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The Little Black Book of Cocktails: The Essential Guide to New & Old Classics (Little Black Books) (Little ...

7 reviews
Virginia Reynolds

Peter Pauper Press, 2003

Love this little book!
I got this gift for a best friend's 21st birthday (in addition to the Little Black Book for Smoothies). Such a great book! It is hardcover spiral and has an elastic band so you can store it wherever without bending the pages. Cute cover: black book (of course) with circular green label that says the title (whereas the Smoothie book has a pink label). Very chic, cute design, something anyone ...

In the Land of Cocktails: Recipes and Adventures from the Cocktail Chicks

4 reviews
Ti Adelaide Martin, Lally Brennan

William Morrow Cookbooks, 2007

A delightful read as well as useful cocktail recipes.
A delightful read as well as useful cocktail recipes. Also, if you love New Orleans, you'll love the many stories that tie the cocktail to the history and allure of the City.

How's Your Drink?: Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well

11 reviews
Eric Felten

Agate Surrey, 2007

A fascinating look at the history of the cocktail
I love this book. But then again, I am addicted to his WSJ column and it is for that reason alone that I still retain my subscription. For those of you who are regular readers of Mr Felten's WSJ column, rest assured there is a significant amount of new material in this book. Although it contains no new drink recipes, it appears to include everything that didn't make it past the WSJ editor. In ...

The Craft of the Cocktail: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Master Bartender, with 500 Recipes

23 reviews
Dale Degroff

Clarkson Potter, 2002

Best of the Best!
If you are a bartender looking for more knowledge to better yourself at your craft..then this is the book for you. I've even started doing training from this book for my new guys...Mr. DeGroff is the best! I can't wait to go to his B.A.R. classes. Anyone interested in making the most delicious drinks whether it be at the bar or at your house...you need this book!

Food & Wine Cocktails 2008 (Food & Wine Cocktails)

3 reviews

American Express Publishing, 2008

Cutting Edge Cocktails
If you like to be on the cutting edge of things like I do, you will appreciate this book. Lots of interesting cocktail facts and wonderful recipes. Just a great book.

The Savoy Cocktail Book

3 reviews
Harry Craddock

Pavilion, 2007

My new bible
Whether you're a cocktail veteran, or just starting out, the Savoy Coctail Book is an absolute must-have companion to any bar. It's got loads of recipes for favorites like Manhattans and Rob Roys, and even a few new ones (Millenium cocktail), not to mention that nifty bookmark that's attached so that you don't lose your place while mixing. This is one page-turner I can't put down. Mmmmmm!

Cocktails for Three

40 reviews
Madeleine Wickham

St. Martin's Griffin, 2006

Count me in
You can count me in for a night out at the Manhattan Bar, Along with Roxanne, Candice and Maggie. These three friends meet once a month to catch up and just be together. This story by Wickham will take you through the pregnancy and upcoming new role as a mother for Maggie. It is easy to identify with her fears of motherhood. Candice, who can't say no to anyone, and how a secret from ...

Williams-Sonoma Entertaining: Cocktail Parties (Williams-Sonoma Entertaining)

1 review
Georgeanne Brennan

Free Press, 2006

This book is GREAT!
I'm surprised to see that nobody has reviewed this book yet. I recieved this as a gift and I totally love it! It has great recipes for drinks and appitizers and beautiful photos which made me hungry just looking at them. It has good information about different kinds of glassware and other things you'll need as well as great tips for throwing the perfect party. It also has great suggestions for ...

The Ultimate Bar Book: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,000 Cocktails

13 reviews
Mittie Hellmich

Chronicle Books, 2006

A fantastic book, perfect for training yourself to make "grown-up" drinks
I bought this book because I was looking to move beyond just drinking two-ingredient drinks like Captain and Coke and Stoli and Sprite. It's an amazing book that doesn't just list ingredients to hundreds of cocktails. It also guides you on the liquors, glasses, garnishes and tools you'll need to make them properly - rather than just list what you should have on hand in your home bar, it ...

diffordsguide to Cocktails 7 (Diffords Guide) (Diffordsguide)

2 reviews
Simon Difford

Sauce Guides Limited, 2008

The Whole Earth Catalog of Drinks
Over 400 pages of tips, techniques, a massive section on drinks (with pictures), spirits reviews and a guide to the worlds best cocktail bars. Heavy enough to qualify as a weapon in most jurisdictions, it is solidly bound, well laid out, and printed in a large format. So unlike most drinks books, it is easy to read, nicely indexed in various ways, and can be used as a reference for years to come ...

