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    The Bar Cart Bible: Everything You Need to Stock Your Home Bar and Make Delicious Classic Cocktails
    The Bar Cart Bible: Everything You Need to Stock Your Home Bar and Make Delicious Classic Cocktails
    The Bar Cart Bible: Everything You Need to Stock Your Home Bar and Make Delicious Classic Cocktails
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    The Recipe for the Perfect Bar Cart!

    Like with any good drink, the secret to creating a winning bar cart is to understand its components. The Bar Cart Bible breaks down these elements and provides you with the necessary information, including:
    • 300+ cocktail recipes
    • Bottles to have on hand
    • A glassware guide
    • Required equipment
    • Measurement charts
    • Definitions of bartending terminology
    • Garnish suggestions
    • Mixology tips
    • 4 pieces of frame-ready, decorative art
    Now isn't it time for a drink?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster
    Release dateJan 1, 2017
    ISBN9781507201176
    The Bar Cart Bible: Everything You Need to Stock Your Home Bar and Make Delicious Classic Cocktails
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    At Adams Media, we don’t just publish books—we craft experiences that matter to you. Whether you’re diving deep into spirituality, whipping up delights in the kitchen, or planning your personal finances, our diverse range of lifestyle books, decks, journals, and more is designed to feed your curiosity. The Adams team strives to publish content that celebrates readers where they are—and where they’re going.

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      The Bar Cart Bible

      Everything You Need to Stock Your Home Bar and Make Delicious Classic Cocktails

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      Contents

      Introduction

      Part 1

      Chapter 1: Cocktails 101

      Modern Beginnings

      The Home-Party Bartender

      The Five Drink Families

      Bartending Terms

      aChapter 2: Bar Cart Equipment

      Glassware

      Tools of the Trade

      Chapter 3: Bar Cart Ingredients

      The Bar Cart Basics

      Mixers

      Condiments: The Little Things in Life

      Garnishes

      Measurements Matter

      Part 2

      Chapter 4: Beer Cocktails

      Baltimore Zoo

      Beer Buster

      Beermato

      Bee Sting

      Bittersweet

      Black and Tan

      Black Shandy

      Black Velvet

      Bloody Beer

      Blow My Skull Off

      Boilermaker

      Caribbean Night

      Dark Port

      Depth Charge

      Dr. Pepper

      Jamaican Firefly

      Lagerita

      Light Lunch Box

      Michelada

      Monaco

      Orange-Spiked Lager

      Peach-Spiked Brew

      Raging Bull

      Red Eye

      Red-Headed Stepchild

      Russian Ale

      Skip and Go Naked

      Skippy

      Chapter 5: Wine Cocktails

      Still Wines

      Aloha Bubbly

      Bishop

      Blue Sangria

      Cactus Berry

      Rosy Navel

      Valentine

      Vino Crush

      White or Red Wine Cooler

      White or Red Wine Spritzer

      White Sangria

      Sparkling Wines

      American Flyer

      Champagne Antoine

      Champagne Fizz

      Champagne Flamingo

      Flirtini

      French 75

      Mimosa

      Poinsettia

      Distilled Wines

      B&B

      Baby Doll

      Between the Sheets

      Bombay Cocktail

      Brandy Manhattan

      Brandy Vermouth Classic

      Dirty Mother

      Fancy Brandy

      Keoke Coffee (also called Coffee Nudge)

