The Bartender's Best Friend: A Complete Guide to Cocktails, Martinis, and Mixed Drinks [Perfect Paperback]

Mardee Regan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 21, 2002

The ultimate bartending guide!

Proven recipes, step-by-step instructions, and much, much more

Congratulations! You’ve just discovered the ultimate bartender’s guide that’s up-to-date, practical, and easy-to-use. Inside you’ll find recipes for hundreds of delicious cocktails and mixed drinks, plus step-by-step directions for making virtually every contemporary and classic drink ordered at bars and restaurants today–from an A.B.C. to a Zorbatini.

You’ll also find total coverage of bartending basics, including equipment, ingredients, techniques, glassware, and garnishes.

• More than 850 recipes–listed alphabetically
• Clear, step-by-step instructions and problem-solving tips
• Fast-find icons–for classics, shooters, party punches, and more
• Waterproof, wipe-dry cover with place-keeping ribbon
• Mini-course on professional bartending

Editorial Reviews

Review

&want to get one book of drink recipes? The Bartenders Best Friend' is the place to start& -- M2 Best Books, 9 May 2003

“…want to get one book of drink recipes? ‘The Bartenders Best Friend’ is the place to start…”(M2 Best Books, 9 May 2003)

From the Back Cover

The ultimate bartending guide!

Proven recipes, step-by-step instructions, and much, much more

Congratulations! You’ve just discovered the ultimate bartender’s guide that’s up-to-date, practical, and easy-to-use. Inside you’ll find recipes for hundreds of delicious cocktails and mixed drinks, plus step-by-step directions for making virtually every contemporary and classic drink ordered at bars and restaurants today–from an A.B.C. to a Zorbatini.

You’ll also find total coverage of bartending basics, including equipment, ingredients, techniques, glassware, and garnishes.

• More than 850 recipes–listed alphabetically
• Clear, step-by-step instructions and problem-solving tips
• Fast-find icons–for classics, shooters, party punches, and more
• Companion Web site for the latest drink innovations
• Waterproof, wipe-dry cover with place-keeping ribbon
• Mini-course on professional bartending

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Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 376 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (October 21, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471227218
• ISBN-13: 978-0471227212
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #800,617 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good!, June 30, 2004

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J. Vouge (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bartender's Best Friend: A Complete Guide to Cocktails, Martinis, and Mixed Drinks (Perfect Paperback)

Got this book and was immediately impressed by the loads of recipes. However, there are some good ones missing and some of the recipes are tinkered with a bit (as most are), but that's just nitpicking. Overall an outstanding recipe book! Well worth the price!

15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yeah!!!, October 29, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Bartender's Best Friend: A Complete Guide to Cocktails, Martinis, and Mixed Drinks (Perfect Paperback)

I'm so excited about this book. I've always wanted easy access to drink recipes....as they're supposed to be, not as twenty different people think they should be. The layout is wonderful. I'd recommend this book to anyone.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Modern Supplement to your Classic Books, February 21, 2009

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TedC - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Bartender's Best Friend: A Complete Guide to Cocktails, Martinis, and Mixed Drinks (Perfect Paperback)

There are many standard drinks that aren't mentioned in this book, and some of the recipes are sweeter than I'd expect. But it's a good guide to the current state of the cocktail - The index list a hundred different "Martinis"; your classic book has seven at most.