Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique -- Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Hardcover

Looking to impress your family and guests with your cocktails? Look no further than this cocktail recipe book, 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 and bartender book out there. This indispensable guide breaks down bartending into bar 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 cocktail recipes that employ the techniques you will learn in this craft cocktail 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 and mixology books, you will find Jeffrey Morgenthaler's The Bar Book to be an essential bartender book.

Author: Jeffrey Morgenthaler
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 06/03/2014
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.08lbs
Size: 9.38h x 6.82w x 1.06d
ISBN: 9781452113845
Award: IACP Crystal Whisk Award - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/01/2014 pg. 110

About the Author
Jeffrey Morgenthaler is an award-winning bartender and blogger who manages the bar at Clyde Common in Portland, Oregon.

Martha Holmberg is the author of Modern Sauces and Crêpes.