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Raising the Bar

A Bottle-by-Bottle Guide to Mixing Masterful Cocktails at Home

by Brett Adams
Jacob Grier
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An accessible guide to building a home bar one bottle at a time, this book gives readers tools for mixing fantastic cocktails without investing time and money in niche single-use ingredients.

There's a basic cocktail formula for building a bar that is anything but ordinary.

Spirit + Sugar + Acidity/Bitterness = Tasty Cocktail

Instead of drawing on esoteric bottles of liquor, complicated syrups, and obscure sodas, this book takes readers through the home bar bottle by bottle, ensuring that every ingredient is versatile enough to be used to the last drop.

Building on a very basic cocktail pantry, each chapter thoughtfully introduces a new bottle and explains how it opens new possibilities for cocktails. Each chapter builds on the one before, so readers never encounter recipes calling for unfamiliar spirits or ingredients. RAISING THE BAR allows readers to set their own pace and maximize the usefulness of the spirits they bring home.

This book will be a go-to reference for the home bartender that is practical enough for the day-to-day and special enough for a party. With handsome graphics and a smart focus on what's already in stock, it's what home mixologists can turn to when they want creative and delightful drinks without a bar cart full of single-use bottles.

Perfect for:
Those new to cocktail making looking for accessible, easy-to-mix cocktails
Cocktail and entertaining enthusiasts,
Anyone wanting inspiration on how to set up a well-stocked bar at home

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  • Release date

    November 29, 2022

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781797210339

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781797210339
      • File size: 20907 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 1, 2022
      Home is where the cart is in this snappy guide to stocking up on essential liquors and liqueurs for do-it-yourself bars. Grier (Cocktails on Tap) and bartender Adams keep the spirit selection and recipes uncomplicated and attainable. Lemons, limes, and simple syrup are in; esoteric fruits and obscure bitters are out. Cocktail fundamentals make up the opening section, which provides lists of handy bar tools and pantry items, and analyzes the balance of sweet and acidic in classic quaffs like the old-fashioned. Given its versatility, bourbon is rated the best choice if one had to purchase just a single potent potable, with gin not far behind. Both get their own chapter and accompanying drink recipes, as do vermouth, orange liqueur, tequila, and 20 others. Easy does not necessarily translate into overly familiar or unadventurous, with many recipes showing off obscure historical roots and intriguing flavor profiles. Yes, there is a traditional Manhattan, but there is also a Los Angeles, a whiskey sour punctuated with sweet vermouth that dates to 1930. And the nearly lost practice of combining light rum and gin is celebrated in drinks like the Stan Lee, with lime juice and grenadine adding to the venture. Home mixologists are sure to be stirred. Agent: Jud Laghi, Jud Laghi Agency.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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  • English

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