Beverages category: 3182 books
Cocktail Culture
Recipes & Techniques from Behind the Bar
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
The new art of the cocktail has arrived in bars and lounges. In this exquisitely produced book, world-class bartenders Shawn Soole and Nate Caudle compile cutting-edge recipes for the experienced bartender and beginner mixologist alike. The ultimate cocktail book, Cocktail Culture boasts over 110...
Quality Whiskey: Recognizing High-Quality Whiskeys of the World and Making Easy, Classic and Modern Cocktails for Every Occasion
Winter Cocktails & Whiskey
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
Do you enjoy a cocktail when you go out? Wouldn’t you like to prepare delicious whiskey cocktails at home at a fraction of restaurant prices? With these simple recipes you can make classic and modern cocktails at home with just a few ingredients.
Written in easy-to-understand language,...
by Jim Chevallier
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2011
One of the most complete histories of wine in France was written in the eighteenth century, a long chapter within Le Grand d'Aussy's masterwork on French food and wine (hopefully but misleadingly titled “History of the private life of the French from the origin of the nation until our days”)....
by Pierre Jean-Baptiste Le Grand d'Aussy, Jim Chevallier
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2013
Coffee, tea and chocolate were all still newcomers to France when the eighteenth century historian Le Grand d'Aussy wrote his history of French food and drink. He includes his look at what was then still their recent history in a section on non-alcoholic drinks. But first he looks at the cold ones,...
by Pierre Jean-Baptiste Le Grand d'Aussy, Jim Chevallier
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
This excerpt from Le Grand d'Aussy's classic work on the history of French private life explores the history of beer, cider and spirits in France from the Gauls to Le Grand's own time (the late eighteenth century). The history of beer since the Egyptians to its slow growth to popularity in France...
by Jim Chevallier
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2014
This excerpt from Le Grand d'Aussy's classic work on the history of French private life explores the history of beer, cider and spirits in France from the Gauls to Le Grand's own time (the late eighteenth century). The history of beer since the Egyptians to its slow growth to popularity...
Tequila Mockingbird
Cocktails with a Literary Twist
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
"A gem." -BuzzFeed
Even if you don't have a B.A. in English, tonight you're gonna drink like you do!
From barflies to book clubs, Tequila Mockingbird is the world's bestselling cocktail book for the literary obsessed. Featuring 65 delicious drink recipes paired with wry commentary...
Gone with the Gin
Cocktails with a Hollywood Twist
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
From best-selling author Tim Federle of Tequila Mockingbird fame comes Gone with the Gin, the ultimate cocktail book for film buffs.
We know your type. You love the smell of napalm in the morning, you see dead people, and you're the king (or queen!) of the world. The perfect gift for silver...
Hickory Daiquiri Dock
Cocktails with a Nursery Rhyme Twist
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
Move over, Mother Goose.
Congratulations, and welcome to parenthood! Babies are a miracle, but even miracles poop. A lot. Thank goodness she's got your twinkling eyes, he's got your perfect nose, and we've got your aching back. Welcome to Hickory Daiquiri Dock: Cocktails with a Nursery Rhyme...
Are You There God? It's Me, Margarita
More Cocktails with a Literary Twist
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
Literature, puns, and alcohol collide in this clever follow-up to Tequila Mockingbird, the world's bestselling cocktail recipes book.
Tim Federle's Tequila Mockingbird has become one of the world's bestselling cocktail books and resonated with bartenders and book clubs everywhere.
Now...
Godforsaken Grapes
A Slightly Tipsy Journey through the World of Strange, Obscure, and Underappreciated Wine
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
There are nearly 1,400 known varieties of wine grapes in the world—from altesse to zierfandler—but 80 percent of the wine we drink is made from only 20 grapes. In Godforsaken Grapes, Jason Wilson looks at how that came to be and embarks on a journey to discover what we miss.
Stemming from...
The Cider Revival
Dispatches from the Orchard
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2019
Cider is having a major moment, and The Cider Revival charts its history, resurgence, and a year with the vanguard makers of heritage cider
Cider is the quintessential American beverage. Drank by early settlers and founding fathers, it was ubiquitous and pervasive, but following Prohibition...
by M. F. K. Fisher, Anne Zimmerman
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
For MFK Fisher, one of America's most-read and best-loved food writers, wine was a passion nurtured during her time in France and, later, California. This anthology, edited by acclaimed biographer Anne Zimmerman (An Extravagant Hunger: The Passionate Years of M.F.K. Fisher), is the first ever to gather...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Coffee and Tea
The Perfect Companion to Your Daily Pick-Me-Up!
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2006
For hot beverage novices and budding baristas, here is an essential introduction to the world of coffee and tea, from a basic history of each product, to advanced tips and tricks for blending, brewing, and using syrups and milk, to recipes from around the world. Includes information on different types...