The Bartender's Best Friend: A Complete Guide to Cocktails, Martinis, and Mixed Drinks

By Mardee Haidin Regan and Mardee Regan

Book Overview

Whether done professionally or for at-home entertaining, bartending can involve everything from the simple pouring of wine to the preparation of elaborate, garnished cocktails. This guide includes recipes for virtually every contemporary and classic cocktail ordered at bars and restaurants.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471227218
• ISBN13: 9780471227212
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

My favorite cocktail book

This book is indispensable! It contains recipes for old-fashioned cocktails (and their history) as well as new "foofy" drinks. I much prefer it over Mr Boston for its variety. I enjoy drinks that are simple and use bitters or aperitifs, and this book has plenty of them! It also includes non-alcoholic drinks for the tee-totaler. I would recommend this book for anyone looking to build their bar and learn how to make some delicious drinks that go far beyond the boring martini-bar cocktail.

Pros and Cons

Pros: Awesome book. Easy to follow. Cheaper than bar-tending sites offer. Cons: It doesn't have EVERY drink you're looking for, but it has a good enough selection you won't be disappointed.

Good Drinks Good Fun!

This is a good book for people who want to know how to mix drinks and how to mix them well. It also has some non-alcholic mixes for the kids parties and stuff! And the cover is water proof and has a place keeping ribbon too!

a great bartender's guide

Liked this so much I got one for myself and one for my daughter, an aspiring bartender. The Regans are truly experts and writers, a rare combination. Buy a copy and enjoy the presentation as well as the recipes.

Yeah!!!

I'm so excited about this book. I've always wanted easy access to drink recipes....as they're supposed to be, not as twenty different people think they should be. The layout is wonderful. I'd recommend this book to anyone.