The Bartender's Black Book

This bestselling bartending guide, now in its 10th edition, is the most comprehensive and user-friendly drink recipe book for the home and professional bartender. With more than 2,500 recipes, including 150 new drinks such as low-calorie concoctions and six pages of sake selections, "The Bartender s Black Book" details serving etiquette; flavor profiles; food matching; and the history and lore behind various wines, beers, and spirits. With tips on how to green your home and/or commercial bar, this environmentally conscientious bar guide also includes Robert M. Parker s updated Vintage Guide; an index by ingredients; in-depth mixing instructions; metric conversion tables; a list of every possible garnish; sections on hot drinks, frozen drinks, beers, ales, lagers, and malternatives; and Cunningham s Glossary of Club, Restaurant, and Bar Terms and Slang."