      Sidecar

      Chapter 6: Aperitifs and Digestifs

      Flavors of Liqueurs

      After Five

      Americano

      Bittersweet Cocktail

      Black Honey

      Black Russian

      Colorado Bulldog

      Coronation

      Cortés

      Crimson and Clover

      Diablo Cocktail

      Dry Negroni

      Foreign Affair

      Fuzzy Navel

      Godfather

      Godmother

      Kahlúa and Cream

      Orgasm

      Peppermint Pattie

      Platinum Blonde Coffee

      Queen Elizabeth

      Scarlett O’Hara

      Smith and Kearns

      Smith and Wesson

      Southern Hospitality

      Toasted Almond

      Tootsie Roll

      Chapter 7: Vodka Cocktails

      Arctic Circle

      Baybreeze

      Black Goose

      Bling Bling

      Bloody Caesar

      Bloody Mary

      Caipiroska

      Candy Apple

      Cape Codder

      Cedarwood

      Chi-Chi

      Chocolate Martini

      Comfortable, Fuzzy Screw

      Cosmopolitan

      Dirty Girl Scout Cookie

      Dirty Vodka Martini

      Fumble

      Gypsy

      Hairy Navel

      Jericho’s Breeze

      Kamikaze

      Laughing at the Waves

      Lemon Drop

      Madras

      Moscow Mule

      Mudslide

      Screwdriver

      Seabreeze

      Vodka Collins

      Vodka Gimlet

      Vodka Martini

      Vodka Red Bull

      Vodka Sour

      White Russian

      Woo Woo

      Chapter 8: Gin Cocktails

      Apple Ginger Gin

      Bee’s Knees

      Bronx

      Bull Dog

      Cash Out

      Cotton Gin

      Cowboy Martini

      Dirty Martini

      Dragonfly

      Dutch Trade Winds

      Gibson

      Gimlet

      Gin and It

      Gin and Juice

      Gin and Sin

      Gin and Tonic

      Gin Cobbler

      Gin Daisy

      Gin-Gin Mule

      Gin Rickey

      Gin Sour

      Hawaiian Cocktail

      Jasmine

      Magnolia Blossom

      Martini

      Million-Dollar Cocktail

      Monkey Gland

      Negroni

      Ninja Turtle

      Park Avenue

      Pegu Club

      Pink Gin

      Rusty Windmill

      Tom Collins

      White Lady

      Chapter 9: Rum Cocktails

      Acapulco

      Adam

      Bacardi Cocktail

      Barely Legal

      Bat Bite

      Batiste

      Black Devil

      Blue Hawaiian

      Bolo

      Boston Cooler

      Boston Sidecar

      Bushwacker

      Captain’s Blood

      Caribbean Eclipse

      Cuba Libre (Rum and Coke)

