Fancy the classic Champagne Cocktail that Esquire called one of the Ten Best Cocktails of 1934? Lean toward something more daring like the creamy, frothy Soyer au Champagne crafted by 1840s celebrity chef Alexis Benoit Soyer? Looking for a modern elderflower-scented take like the Waterloo Sunset or a Negroni Sbagliato? Then you'll love the revised edition of Miller's and Brown's 1999 classic, Champagne Cocktails. Among the 135 cocktails in this breezy tome, you'll find wisdoms, witticisms, and wacky quotes from such diverse sources as Voltaire and Absolutely Fabulous. Whether you're pouring a Spanish cava, an Italian spumante, prosecco, or franziacorta, a German sekt, or something French this holiday season, you'll find a cocktail--an even a food accompaniment--to suit your taste in the pages of Champagne Cocktails.

The Mixellany Guide to Vermouth & Other Aperitifs explores the remarkable history of aromatized wines and spirits as well as the secrets of their production. When vermouth landed on American shores, it gave birth to an entire family of drinks from the Martini and the Manhattan to the Adonis and the Metropole. In Britain, the dry and sweet versions led to the Blood & Sand and the Matador. But why did Winston Churchill allegedly bow toward France instead of using vermouth in a drink? Why have various eyedroppers and atomizers been marketed to administer minute amounts of this aromatized wine into American drinks on both sides of the Atlantic? In cafes throughout Italy and France you can tell the time by the orders for tumblers and goblets of vermouth on the rocks. Argentines and Chileans love vermouth so much their cocktail hour is sometimes called l'hora del vermut the vermouth hour]. In some regions of Spain bodegas have barrels of vermouth to dole out for after-work aperitivos. Drinks historians and life-long vermouth lovers, Jared Brown and Anistatia Miller delve into the reasons why vermouths and other aperitifs have been so misunderstood and under-valued since the end of Prohibition in the United States and suggest why it is time to have a change of heart.

How to Test and Improve Your Wine Judging Ability (Third Edition)
by Irving H. Marcus
Updated and Edited by Heidi Butzine
Written over 35 years ago, the wisdom in "How to Test and Improve Your Wine Judging Ability" is timeless.
Even if you're not looking to become an "official" wine tasting judge, the author takes readers through the steps of understanding, evaluating and discussing wine. Useful to experienced and novice wine enthusiasts alike who want "to learn more about wine to enjoy it at its fullest" and be as good a wine judge as they can.
NEW EXPANDED VERSION:
includes insightful editor's notes... wine terms, aromas and flavors, grape varietals and regional wine styles comparison of today's popular wine rating systems wine aging guide and suggested comparisons for your own wine judging Comments about the book from over the years still stand today:
San Francisco Chronicle: "A good book to have."
Long Beach (Calif.) News-Post: "An important addition to wine literature; enjoyable and instructive."
Liquor Store Magazine: "Can help the retailer become a better judge of the wines he buys."
Los Angeles Times: "Helpful, concise and over nobody's head."
Vintage Magazine: "A concrete basis to the subjective art of wine tasting and evaluation."
San Francisco Examiner: "Games that measure the accuracy of a taster's perceptions."
Sunset Magazine: "Has many suggestions for post-graduate tasters."
Wine World Magazine: "A book for anyone who wants to develop his tasting ability or to find out how good it already is."
Beverage Industry News: "Can improve the imbiber's ability to make sound quality Judgements."
Chicago Tribune: "A meaty new treatise; a helpful handbook."
American Wine Society Journal: "No question of its overall value.

Australia's Mornington Peninsula, which juts into the ocean near Melbourne, Victoria, is well-known to Aussie wine lovers, but less visible to aficianados from other parts of the world. Australia romance writer A. B. Gayle and American writer William Maltese here combine their talents to produce a detailed guide to the major and minor vintners of this important region. Everyone seriously (and recreationally) interested in the drinking of fine wines will find something of interest here. Stay thirsty!

There is no argument the margarita is the most popular cocktail in the United States. There are many stories as to its origin, which I will cover, but the popularity of the margarita has stemmed from its simple ingredients, ease of mixing, and refreshing taste.

Margaritas come in a variety of flavors and have a limited number of ingredient substitutions, which make them popular cocktails for parties, relaxing times, and even for nights out on the town.

