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The Bar Book

$ 30.00

Written by renowned bartender and cocktail blogger Jeffrey Morgenthaler,  The Bar Book  is the only technique-driven cocktail handbook out there. This indispensable guide breaks down bartending into essential techniques, and then applies them to building the best drinks. More than 60 recipes illustrate the concepts explored in the text, ranging from juicing, garnishing, carbonating, stirring, and shaking to choosing the correct ice for proper chilling and dilution of a drink. With how-to photography to provide inspiration and guidance, this book breaks new ground for the home cocktail enthusiast.

Jeffrey Morgenthaler is an award-winning bartender and blogger who manages the bar at Clyde Common in Portland, Oregon.

Martha Holmberg is the author of  Modern Sauces  and  Crêpes .

  • Hardcover
  • Publication date: June 2014
  • 288 pages
  • 6.5" x 9"