Southern Cocktails: Dixie Drinks, Party Potions, and Classic Libations

2 reviews
Denise Gee

Chronicle Books, 2007

An essential for entertaining...
I am a Southern transplant who moved from Mississippi to San Francisco, and I am always in search of the nearest and dearest bon vivant who'll appreciate the art of entertaining--and will teach me how to perfect it. This book has ended my search and made my year. Because I have met the best in Denise Gee and her lovely book, Southern Cocktails. I've not only made the drinks (most recently, the ...

Cool Cocktails: The Hottest New Drinks and the Best of the Classics

5 reviews
Ben Reed

Ryland Peters & Small, 2000

A lovely book, beautiful photographs...
A beautifully photographed and laid out book that has some wonderfully good recipes. This book is so "pretty" you'll want to display it. I had this one out on my coffee table for a while. It is a lovely thin hardback that fits on top of any other books that you may already have on your table. The main downside that I may mention though, is that this book is more modern, "trendy" cocktails. If ...

Barflies and Cocktails
Harry McElhone, David Wondrich

Mud Puddle Books, Inc., 2008

An authentic reproduction of the 1927 edition with a new introduction by David Wondrich

The Cocktail: 200 Fabulous Drinks

1 review
Jane Rocca

Tarcher, 2006

Pretty predictable stuff
This is a beautifully produced book with lovely illustrations, but it contained almost no drinks I wanted to try (among the new options) and very predictable traditional recipes for others. I have several books of this type and it is the only one which is essentially of no added value.

Killer Cocktails: An Intoxicating Guide to Sophisticated Drinking (Hands-Free Step-By-Step Guides)

6 reviews
David Wondrich

Collins, 2005

Great Guide for Beginner as well as Experienced Mixers
I found Killer Cocktails to be exceedingly helpful in developing my basic background of mixing drinks. Wondrich's ideas are presented in a witty, relaxed, and outside the box manner. He provides necessary information on not only the right way to mix great cocktails, but also the simple steps in setting up a home bar. Moreover, Killer Cocktails is set up as an easel format, so that it stands on ...

Caribbean Cocktails

1 review
Jennifer Trainer Thompson, Kristen Brochmann

Ten Speed Press, 2003

I Need One For Each Hand!!!
Caribbean Cocktails is filled with tropical drink recipes that will have you smelling the ocean and feeling the warm breezes no matter where you may be located. They are done with fresh juices and easy to find ingredients. There are sections on eats and even one for your non-alcohol drinking guests. The added bonuses are the bits of triva placed thoughout the book as well as the "recommended ...

Mixologist:: The Journal of the American Cocktail

4 reviews
Jared Brown

BookSurge Publishing, 2007

Belly up to the Bar!
Good stuff, fascinating compilation of articles for tipplers with a need to know. Especially Greene's article, top notch.

Cocktail Parties, Straight Up! Easy Hors D'oeuvres, Delicious Drinks, and Inspired Ideas for Entertaining ...

13 reviews
Lauren Purcell, Anne Purcell Grissinger

Wiley, 2005

Great book for those who like to throw parties
This book had a ton of great (and easy) recipes and tips on how to make entertaining easy for the host. We always have people over to our house and I'm always looking for new recipes that won't keep me in the kitchen. Also, it has lots of basic information on things like how much ice to buy, how to convert a single drink recipe into a pitcher and so on. The party ideas were kind of themey for ...

Cocktail Food: 50 Finger Foods with Attitude

11 reviews
Sara Corpening Whiteford, Mary Corpening Barber

Chronicle Books, 1999

Excellent handbook
Bought this book on a whim at the UCLA book fair. Have used recipes from it for two parties and received rave reviews! Love the mushroom in puff pastry, pepperoni pinwheels, and the shrimp with sesame seed recipes in particular. (Keep in mind that I also believe that puff pastry should be made a food group...so I may be biased.) I do agree that the recipe names are a little cutsie and ...

The Cocktail Party

7 reviews
T. S. Eliot

Harvest Books, 1964

Absurdist Merry Go Round
The piece may be considered a precursor to Edward Albee's works. The opening is the Chamberlaynes' flat. Julia occupies the center of the storytelling. Edward is the host. Julia describes herself as a tough old woman. Edward claims his wife Lavinia is tending an old aunt in the depths of Essex. After most of the guests exit, Edward is left with the unidentified guest. It is learned that ...

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