In addition to the history of the margarita and providing recipes, this book will give you brief instructions for choosing a serving glass, salting or sugaring the rim, how to choose between frozen or on-the-rocks, choosing a garnish, making simple syrup, and converting margaritas to virgin margaritas.

Whether you prefer the original margarita with tequila, triple sec, and lime juice or a more flavorful margarita, such as strawberry, raspberry, watermelon, or key lime, this book has you covered. Also included are some of the more extreme margaritas that include, but not limited to, the jalapeno margarita, Tabasco margarita, and even a margarita made with Jack Daniel's.

Pour you a fresh margarita, and enjoy reading through this book.

There is nothing that outwardly conveys the identity of a craft distilled spirit more than its label. It is the calling card that gives the consumer a hint about what is inside the bottle. And it speaks volumes about the individuality of the distillery, the distiller who made it, and why. It is in the frontier between strict federal legal requirements and the limits of tired, traditional post-Prohibition labels where an unprecedented creativity in label design is now occurring. It is quite an exciting time in the distilled spirits industry as there are now well over 254 craft distilleries in the United States. As more distilleries are added to that list, we will continue to see a surge in creativity in both the products produced and the labels designed to grace the front of each bottle.

Complete reprint of the rare classic wine book 'WINE and the WINE TRADE," written by Andre L. Simon and originally published in 1921. Dedicated to all wine connoisseurs. For more vintage books about wines and drinks feel free to take a look at: www.VintageCocktailBooks.com

gaz regan's Annual Manual for Bartenders will be the go-to book for professional bartenders worldwide. The Joy of Mixology, regan's groundbreaking 2003 work, has become required reading for staff members at many of today's top cocktail lounges, and this new book is, in many ways, a sequel to that book. The Annual Manual is directed specifically at working bartenders, not consumers, and this not only makes it stand apart from every other book in this genre, it also adds appeal directly to the men and women who actually hold forth from behind the mahogany. The Annual Manual is a book that bartenders can call their own. Besides covering mixology and methodology essentials, regan also provides readers with in-depth lessons in bar philosophy in a section called The Mindful Bartender; he salutes a dozen "Fabulous Bartenders," details eight "Fabulous Innovators" in the industry, and provides recipes and commentary on the "101 Best New Cocktails" from bartenders all over the world. Add to this the first part of regan's serialized autobiography, giving you a glimpse into the first 17 years of his life (yes, he has a story about the day he was born ), and you have a veritable compendium of a book, put together with love and kisses by a bartender, for bartenders. If you're a bartender, your library isn't complete with this book.

About Mead
Mead is wine that is made with honey rather than grapes and it has a distinct sweetness and full bodied richness that can't be had from grape derived wine. It is famous for being the drink of choice during medieval times and it is now gaining a renaissance in popularity.

And mead is also famous for its flexibility in the fermenting. You can make it with any number of fruits or spices - giving it a wonderful varied flavor.

About This Book
Mead is not difficult to make and you can brew up your first batch in an hour. All it really takes is water, honey, and yeast. And this book is a clearly written guide to how to do it.

It has clear step by step directions on how to make five different types of mead including a spice mead, a fruit mead, a plain honey flavored mead and even a sparkling mead.

The book includes a short history of mead, a look at the different types and flavors you can make, a guide to the equipment needed (which isn't much), and a frequently asked questions section.

Mead is a drink that has been shrouded in mystery for centuries but now the secret to how to easily make it has been revealed in this book.

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.

This book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of the home-brewing enthusiast. An expert on the subject writes a comprehensive account of yeast treatment throughout the ages. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

The World full of experts that want to dictate us what to do and like. The pressure on wine consumer is such that quite often we find good even what we do not really like. This book give the reader the possibility to acquire the knowledge necessary to make up her/his own opinion about what they like. It also gives the reader the knowledge to be able to defy the self nominated experts. It is all about being able to know enough and understand enough to feel comfortable about your own taste and choice. It is the Declaration of Independence of the wine consumer.

