
Bartending For Dummies
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Make drinks like a master mixologist with 1,000 recipes
Bartenders are the life of the party—and it’s never been easier to prepare and serve drinks that keep partygoers coming back for more! Whether you want to break into professional bartending or up your ante as a home mixologist, this clear, easy-to-follow guide has you covered. With tips on stocking your bar and working with the right tools and garnishes, as well as information on the latest liquor trends and popular new cocktails, it won’t be long before you hear, “Bartender, may I have another?”
- Concoct the perfect timeless and modern drinks
- Learn how to create perfect low and no-alcohol options
- Replicate everyone’s favorite ready-to-drink cocktails
- Stock your bar with the best glasses and tools
If you’re looking for fresh ideas to keep your friends or customers happy, Bartending For Dummies is the perfect how-to resource for making a splash with great drinks.
Author Ray Foley is the Founder of BARTENDER® Magazine, and co-author Jackie Wilson Foley is the Publisher. Since 1979, BARTENDER® Magazine is one of the only magazines in the world geared toward bartenders. Ray and Jackie also founded the BARTENDER 'Hall of Fame'® and The Bartenders' Foundation. For more information visit bartender.com/mixologist.com.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- About This Book
- Foolish Assumptions
- Icons Used in This Book
- Beyond the Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part 1 Getting Started with Bartending
- Chapter 1 For Openers: Gathering the Tools and Glasses You Need
- Covering the Basics: Bar Tools to Have at the Ready
- Wine opener
- Cocktail shaker
- Strainer
- Adding Other Helpful Tools
- Pour It Out: Giving Some Thought to Glassware
- Chapter 2 Methods to the Drink Making Madness
- Shaking a Drink
- Stirring a Drink
- Every Day I'm Muddling
- Chillin' on Ice
- Making the Cut: Common Garnish Shapes
- Slices
- Wedges of all sizes
- Wheels
- Twists
- Adding a Little Something Sweet: Simple Syrup
- Opening Wine and Champagne Bottles
- Wine bottles
- Champagne and sparkling wine bottles
- chapter 3 Setting Up Your Home Bar
- Preparing for a Party
- Situating the bar
- Serving smartly
- Stocking Your Bar
- The basic bar
- A more complete bar
- The ultimate bar
- Picking up mixers and other important supplies
- The Party Charts: Calculating Liquor and Supply Needs
- How much liquor should you buy?
- How many supplies should you buy?
- Chapter 4 Keeping Tabs: Helpful Charts and Measures
- Bottle-Related Measurements
- Bar Measurements and Their Equivalents
- Beer Measurements
- Drinks per Bottle
- Calories and Carbohydrates
- Part 2 Distilling the High Points of Various Spirits
- Chapter 5 Vodka
- How Vodka Is Made
- Popular Vodka Brands
- Flavored Vodkas
- Storing and Serving Vodka
- Chapter 6 Gin
- Quality Gin and How It's Made
- Popular Gin Brands
- Storing and Serving Suggestions
- Chapter 7 Tequila and Mezcal
- One Tequila, Two Tequila . . .
- Types of tequila
- Popular tequila brands
- Messin' with Mezcal
- The famous worm
- A few brands
- Storing and Serving Suggestions
- Chapter 8 American and Canadian Whisk(e)y
- How Whiskey Is Made
- Bourbon
- Popular bourbon brands
- Specialty bourbons
- Flavored American bourbons
- Rye Whiskey
- Tennessee Whiskey
- Canadian Whisky
- Blended Whiskey
- Wheat and Corn Whiskies
- Storing and Pouring the Most Popular Serves
- Chapter 9 Irish Whiskey
- What Makes Irish Whiskey Taste So Good?
- Popular Irish Whiskey Brands
- Storing and Serving Suggestions
- Chapter 10 Scotch Whisky
- Types of Scotch Whiskies
- How Scotch Is Made
- Dispelling Myths about Scotch Whisky
- Popular Blended Scotch Whiskies
- Taking a Closer Look at Single-Malt Scotch
- Storing and Serving Suggestions
- Chapter 11 Japanese Whisky
- How Japanese Whisky Is Made and Aged
- Popular Brands
- Storing and Serving Suggestions
- Chapter 12 Rum
- How Rum Is Made
- Popular Rum Brands
- Getting Familiar with Flavored and Spiced Rums
- Cachaça: The "Brazilian Rum" That Isn't
- Storing and Serving Rum
- Chapter 13 Brandy
- Making Brandy
- Brushing Up on Brandy Varieties
- American brandy
- Pisco
- Fruit brandy
- Fruit-flavored brandies and pomace brandy
- Sampling Brandy Brands from Around the World
- Enjoying Brandy: Storing and Serving Suggestions
- Chapter 14 Cognac and Armagnac
- Cognac
- How cognac is made
- What are all those letters on the label?
- Popular cognac brands
- Armagnac
- How armagnac is made
- How to read the label
- Popular armagnac brands
- Storing and Serving Suggestions
- Chapter 15 Aperitifs, Cordials, Digestifs, and Liqueurs
- Whetting Your Appetite with Aperitifs
- Digesting Digestifs
- Cordials and Liqueurs
- Storing and Serving Suggestions
- Chapter 16 Beer
- How Beer Is Made
- Types of Beer
- Storing and Serving Beer
- Chapter 17 Hard Teas, Seltzers, and Ready-to-Drink Products
- Hard Teas
- Hard Seltzers
- Ready-to-Drink Beverages
- Storing and Serving Suggestions
- Chapter 18 Wine
- Wines from Around the World
- Popular wines named after grapes
- French wines by region
- German white wines
- Italian wines by region
- Australian wine gaining popularity
- Notable South American wines
- North American wines for sharing
- Poppin' Bubbly, and other Types of Wine
- Port
- Sherry
- Vermouth
- Sparkling wines
- Storing and Serving Suggestions
- Chapter 19 Low- and No-Alcohol Options
- No-Alcohol Beer
- No-Alcohol Wine
- No-Alcohol Spirits
- Serving Suggestions
- Part 3 Drink Recipes: Creating Classic Cocktails and More
- Chapter 20 Recipes from A to Z
- Chapter 21 Shots and Shooters
- Chapter 22 Martini Making
- Chapter 23 Drinks for Special Occasions
- Crowd-Pleasing Punches with a Punch
- Holiday Cocktails
- Chapter 24 Mocktails and Low-Alcohol Cocktails
- Low-Alcohol Cocktails
- Alcohol-Free Alternatives
- Part 4 The Part of Tens
- Chapter 25 Ten+ Toasts to Mark Any Occasion
- Saluting Special Occasions
- A Nod to Friendship
- Chapter 26 At Least Ten Cures and Lores
- Hiccups
- Hangovers
- Chapter 27 Ten+ Terms That'll Make You Sound Like a Pro
- Ordering and Pouring Slang
- Working the Bar
- Recipe Index
- Topics Index
- EULA
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