cocktail called the Lucky Jim) the book includes Amis's musings on The Hangover, The Boozing Man's Diet, The Mean Sod's Guide, and (presumably as a matter of speculation) How Not to Get Drunk-all leavened with fun quizzes on the making and drinking of alcohol all over the world. Mixing practical know-how and hilarious opinionation, this is a delightful cocktail of wry humor and distilled knowledge, served by one of our great gimlet wits.
Author : Iain Banks
Publisher : Random House
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 28,52 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Banks
ISBN : 0099460270
As a native of Scotland, bestselling author Iain Banks has decided to undertake a tour of the distilleries of his homeland in a bid to uncover the unique spirit of the single malt. Visiting some of the world's most famous distilleries and also some of its smallest and most obscure ones, Banks embarks on a journey of discovery which educates him about the places, people and products surrounding the centuries-old tradition of whisky production. Using various modes of transport - ferries to the islands, cars across the highlands, even bicycles between bus-stops - Banks' tour of Scotland combines history, literature and landscape in an entertaining and informative account of an exploration in which the arrival is by no means the most important part of the journey.
Author : Adam Rogers
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 35,68 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0547897960
Presents a look at the science of alcohol production and consumption, from the principles behind the fermentation, distillation, and aging of alcoholic beverages, to the psychology and neurobiology of what happens after it is consumed.
Author : Vincent R. Gingery
Publisher : David J. Gingery Publishing, LLC
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 29,62 MB
Release : 2014-09-04
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1878087169
If your interest is in distilling alcohol then this book is for you. It will show you how to build a six gallon electric alcohol still, and use it to turn corn, sugar, or almost anything you can ferment into high proof alcohol. The still heats the wash with a water jacket in which is immersed a 120 volt water heater element. Temperature is controlled with a thermostat. Eventually vapors boil through the rectifying column to the condenser. If you carefully maintain the precese temperature you will get almost pure alcohol.
Author : Ariana Madix
Publisher : Harvest
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 40,55 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0358171717
"Trashy and classy cocktails by the ... Vanderpump Rules couple"--
Author : Shelley Buchanan
Publisher :
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 27,71 MB
Release : 2015-09-15
Category :
ISBN : 9780991239245
The Drunken Tomato: Seattle takes you on a bloody mary filled journey through the best cocktail-slinging bars and restaurants in Seattle. With seventy in-depth reviews accompanied by detailed, full-color photos, you'll learn exactly what to expect and where to find your next savory tomato cocktail. Welcome to a life with no more bad bloody marys.