2011 Reprint of 1951 Illustrated First Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. For almost 4 decades, Saucier was the publicist for the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. His 1951 cocktail classic book, Bottoms Up includes over 200 drinks, fully indexed, plus twelve risqu [for the period] illustrations by twelve different artists. A typical review of a cocktail follows the actual recipe: THE LAST WORD: Damrak Gin / Green Chartreuse / Luxardo Maraschino / Lime / Sugar"This cocktail was introduced around here about thirty years ago by Frank Fogarty, who was very well known in vaudeville. He was called the 'Dublin Minstrel, ' and was a very fine monologue artist." So wrote Ted Saucier in 1951 when introducing this drink in Bottoms Up. Saucier credits the drink to the Detroit Athletic Club, and if the bartender's recollection is correct, that would place the Last Word as a Prohibition-era cocktail. If that's the case, then the Last Word is one of the finest cocktails to come out of that bleak period in American history. Four ingredients, two of them fairly exotic, working in equal parts to create perfect harmony.

Sommelier Richard "Rick" Boufford tells his participants, "tasting wine is a little like magic, once you know the trick, it makes wine fun " In the first volume of the Wineline, Boufford shares in simple terms the hows and whys of the art of wine tasting. After following the simple steps outlined in this easy to follow guide, Boufford guarantees anyone who can smell and taste will not only to appreciate wine, but even more of all the world around them

Translated and annotated by award-winning mixologist Charles Vexenat, Mixellany's Bariana: A Practical Compendium of All American and British Drinks provides a fascinating glimpse into the Golden Age of French cocktails. Originally published in 1896, Bariana: Recueil pratique de toutes boissons Americaines et Anglaises by Louis Fouquet is regarded as the second French cocktail book ever published. But there is no question that Bariana is the first heralded French cocktail book--unveiled in the popular Almanach Hachette encyclopaedia on practical life and introduced the phenomenon of a nouveau genre of mixed drinks. Mixellany's Bariana: A Practical Compendium of All American and British Drinks is a passionate portrayal of what can be learnt from studying and adapting the past to the modern mixological repertoire.

A Holiday Happy Hour of 24 Unique & Colorful CHRISTMAS MARTINI RECIPES with Merry Martini Making Tips & Tricks along with Christmas Trivia, Quotes & Fun. Full Color throughout and illustrated in joyful style by Pop Art Diva, every recipe page gives you the ingredients, tools and directions to a perfect Christmas cocktail. Each facing page has a Merry Martini Making Tip as well as holiday trivia and interesting tidbits relating to each martini. THE MERRY MARTINI MIXOLOGY BOOK is: Twenty four merry drinks and jolly high jinks that brighten the way to a fun holiday Packed with good taste and laughs, this book will add class and some sassy libations to all celebrations Why serve up dull eggnog when you can wow them with fun grog? No need to grinch, you can give as a gift and share the fun for a holiday lift Now, don't wait or delay please buy it today and start doing cocktails The Martini Diva way

Jonathan Nossiter, award-winning filmmaker and former sommelier, had his first taste of wine at the age of three in Paris, from his father's fingertip. For him, wine is "memory in its most liquid and dynamic form," an essential art. In "Liquid Memory," the American expatriate takes readers on a cheeky insider's investigation of the mysteries of "terroir," the historical sense of place that makes wine unique.
Nossiter, who already created an uproar in the world of wine with his film "Mondovino," here reveals how the tyranny of snobs, critics, and charlatans prevents us all from taking part in what should be a gloriously democratic bacchanalia. From the sacred wineshops of Paris to film locations in Rio de Janeiro, this singular journey invites us to consider how power influences taste and how one's own taste might combat power in any sphere.
Unabashedly controversial, "Liquid Memory "has already riled the establishment, and it will continue to stimulate wine lovers and convert the skeptics for many years to come.

Never pour out leftover wine again Use it to add flavor and sophistication to your cooking instead. Over 125 easy, step-by-step recipes encompass a range of international cuisine. Many are traditional dishes, while others are inventive, but all have a twist - the inclusion of wine to bring out flavor, and replace fat. Recipes are simplified for the everyday home cook with little time for the kitchen. From appetizers to desserts, make dishes such as Wilted Spinach Salad in Red Wine Vinaigrette, Turkey Meatloaf with Red Wine, Wine-Baked Mac & Cheese, Chicken Enchiladas in Red Wine Sauce, Zucchini Nut Risotto, and Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes with Port Cherry Sauce. Advice on selecting wines for cooking, pairing, and drinking is also included. Wine in the Kitchen is a valuable addition to any home cook's cookbook collection.

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