Diffordsguide Cocktails 8 [Hardcover]

Simon Difford (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 500 pages
• Publisher: Diffords Guides (September 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 095562763X
• ISBN-13: 978-0955627637
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.9 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,050,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I bought this book for my son, April 7, 2010

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Robin Jones - See all my reviews
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I bought this book for my son who is a Culinary Institute of America Bachelors student. He has aquired quite a collection of books and his words were 'This is the Most awesome cocktail book I have yet". So I am very pleased with this purchase.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible collection..., January 24, 2010

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Hankk (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Diffordsguide Cocktails 8 (Hardcover)

It's a great book. Tons of recipes. Sometimes the commentary is long (hundreds of words); more often it's short ('A classic mojito with a hint of berry fruit'). The ingredients are often obscure, *but* that can't really be a complaint: with 2500+ drinks, of course there's going to be hard-to-find ingredients, and a good 20-30% of them can be made with a basic bar of 14 items (marked in the text with a handy 'key' symbol). I'm no cocktail snob, but even finding a few great drinks from the book pays for the price quickly. I find many to be on the sour side and heavy on the lemon/lime, but that's just taste.

There's a section in the front with basic bar technique, and the back has useful narratives about hundreds of different drink ingredients. A lot of typos though -- pay the copy editor better next time!

Do be aware of the author's website (google for "diffords guide"), where many (but not all) of the recipes are available for free, and can be easily searched by ingredient, mixer, ranking, etc. The book is great, though the website is often more flexible.

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Book, March 14, 2010

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Peter Dundas (Bali, Indonesia) - See all my reviews
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a truly outstanding book, more than 2600 cocktails designed for the professional bartenders and the home enthusiast. beautiful presented and great photography.