The essential bar book

By Jennifer Fiedler

Subjects: Bartending, COOKING / Beverages / Bartending, COOKING / Reference, Dictionaries, COOKING / Beverages / Wine & Spirits, Cocktails, Handbooks, manuals

Description: "A handsome and comprehensive bartending guide for professional and home bartenders that includes history, lore, and 150 recipes. What's the difference between and martini and a gibson? Does absinthe really cause insanity? Which type of glass should a moscow mule be served in? The Bar Bible answers all of these questions and more, with fascinating information about everything boozy that's good to drink. From author and Wine Spectator-contributing editor Jennifer Fiedler, this book presents essential bartending information, from the tools of the trade to the history and mythology behind classic cocktails in an easy-to-navigate alphabetical guide"--