The Complete Home Bartender's Guide

by Salvatore Calabrese

This beautifully illustrated edition of the home-bartending bible by world-renowned bartender Salvatore Calabrese includes 50 new recipes along with instructions for preparing virtually any cocktail. With encyclopedic information about every liquor, here are 830 of Salvatore's personal favorites, from classics like the Negroni to exotic modern reinventions like the Cosmopolitan. Stir in a sparkling blend of insider info and gorgeous color photos, garnish with live-action pictorials of dozens of techniques, and you've got everything necessary to become a master of mixology.

Genres: Reference, Cooking

280 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2002

Reviews

[Bettie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Description: This beautifully illustrated edition of the home-bartending bible by world-renowned bartender Salvatore Calabrese includes 50 new recipes along with instructions for preparing virtually any cocktail. With encyclopedic information about every liquor, here are 830 of Salvatore's personal favorites, from classics like the Negroni to exotic modern reinventions like the Cosmopolitan. Stir in a sparkling blend of insider info and gorgeous color photos, garnish with live-action pictorials of dozens of techniques, and you've got everything necessary to become a master of mixology.

About the Author: Salvatore Calabrese is an international award-winning expert on cocktails. From his position as bar manager of the Library Bar at the prestigious Lanesborough Hotel at London's Hyde Park Corner, Calabrese has been elected Vice President of the Bartender's Guild of the United Kingdom. Among his many awards are The Campari Bartender of the Year, winner of the Lea & Perrins International Healthy Cocktails Competition, and holder of the Chevalerie du Verre Galant and the Chevalier l'Ordre des Côteaux de Champagne.

Love the layout and photography, this is a handsome book and useful for the midwinter holidays in mind. Recommended.

[Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

With 280 pages, 820 drink recipes, of course I did not read the whole thing cover to cover. But you know what? Eventually I'll probably have done just that. It's a wonderfully presented colourful book with mouth-watering pictures, clear descriptions, and cleverly organised. You're reading about one drink, and then Oooh! What's this one? I'll try that one next!

Also featured in this book is a section titled "Bar Basics" to help new home bartenders get set up. Covered are: Tools & Equipment, Glassware, Bar essentials, Bar terms, General Advice, Easy techniques, Flavors & Garnishes, and finally, Party Planning.

Anyone who enjoys drinking, or is looking to try something new, preparing for a big party, or just plain curious about the seemingly endless cocktail possibilities, should seek out this book.

Cheers!

[H James · Rating 1 out of 5]

A soulless version of The Joy of Mixology —the same bad recipes and none of the charming anecdotes.