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9780764539688

Bartending For Dummies®, 2nd Edition

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  • ISBN13:

    9780764539688

  • ISBN10:

    076453968X

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-09-01
  • Publisher: For Dummies

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Summary

Now updated and expanded-the bestselling guide to mixing drinks "A must for all the 2do it yourself2 bartenders."-Charles Chop, United States Bartenders Guild "Who better to write Bartending For Dummies than America2s best known and funniest bartender, Ray Foley."-Bill Samuels Jr., President of Maker2s Mark Distillery First published in 1997, Bartending For Dummies has helped hundreds of thousands solve the mysteries of mixology-and remains one of the top-selling bartending guides, week after week. Now, bartender extraordinaire Ray Foley has updated his classic guide, making it even more essential to anyone who entertains. This updated edition now offers recipes for today2s trendiest cocktails, such as the Metropolitan and the Apple Martini. It features the latest drinks with flavored vodkas and rums. And it delivers expanded coverage of single-malt Scotch whiskies and wines from around the world. Best of all, the book continues to include all the features that have made it so popular over the years: an A-to-Z recipe guide to nearly 1,000 cocktails and shooters, unbeatable tips on outfitting a home bar and mixing cocktails like a pro, and savvy guidance on selecting liquors, wines, and other libations. It2s just what people need to mix up great drinks and have a blast! Ray Foley (Basking Ridge, NJ) has been a bartender for more than 20 years. He is the Publisher and founder of Bartender magazine (150,000 circulation) and Bartender.com (2.5 million hits per month) and is the author of The Ultimate Cocktail Book, The Ultimate Cocktail Book II, The Ultimate Little Shooter Book, and The Ultimate Little Martini Book, among others.

Author Biography

Ray Foley, a former Marine with over 20 years of bartending and restaurant experience, is the founder and publisher of Bartender Magazine, the only magazine in the world specifically geared towards bartenders and one of the very few primarily designed for servers of alcohol. Bartender Magazine is enjoying its 18th year and currently has a growing circulation of over 150,000. Ray has been published in numerous articles throughout the country and has appeared on many TV and radio shows, including David Susskind, ABC-TV News, CBS News, NBC News, Good Morning America, Joe Franklin, Patricia McCann, WOR-TV, and Live with Regis and Kathy Lee. Ray has also been featured in major magazines, including Forbes and Playboy. Ray is the founder of the Bartender Hall of Fame, which honors the best bartenders throughout the United States not only for their abilities as mixologists but for involvement in their communities as well. Ray serves as a consultant to some of the United States' foremost distillers and importers. He is also responsible for naming and inventing new drinks for the liquor industry. Ray has the largest collection of cocktail recipe books in the world, dating back to the 1800s, and is one of the foremost collectors of cocktail shakers, with 368 shakers in his collection. He is the author of The Ultimate Cocktail Book, The Ultimate Little Shooter Book, and Advice from Anonymous. Ray resides in New Jersey with his wife, Jaclyn, and their son, Ryan. For more information about Bartender Magazine, please contact Jackie Foley at P.O. Box 158, Liberty Corner, NJ 07938; phone: 908-766-6006; fax 908-766-6607; e-mail: barmag@aol.com; Web site: www.bartender.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction.
Part I: The Basics.
Chapter 1: Just for Openers: The Right Tools and Glasses.
Chapter 2: Methods to the Madness.
Chapter 3: Setting Up Your Home Bar.
Chapter 4: Charts and Measures.
Part II: Short Shots from American Whiskey to Wine.
Chapter 5: American and Canadian Whisk(e)y.
Chapter 6: Apéritifs, Cordials, and Liqueurs.
Chapter 7: Beer.
Chapter 8: Brandy.
Chapter 9: Cognac and Armagnac\.
Chapter 10: Gin.
Chapter 11: Irish Whiskey.
Chapter 12: Rum.
Chapter 13: Scotch Whisky.
Chapter 14: Tequila and Mezcal.
Chapter 15: Vodka.
Chapter 16: Wine.
Part III: The Recipes.
Chapter 17: Recipes from A to Z.
Chapter 18: Those Famous Pousse-Cafés.
Chapter 19: Punches.
Chapter 20: Nonalcoholic Drinks.
Part IV: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 21: At Least Ten Cures and Lores.
Chapter 22: Ten Thousand Web Sites and Other Resources.
Recipes Index.
Topics Index.

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