Cocktail Techniques

by Kazuo Uyeda

Reviews

[Christopher Zulueta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kazuo Uyeda is a master and has given me an approach to bartending as an art form mixed with science. One point of many in this book that resonates with me was the idea of Japanese methodology of this craft, where in America we look at the end result of our creation or replication of a classic cocktail vs. the whole process to which is greater than the sum of its parts (having a stoic execution, number of stirring rotations, ice level, wetness of ice, which strainer to use, etc.). I consider this book a Harry Johnson's manual on steroids, where proper technique is issued, but also presentation, cleanliness, and bartender etiquette all coincide. I will be revistiting this book soon for inspiration and carrying the three necessities of importance from Kazuo... technique, physique, and heart.