      Cuban Martini

      Daiquiri

      Dark ’n’ Stormy

      Flamingo

      Golden Friendship

      Hurricane

      Jolly Roger

      Little Bastard

      Mai Tai Me Up

      Mojito

      Peaches at the Beaches

      Pineapple Fizz

      Pink Daiquiri

      Planter’s Punch

      Rum Diablo

      Scorpion

      Swinging Chad

      Chapter 10: Tequila Cocktails

      Alamo Splash

      Ambassador

      Astronaut Sunrise

      Black Turncoat

      Bloody Maria

      Brave Bull

      Cabo Wabo

      Cactus Bite

      Dos Amigos Chicorita

      Dynamite

      Exorcist

      Freddy Fudpucker

      God Bless Texastini

      Guadalajara

      La Bomba

      Margarita

      Margarita Blue

      Massacre

      Mexican Madras

      Mexican Screw

      Mexicana

      Passion Cocktail

      Petroleo

      Pink Tequila Sour

      South of the Peachy Border Rita

      Swim-Up Bar Margarita

      Tequila Canyon

      Tequila Manhattan

      Tequila Sunrise

      Tequila Sunrise Margarita

      White Sangriarita

      Chapter 11: Whiskey Cocktails

      Scotch Distinctions

      Affinity

      Aggravation

      Balmoral

      Bobby Burns

      Borden Chase

      Godfather

      Rusty Nail

      Scotch Sour

      Smoke and Mirrors

      Ireland: Whiskey in the Jar

      Black Thorn

      Brainstorm

      Irish Coffee

      Irish Magic

      Irish Rickey

      Irish Shillelagh

      Paddy Cocktail

      North American Whiskey/Whisky

      Ace of Royal Spades

      Admiral

      Agent Orange

      Algonquin

      All American

      Bourbon and Branch

      Bourbon Daisy

      California Lemonade

      Canadian Cocktail

      Commodore

      Double Standard Sour

      Esquire

      John Collins

      J.R.’s Godfather

      Kentucky

      Kentucky Colonel

      Leatherneck

      Lynchburg Lemonade

      Manhattan

      Mint Julep

      Old-Fashioned

      Old Pal

      Seven and Seven

      Whiskey Sour

      Chapter 12: Shots and Shooters

      Alabama Slammer Shot

      Anita Rita Now

      B-52

      Baileys Comet

      Bet the Limit

      Blue Marlin Shooter

      Brain Hemorrhage

      Burning Busch

      Cement Mixer

      Cigar Band

      Dragon’s Breath

      Falling Star

      Kamikaze

      Lemon Drop Shooter

      Lunch Box

      Mind Eraser

      Orgasm Shot

      Prairie Fire Shooter

      Psycho Tsunami

      Python

      Rat Pack

      Red Snapper

      Russian Quaalude

      Sammy Jäger

      Screaming Orgasm

      Slippery Nipple

      Snowshoe

      SoCo and Lime

      Statue of Liberty

      Tequila Slammer

      Three Wise Men

      Three Wise Men Go Hunting

      Three Wise Men Visit Mexico

      Woo Woo

      Chapter 13: Multi-Spirited Specialty Drinks

      AK-47

      Alpine Lemonade

      Alternatini

      Angel’s Fall

      Assassin

      Asylum

      Barbary Coast

      Barracuda Bite

      Chatham Hotel Special

      Delmonico

      Down Under

      El Chico

      Electric Iced Tea

      El Presidente

      Fiery Sunset Tea

      Floridita

      Graveyard

      Hand Grenade

      Long Beach Tea

      Long Island Iced Tea

      Man Hunting

      Miami Iced Tea

      Port Authority

      Red Death

      Snakebite

      Tango

      Texas Tea

      Tropical Iced Tea

      Tropical Itch

      Twelve Mile Limit

      Uno Cinco de Mayo Rita

      Chapter 14: Seasonal Cocktails

      January—April

      Chinese New Year Champagne

      Green Beer (St. Patrick’s Day)

      Kama Sutra (Valentine’s Day)

      Kiss from a Rose (Valentine’s Day)

      Nutty Irishmantini (St. Patrick’s Day)

      Sparkling New Year Cheer

      Super Bowl Drop Kick

      White Chocolate Eastertini

      May—August

      Blue Skyy Summer

      Born on the 4th of July Martini

      Canadian Crown (Canada Day)

      Cinco de Mayo Martini

      Horse’s Neck (Kentucky Derby)

      Wedding Cake Martini

      Wedding Reception Bubbles

      September—December

      Devil’s Blood (Halloween)

      The Grinch’s Sour Caramel Apple Pie

      Holly Berry

      Hot Gingerbread Toddy

      Pumpkin Pie

      Thanksgiving Turkey Cosmo

      Chapter 15: Mocktails (Nonalcoholic Drinks)

      Arnold Palmer

      Beach Blanket

      California Lite

      Canadian Cherry

      Caped Cod

      Cherry Bubbles

      Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry

      Cowboy Will’s

      Down the Rabbit Hole

      Earth Angel Sangria

      Faux Kir Royale

      Friendly Frog

      Gentle Wave

      Hawaiian Lemonade

      Hot Clamato

      Italian Cream Soda

      Juicy Julep

      Lemony Apple

      Liberated Cuba Libre

      Mimi’s Mimosa

      Mulled Cranberry Juice

      Pineapple Sparkler

      Pink Pineapple

      Planter’s Punch (nonalcoholic)

      Sweet Spice

      Sweet Sunrise

      Virgin Island Seabreeze

      Appendix A: Homemade Recipes

      Homemade Syrups

      Ginger Agave Syrup

      Ginger Maple Syrup

      Ginger Syrup

      Ginger Syrup (sugar-free)

      Grenadine

      Sweet Potato Syrup

      Tea Syrup

      Mint Agave Syrup

      Mint Honey Syrup

      Mint Maple Syrup

      Mint Syrup

      Mint Syrup (sugar-free)

      Raspberry Agave Syrup

      Raspberry Honey Syrup

      Raspberry Maple Syrup

      Raspberry Syrup

      Raspberry Syrup (sugar-free)

      Strawberry-Mint Agave Syrup

      Strawberry-Mint Honey Syrup

      Strawberry-Mint Maple Syrup

      Strawberry-Mint Syrup

      Strawberry-Mint Syrup (sugar-free)

      Vanilla Agave Syrup

      Vanilla Honey Syrup

      Vanilla Maple Syrup

      Vanilla Syrup

      Vanilla Syrup (sugar-free)

