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This recipe book features over 1,000 cocktails and will have you
creating memorable cocktails in no time! From 3-ingredient drinks
to mad-scientist mixology, The Encyclopedia of Cocktails is any
bartender's go-to resource. A clean, uncluttered design and
extensive index makes finding drinks easy, whether you're searching
by spirit or style. This in-depth guide will provide
recommendations, tips, and techniques that will help you understand
how to make the best cocktails at home and features: - Over 1,000
cocktail recipes that will have you understanding the craft of
mixology - Necessary tools of the trade and where you can purchase
everything you need - A guide to purchasing the perfect liquor and
spirits for your at-home bar - An in-depth guide to ice, simple
syrups, shrubs, and bitters to elevate your cocktails to the next
level - Tips for mixing your drinks like a pro and adding the
perfect garnish to top them off - Chapters dedicated specifically
to each type of spirit, mocktails, and other non-alcoholic drinks -
The history of over 100 classic cocktails - Recipes for hundreds of
homemade ingredients; from syrups to blends, infusions, tinctures,
foams, and more, you'll be crafting bespoke ingredients in no time
The Encyclopedia of Cocktails is the perfect gift for anyone who
likes to mix drinks - it's the only cocktail book they'll ever need
Learn about one of the most impactful distilleries in American
history in this comprehensive tale Buffalo, Barrels, & Bourbon
tells the fascinating tale of the Buffalo Trace Distillery, from
the time of the earliest explorations of Kentucky to the present
day. Author and award-winning spirits expert F. Paul Pacult takes
readers on a journey through history that covers the American
Revolutionary War, U.S Civil War, two World Wars, Prohibition, and
the Great Depression. Buffalo, Barrels, & Bourbon covers the
pedigree and provenance of the Buffalo Trace Distillery: The
larger-than-life personalities that over a century and a half made
Buffalo Trace Distillery what it is today Detailed accounts on how
many of the distillery's award-winning and world-famous brands were
created The impact of world events, including multiple depressions,
weather-related events, and major conflicts, on the distillery
Belonging on the shelf of anyone with an interest in American
spirits and history, Buffalo, Barrels, & Bourbon is a
compelling must-read.
More and more people have become aware of the proven effectiveness
of green drinks in preventing, treating and reversing a wide array
of health conditions and diseases. This pretty metal box contains
50 recipe cards for the most delicious green smoothies made of
fruit and vegetables, quick and easily prepared, for all who want
to stay fit and healthy. Go Green - and be surprised by the
multitude of unexpected taste experiences.
"Wine is, above all, about pleasure. Those who make it ponderous
make it dull . . . If you keep an open mind and take each wine on
its own terms, there is a world of magic to discover." So wrote the
renowned wine expert Kermit Lynch in the introduction to Adventures
on the Wine Route, his ultimate tour of France, especially its wine
cellars. The "magic" of wine is Lynch's subject as he takes the
reader on a singular journey through the Loire, Bordeaux, the
Languedoc, Provence, northern and southern Rhone, and Burgundy. In
Adventures on the Wine Route, the wine lover will find wisdom
without a trace of pretension and hype. As Victor Hazan wrote, "In
Kermit Lynch's small, true, delightful book there is more
understanding about what wine really is than in everything else I
have read." Praise for Lynch and for Adventures on the Wine Route
has not ceased since the book's initial publication thirty years
ago. In 2007, The New York Times called it "one of the finest
American books on wine." And in June 2012, The Wall Street Journal
proclaimed it "the best book on the wine business." Full of vivid
portraits of French vintners, memorable evocations of the French
countryside, and, of course, vibrant descriptions of French wines,
this new edition of Adventures on the Wine Route updates a modern
classic for our times.
A spirited new translation of a forgotten classic, shot through
with timeless wisdom Is there an art to drinking alcohol? Can
drinking ever be a virtue? The Renaissance humanist and
neoclassical poet Vincent Obsopoeus (ca. 1498-1539) thought so. In
the winelands of sixteenth-century Germany, he witnessed the birth
of a poisonous new culture of bingeing, hazing, peer pressure, and
competitive drinking. Alarmed, and inspired by the Roman poet
Ovid's Art of Love, he wrote The Art of Drinking (De Arte Bibendi)
(1536), a how-to manual for drinking with pleasure and
discrimination. In How to Drink, Michael Fontaine offers the first
proper English translation of Obsopoeus's text, rendering his
poetry into spirited, contemporary prose and uncorking a forgotten
classic that will appeal to drinkers of all kinds and (legal) ages.
Arguing that moderation, not abstinence, is the key to lasting
sobriety, and that drinking can be a virtue if it is done with
rules and limits, Obsopoeus teaches us how to manage our drinking,
how to win friends at social gatherings, and how to give a proper
toast. But he also says that drinking to excess on occasion is
okay-and he even tells us how to win drinking games, citing
extensive personal experience. Complete with the original Latin on
facing pages, this sparkling work is as intoxicating today as when
it was first published.
