| Description |
1 online resource (419 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Getting Started with Bartending -- Chapter 1 For Openers: Gathering the Tools and Glasses You Need -- Covering the Basics: Bar Tools to Have at the Ready -- Wine opener -- Cocktail shaker -- Strainer -- Adding Other Helpful Tools -- Pour It Out: Giving Some Thought to Glassware -- Chapter 2 Methods to the Drink Making Madness -- Shaking a Drink -- Stirring a Drink -- Every Day I'm Muddling |
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Chillin' on Ice -- Making the Cut: Common Garnish Shapes -- Slices -- Wedges of all sizes -- Wheels -- Twists -- Adding a Little Something Sweet: Simple Syrup -- Opening Wine and Champagne Bottles -- Wine bottles -- Champagne and sparkling wine bottles -- chapter 3 Setting Up Your Home Bar -- Preparing for a Party -- Situating the bar -- Serving smartly -- Stocking Your Bar -- The basic bar -- A more complete bar -- The ultimate bar -- Picking up mixers and other important supplies -- The Party Charts: Calculating Liquor and Supply Needs -- How much liquor should you buy? |
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How many supplies should you buy? -- Chapter 4 Keeping Tabs: Helpful Charts and Measures -- Bottle-Related Measurements -- Bar Measurements and Their Equivalents -- Beer Measurements -- Drinks per Bottle -- Calories and Carbohydrates -- Part 2 Distilling the High Points of Various Spirits -- Chapter 5 Vodka -- How Vodka Is Made -- Popular Vodka Brands -- Flavored Vodkas -- Storing and Serving Vodka -- Chapter 6 Gin -- Quality Gin and How It's Made -- Popular Gin Brands -- Storing and Serving Suggestions -- Chapter 7 Tequila and Mezcal -- One Tequila, Two Tequila . . . -- Types of tequila |
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Popular tequila brands -- Messin' with Mezcal -- The famous worm -- A few brands -- Storing and Serving Suggestions -- Chapter 8 American and Canadian Whisk(e)y -- How Whiskey Is Made -- Bourbon -- Popular bourbon brands -- Specialty bourbons -- Flavored American bourbons -- Rye Whiskey -- Tennessee Whiskey -- Canadian Whisky -- Blended Whiskey -- Wheat and Corn Whiskies -- Storing and Pouring the Most Popular Serves -- Chapter 9 Irish Whiskey -- What Makes Irish Whiskey Taste So Good? -- Popular Irish Whiskey Brands -- Storing and Serving Suggestions -- Chapter 10 Scotch Whisky |
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Types of Scotch Whiskies -- How Scotch Is Made -- Dispelling Myths about Scotch Whisky -- Popular Blended Scotch Whiskies -- Taking a Closer Look at Single-Malt Scotch -- Storing and Serving Suggestions -- Chapter 11 Japanese Whisky -- How Japanese Whisky Is Made and Aged -- Popular Brands -- Storing and Serving Suggestions -- Chapter 12 Rum -- How Rum Is Made -- Popular Rum Brands -- Getting Familiar with Flavored and Spiced Rums -- Cachaça: The "Brazilian Rum" That Isn't -- Storing and Serving Rum -- Chapter 13 Brandy -- Making Brandy -- Brushing Up on Brandy Varieties -- American brandy |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Pisco |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Foley, Jackie Wilson
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| ISBN |
9781119900450 |
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111990045X |
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