      Homemade Mixes

      Basic Bar Punch

      Bloody Mary Mix

      Cran-Apple Juice

      Cranberry Juice

      Cranberry Juice (sugar-free)

      Ginger Beer

      Margarita Mix

      Margarita Mix (sugar-free)

      Piña Colada Mix

      Pineapple Juice

      Strawberry Daiquiri Mix

      Strawberry Daiquiri Mix (sugar-free)

      Sweet-and-Sour Mix (often called Sour Mix)

      Sweet-and-Sour Mix (sugar-free)

      Homemade Infusions

      Basic Infusion Recipe

      Homemade Bitters

      Basic Bitters

      Bourbon Bitters

      Cocoa Bitters

      Coffee Bitters

      Orange Bitters

      Homemade Barrel-Aged Spirits and Cocktails

      Barrel-Aged B and B

      Barrel-Aged Bijou

      Barrel-Aged Black Russian

      Barrel-Aged Chrysanthemum

      Barrel-Aged El Presidente

      Barrel-Aged Godfather

      Barrel-Aged Godmother

      Barrel-Aged Last Word

      Barrel-Aged Manhattan

      Barrel-Aged Martini

      Barrel-Aged Rob Roy

      Barrel-Aged Rusty Nail

      Barrel-Aged Stinger

      Homemade Liqueurs

      Amaretto

      Coffee Liqueur

      Faux Aquavit

      Faux Drambuie

      Faux Galliano

      Faux Pimm’s No. 1

      Faux Tia Maria

      Irish Cream

      Limoncello

      Mead

      Orangecello

      Peppermint Schnapps

      Raspberry Liqueur

      Appendix B: U.S./Metric Conversion Chart

      Introduction

      Do you hate looking through cabinets for your bar equipment when all you want is a cocktail in-hand? Do you mean to impress your friends with a perfectly blended drink? Are you ready to be a fully equipped home bartender? If so, you need a bar cart to keep you organized and ready to mix up that cocktail whenever you like. The bar cart is a vintage staple with contemporary appeal: a lovely household focal point that is also just big enough to hold what you need to make yourself that perfect drink. Whether you use a rolling cart that can be wheeled from one room to another or a cabinet that remains stationary in the same corner for years, a bar cart is a perfect tool for keeping your drink-making supplies neatly corralled and easy to use.

      A carefully curated and stocked bar cart allows you to be a relaxed host. And your guests will be able to serve themselves without fumbling through your kitchen cupboards and asking where you keep the limes. Imagine having everything you need to keep the party going right at your fingertips! Whether you’re mixing for one, two, or a crowd, the information in this book is what you need to set up the perfect bar cart.

      You’ll find out exactly what tools, equipment, and ingredients you’ll need to set up your cart. And you’ll find more than 350 different drink recipes sure to please your guests (and yourself), and all can be directly served from your bar cart. The recipes range from the classics and historic cocktails to modern and contemporary cocktails found in craft bars of today.

      As the bartender and host of a home party, it’s your job to keep the good times rollin’—and with this book you’ll be prepared. The book begins with a quick look at the history of the cocktail, then goes on to give you all the basics for concocting them. You’ll find that there’s no great mystery to making a cocktail. You only need to grasp the differences between drink families and the basics of shaking, blending, and mixing drinks. With the help of this book, you’ll learn how to focus on the essentials—picking and choosing the right ingredients to keep your bar cart properly stocked. Plus you get an in-depth look at everything from glassware to garnishes.

      For the sake of understanding—and sampling—the basic contents of drinks, a chapter is devoted to each spirit that makes cocktails possible: vodka, gin, rum, tequila, and whiskey. Some of the greatest drinks ever invented are made with one liquor and one mixer, and you’ll find them in their respective chapters.

      To get the most out of your bar cart, you have to be hip to what’s current and wise enough to know what’s classic. And this book gives you the best of what’s timeless—the Whiskey Sour, Tom Collins, Old-Fashioned, and other favorites, complete with their variations and mutations.

      Other chapters include shots and shooters, specialty and multi-spirit drinks, beer and wine cocktails, holiday drinks and punches, and mocktail (nonalcoholic) drinks.

      This book will help you decide exactly what you need to host the

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