Translated into English for the first time, the 1927 Cuban classic
El Arte de Hacer un Cocktail y Algo Mas: The Art of Mixing a
Cocktail & More documents the creative genius of the legendary
Cuban cantineros. Within these pages you'll find 788 recipes that
were shaken, stirred, thrown, and frappeed during the 1920s in the
hotels, restaurants, casinos, bodegas, and bars of "the Little
Paris of the Caribbean"-Havana, Cuba. A very rare book that has
achieved legendary status amongst cocktail book collectors, the
recipes found in El Arte have never been available in English,
making this book an essential resource and a collectible on its
own. Complete with its original illustrations and a foreword by
Cuban rum and drinks historian Anistatia Miller, El Arte de Hacer
un Cocktail y Algo Mas: The Art of Mixing a Cocktail & More is
not merely a peek into Cuban cocktail history. El Arte demonstrates
the Cuban passion for complex yet subtle flavours accentuated a
hint of sweetness as well as the cantineros' awareness of their
audience (both local and international) and of prevailing trends.
That is a lesson that none of us should ever forget. Drinks and
food must appeal to the people who consume them. It's a skill that
Havana 's cantineros from those legendary days continue to teach us
very well.
"Kingsley Amis's drink writing is better than anybody else's,
ever..." Esquire Kingsley Amis was one of the great masters of
comic prose, and no subject was dearer to him than the art and
practice of imbibing. Everyday Drinking brings together the best of
his writing on the subject: Kingsley Amis in Drink, Everyday
Drinking and How's Your Glass? In one handsome package, the book
covers a full shelf of the master's riotous and erudite thoughts on
the drinking arts; along with a series of well-tested recipes
(including a cocktail called the Lucky Jim) are 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 humour and
distilled knowledge, served by one of our great gimlet wits. With
an introduction by Christopher Hitchens.
More than 200 entries cover the serious, the silly and the
downright bizarre from the world of beer. Inside this pint-sized
compendium you'll find everything from the biggest brewer in the
world to the beers with the daftest names. A quick skim before a
night out and you'll always have enough beery wisdom to impress
your friends.
A beautiful, fuss-free collection of infographic recipes for the
world's best-loved cocktails.
Choose a recipe to suit your level of cocktail confidence – from
Americano to Zombie via Cuba Libre and Negroni. While you're mixing,
read about the origins of each drink and learn a fun fact. You'll
impress your friends, quench your thirst and up your cocktail game in
no time.
For cocktail novices and serious home bartenders, this is the ultimate,
beautifully illustrated companion.
Until the eighteenth century or even later, beer was the staple
drink of most men and women at all levels of society. Tea and
coffee were expensive luxuries while water might well carry
disease. To supply the needs of both owners and servants, every
country house with an accessible source of water had a brewhouse,
usually close at hand. Although many of the brewhouses still stand,
in some cases with the original brewing vessels (as at Lacock and
Charlecote), their habitual conversion to other uses has allowed
them to be ignored. Yet they are distinctive buildings - as much
part of a country house as an ice-house or stables - which need
both to be recognised and preserved.
The scale of brewing in country houses, which went on to a
surprisingly late date in the nineteenth century (with odd
survivals, such as Hickleton in Yorkshire, into the twentieth), was
often considerable, if small besides that of commercial brewing.
Copious records for both brewing and consumption exist. Pamela
Sambrook describes the brewing equipment, such as coppers, mash
tuns underbacks and coolers; the types of beers brewed, from strong
ale to small beer and how they were kept; and the brewers
themselves, their skills and attitudes.
"English Country House Brewing, 1500-1900" shows the role beer
played in the life of the country house, with beer allowances and
beer money an integral part of servants' rewards. Generous
allowances were made for arduous tasks, such as harvesting. For
celebrations, such as the heir's coming of age, extra-strong ale
was provided. This book, which is heavily illustrated, is an
important and original contribution to architectural, brewing and
social history.
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Haley Bennett, Tom
Sturridge, and Sam Riley!
"Narrative history that fizzes with life and feeling.” — Benjamin
Wallace, New York Times bestselling author of The Billionaire's Vinegar
The New York Times bestselling biography of the visionary young woman
who built a champagne empire, became a legend, and showed the world how
to live with style
Veuve Clicquot champagne epitomizes glamour, style, and luxury. In The
Widow Clicquot, Tilar J. Mazzeo brings to life—for the first time—the
fascinating woman behind the iconic yellow label: Barbe-Nicole Clicquot
Ponsardin, who, after her husband's death, defied convention by
assuming the reins of the fledgling wine business they had nurtured
together. Steering the company through dizzying political and financial
reversals, she became one of the world's first great businesswomen and
one of the richest women of her time.
As much a fascinating journey through the process of making this
temperamental wine as a biography of a uniquely tempered woman, The
Widow Clicquot is the captivating true story of a legend and a
visionary.
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