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Discover how to make more than 200 easy, delicious, and affordable recipes with only four ingredients or less in the third edition of the hugely popular Home Bartender. From classic cocktails to alcohol free mocktails, this bartender’s bible has everything any host, hostess, or hobbyist could need to be the perfect home bartender.
Making drinks at home has never been easier for the busy mixologist, and you don’t need expensive liquor or exotic and obscure ingredients to make a craft cocktail. This book contains perfect, classic, and budget versions of old favorites—such as the Martini, Old Fashioned, Manhattan, Cosmopolitan, Margarita, and Gin and Tonic—as well as new drinks that will keep you coming back for more.
Inside this bartender’s bible you’ll find:
Over 200 recipes, including tasty non-alcoholic beveragesMust-have bar tools for the successful home bartenderDrink recommendations for every occasionTerminology to help you better understand what you are doingResources to help you find all the tools you need for your at-home bar
Spend less time mixing and more time hosting with The Home Bartender: The Third Edition.
This updated edition makes a great gift for:
Father’s DayGraduationHousewarming parties for host or hostessWedding registry for newlyweds with a love for cocktails
From the Publisher
Recipes from The Home Bartender
Sunny Day
1 part vodka1 part Campari1 part elderflower liqueur2 parts sweet vermouth1 lime wedge (garnish)1 orange slice (garnish)
1. Add vodka, Campari, elderflower liqueur, and vermouth to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well.
2. Strain the resulting mixture into a rocks glass containing your desired amount of ice.
3. Squeeze the lime wedge into the glass. Garnish with an orange slice.
Island Punch
1 part dark rum1 part pineapple juice1 part orange juice2 drops bitters1 pineapple slice (garnish)
1. Add the rum, juices, and bitters to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well.
2. Strain the resulting mixture into a pint glass filled with ice.
3. Garnish with a slice of pineapple.
Rose Vixen
2 parts gin
1 part Chambord
raspberry liqueur
1 part lemon juice
2 raspberries (garnish)
1. Add gin, Chambord, and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well.
2. Strain the resulting mixture into a cocktail glass. Garnish with raspberries on a toothpick.
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Format
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Released
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Trim Size
6.75 x 8.3 6.5 x 8 6.5 x 8 4 x 6.2 6.5 x 8
Pages
464 272 224 60 272
Publisher : Cider Mill Press; Third edition (September 12, 2023)
Language : English
Hardcover : 464 pages
ISBN-10 : 1646434110
ISBN-13 : 978-1646434114
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 6.75 x 1.2 x 8.3 inches
Reviewer: Alexandra
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Just gorgeous
Review: The exactly one I wanted with amazing, beutiful, big illustrations and delicious recipes
Reviewer: mom5
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Lots of great recipes
Review: Gave this as a gift and I really like how the recipes are pretty straight forward without a lot of "rare" ingredients
Reviewer: girlg33k
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fantastic resource for home bar
Review: Love this book. Has all the big hitters (old fashion, long island, sunrise, etc.), variations, even non-alcoholic versions. Super easy to follow. There's even an index that groups similar drinks together, designed to help you identify what drinks you might enjoy. ALL drinks are 4 ingredients or less. I've seen some complaints that this isn't so. Now, some drinks are 4 ingredients *and a garnish*, but a garnish isn't an ingredient, it's for presentation. Any ingredient integral to the drink is listed, while garnishes are specifically notated as such.I'm really happy with this book and find it extremely helpful. It even offers lists of specific liquors for a range of budgets and quality. It's the perfect companion for a home bar.
Reviewer: Darryl Gardner Harris
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: What ever home needs
Review: If you are building a home bar, then this is the book you need. I order this book it has all the great one in it. It looks good on my bar and full of information.This book tells you what you need to start your bar and takes the guess work out. This is a recommended book...its worth the price and you will be happy.
Reviewer: Theresab WIT
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I wish I'd bought this before setting up the bar again
Review: We recently decided to re-set up our home bar. My husband has long been a beer drinker, but enjoys whiskey, gin occasionally. I've been a teetotaler since shortly after we married mainly because of kids. I've always preferred cocktails since I taste alcohol strongly. But cocktails get expenses outside or inside the home. Recently though we decided we wanted a legit bar in the house (2 of our 3 kids are legal age drinkers now themselves).I remembered some of the cocktails I used to enjoy, and therefore what liquors to buy. I still had my old cocktail guide books. However, I found the books overwhelming - for that matter, the liquor stores. Vodka used to have a shelf or two, not a row! I decided to buy a couple books with far fewer recipes (though if you want a lot, I highly recommend The Bartender's Bible by Gary Regan).This book was one of 2 I bought. I haven't made anything from the recipes yet, though the recipes I'm familiar with look as they should. I do wish I'd bought this before we started stocking the bar as it gives a nice list at the front of what you need, what is nice to have, and etc for liquor, bar tools, glassware, and mixers. I do love that the book is pretty. I'm visual so far more likely to chose a drink by the photo. It looks as though there will he plenty of drinks to occupy us for a while, and that's good. It's also small enough, I'm not overwhelmed. I only have 2 complaints. One, as someone else said, the varieties on the drinks are a bit of a joke. For instance, there is the classic gin and tonic, then the budget gin and tonic, then the perfect gin and tonic. The only difference really is the brand of gin, and yes the book specifies a brand in each recipe. It'd be less annoying if there wasn't a handy list at the front of the book showing you the recommended classic, budget and perfect brand of each of the main liquors. Often the only other variety offered is the Virgin version. Yet there is also a non-alcoholic section at the back (I didn't notice of it has the same recipes as the rest of the book has scattered throughout). My other complaint is the cover says 4 ingredients or less and yet it's rarely true of a recipe. I guess if you only count the alcohol components as ingredients it's 4 or less, but personally I count juices, sodas, garnishes, etc as ingredients. That said, none of the recipes are long lists of ingredients. Plus the ingredients are relatively common.I would recommend the book, especially if you are starting out.
Reviewer: lindasek
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book!
Review: I got a cocktail kit for Christmas and having never made a cocktail other than rum and coke, I needed this book! I got to try out so many recipes already and just love it. It's definitely a beginner level book and has a very nice variety in it
Reviewer: Tatyana S Thweatt
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great purchase!
Review: Excellent resource for quick and high quality home made cocktails! Love it!
Reviewer: frequent buyer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very well put together
Review: Makes it perfect gift. It's reasonably price and has a ton of very good recipes
Reviewer: Suzita8
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: It's filled with great recipes AND photos! Easy to make and follow the recipes. REcommended and two thumbs up!
Reviewer: ND
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This is more like it! Good quality book and loads of great Cocktails.
Reviewer: Rodrigo Alvarado
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Muuy buen producto, lo recomiendo para su precio y calidad
Reviewer: Rita
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: The book is great but came damagedâ¦
Reviewer: Joel W.
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I was expecting more exotic type drinks... but lots of sweet tropical types. A cute thing to have but not a must.
Customers say
Customers find the recipes neatly listed and the number of ingredients a huge plus. They also like the pictures, saying the illustrations are engaging. Readers mention the book has a variety of cocktails and offers lists of specific liquors for a range of budgets and quality. They say it's a great buy for the price and a good bar manual. Customers also mention the book is well-organized and concise. They find the knowledge extremely helpful and useful.
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