Wine Spirits category: 1427 books

In 1977, I published a small 16-page booklet titled “Quickie Table Wines”. It was a simple “do this, do that” set of instructions designed to produce palatable fruit-based table wines within 4 to 5 weeks. The technique had been well researched and proven by experiment and the booklet went...

Ever wondered how to brew your own beer? Then it might be time to try perfecting your own brew at home. Whether you're an established beer snob or just want to try your hand at homebrewing, Home Brewing: 70 Top Secrets & Tricks To Beer Brewing Right The First Time will guide your through the entire...

Read Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune's posts on the Penguin Blog. Move over, Merlot. Craft beer has finally found a place at the fine dining table. Renowned beer sommeliers Hallie Beaune and Christina Perozzi offer a down-to-earth guide to craft and artisanal brews that celebrates...

Here's to cocktails! Mix them, drink them, enjoy them. This bestselling Little Black Book includes more than 150 recipes for classic cocktails, martinis, punches, tropical drinks (with or without umbrellas), dessert drinks, naughty-sounding cocktails (like "Between the Sheets" and "French Kiss"), tips...

Canada’s favourite drink bible is back to help you master the cocktail basics—the go-to cocktails every great bartender can make in the blink of an eye. This well-priced and handy guide will help you master favourites like the Caesar, a Canadian classic, the Dirty Martini, the trendy Mojito,...

This book covers several topics including: - THE PROFESSIONAL BARTENDER - TERMINOLOGY - STOCKING YOUR BAR - TOOLS OF THE TRADE - DECORATING YOUR COCKTAILS and so much more! Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device.

Some of the best cocktails are the easiest to make, and author Kara Newman figured out the secret—using equal parts of the main ingredients and adding a dash of bitters or a splash of seltzer to gild the lily. Take the Cucumber Gimlet: Combine one part each vodka, lime juice, and lemonade; 2 cucumber...

The Mini Bar series maybe small in size, but each tiny tome is filled with classic and original recipes that pack quite a wallop! Vodka enthusiasts will find delightful concoctions covering everything from the sophisticated Martini to the festive Fig Leaf Fizz. Each volume in this new series tells...

A cocktail book introducing a new canon of low-proof drinks that highlight fresh flavors and facilitate conviviality, featuring more than 60 inventive and delicious recipes. Bartenders are increasingly moving away from strong, spirituous cocktails toward a lighter canon of low-alcohol drinks...

The martini is without a doubt the king of cocktails—an icon in modern society as well as in the cocktail culture worldwide. When Ian Fleming wrote the first vodka martini into literature (à la James Bond), the bar scene exploded with countless drink possibilities. From chocolate martinis to lemon...

My Mixology bridges between the uncomplicated, optimistic cocktails of the 1950s and the gourmet craft drinks emerging in the 21st century. You will find inventive, delicious, and easy-to-build cocktails like the Black Gold Bloody Mary, Mocha Kahlua Irish Whiskey, Wild Cherry Bourbon, Ginger Shandy...

Canada’s favourite drink bible is back to help you master shooters—the small but powerful drinks that pack a punch. This well-priced and handy guide will help you master shooters like the B-52, Jager Bomb, Kamikaze, and more, and also includes layering instructions and a guide to bar ware. Mulligan’s...

the reason that i have written two books on basically the same subject, pubs and restaurants.very few publicans will read a book on restaurants if they are buying a pub, very few restaurateurs will read a book on pubs if they are buying a restaurant. there is a lot of business commonality in both...

This smart guide to whiskey introduces a new generation of would-be connoisseurs to the hottest new-again spirit. And with upstart distillers reviving varieties like white dog (moonshine to prohibition-era folks), now is the best time to start learning about it. Drink More Whiskey is the reference...