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The 12 Bottle Bar: A Dozen Bottles. Hundreds of Cocktails. A New Way to Drink.
David Solmonson
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Description for The 12 Bottle Bar: A Dozen Bottles. Hundreds of Cocktails. A New Way to Drink.
Paperback. Num Pages: 412 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
It’s a system, a tool kit, a recipe book. Beginning with one irresistible idea--a complete home bar of just 12 key bottles--here’s how to make more than 200 classic and unique mixed drinks, including sours, slings, toddies, and highballs, plus the perfect Martini, the perfect Manhattan, and the perfect Mint Julep. It’s a surprising guide--tequila didn’t make the cut, and neither did bourbon, but genever did. And it’s a literate guide--describing with great liveliness everything from the importance of vermouth and bitters (the “salt and pepper” of mixology) to the story of a punch bowl so big it was stirred ... Read more
It’s a system, a tool kit, a recipe book. Beginning with one irresistible idea--a complete home bar of just 12 key bottles--here’s how to make more than 200 classic and unique mixed drinks, including sours, slings, toddies, and highballs, plus the perfect Martini, the perfect Manhattan, and the perfect Mint Julep. It’s a surprising guide--tequila didn’t make the cut, and neither did bourbon, but genever did. And it’s a literate guide--describing with great liveliness everything from the importance of vermouth and bitters (the “salt and pepper” of mixology) to the story of a punch bowl so big it was stirred ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780761174943
SKU
V9780761174943
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Ref
99-50
About David Solmonson
David Solmonson and Lesley Jacobs Solmonson are the husband-and-wife publishers of the popular blog 12bottlebar.com. Mr. Solmonson has written for both film and television, while Ms. Solmonson, spirits and wine writer for L.A. Weekly, is also the author of Gin: A Global History and the forthcoming Liqueur: A Global History. The Solmonsons live in Los Angeles.
Reviews for The 12 Bottle Bar: A Dozen Bottles. Hundreds of Cocktails. A New Way to Drink.
"It's the bane of the home mixologist
complicated cocktail recipes that call for multiple (and often pricey) esoteric liquors doomed to be used once, then linger for years at the back of the cabinet. Convinced there had to be a better way to stock a bar, Lesley Jacobs Solmonson and husband David Solmonson set out to cull the cocktail ... Read more
complicated cocktail recipes that call for multiple (and often pricey) esoteric liquors doomed to be used once, then linger for years at the back of the cabinet. Convinced there had to be a better way to stock a bar, Lesley Jacobs Solmonson and husband David Solmonson set out to cull the cocktail ... Read more