Beverages & Wine

And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails

One spirit, Ten cocktails, and Four Centuries of American HistoryAnd a Bottle of Rum tells the raucously entertaining story of America as seen through the bottom of a drinking glass. With a chapter for each of ten cocktails—from the grog sailors drank on the high seas in the 1700s to the mojitos of modern club hoppers—Wayne Curtis reveals …

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Drink Like a Woman: Shake. Stir. Conquer. Repeat.

Cocktail marketers and male bartenders like to tell women what we want to drink—and it’s usually fruity, frilly, fancy, and pink.In Drink Like a Woman, Jeanette Hurt shakes up barroom expectations, stirs up some new ideas, and pours a lively collection of feminist cocktails that are just as varied, flavorful, and strong as women are.Sharing basic techniques, …

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101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die

Third edition, fully revised and updated. 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die is a whisky guide with a difference. It is not an awards list. It is not a list of the 101 ‘best’ whiskies in the world in the opinion of a self-appointed whisky guru. It is simply a guide to the 101 whiskies that …

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101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die

Fully updated and revised in 2013, 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die is a whisky guide with a difference. It is not an awards list. It is not a list of the 101 ‘best’ whiskies in the world in the opinion of a self-appointed whisky guru. It is simply a guide to the 101 whiskies that enthusiasts …

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The Bartender’s Bible: 1001 Mixed Drinks and Everything You Need to Know to Set Up Your Bar

Mix Drinks Like A Pro Now you can with this indispensable handbook, the most thorough’and thoroughly accessible’bartending guide ever created for both professional and home use. Encyclopedic in scope and filled with clear, simple instructions, The Bartender’s Bible includes information on:Stocking and equipping a bar’from liquors and mixers to condiments, garnishes, and equipmentShot-by-shot recipes for over 1,000 cocktails …

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Colonial Spirits: A Toast to Our Drunken History

In Colonial Spirits, Steven Grasse presents a historical manifesto on drinking, including 50 colonial era– inspired cocktail recipes. The book features a rousing timeline of colonial imbibing and a cultural overview of a dizzying number of drinks: beer, rum and punch; temperance drinks; liqueurs and cordials; medicinal beverages; cider; wine, whiskey, and bourbon—all peppered with liquored-up adages from …

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Michael Jackson’s Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch, 7th Edition

The world’s best-selling book on malt whisky, now updated to include all the latest significant bottlings.This seventh edition of Michael Jackson’s Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch continues to provide whisky enthusiasts with all the information, advice, and guidance they need to improve their knowledge and appreciation of single malt whisky.Fully updated with all the latest significant bottlings, …

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The NoMad Cookbook

From the authors of the acclaimed cookbooks Eleven Madison Park and I Love New York comes this uniquely packaged cookbook, featuring recipes from the wildly popular restaurant and, as an added surprise, a hidden back panel that opens to reveal a separate cocktail book.      Chef Daniel Humm and his business partner Will Guidara are the proprietors of two of New York’s most …

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