Legendary Cocktails - Softcover

Biggs, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843303744 ISBN 13: 9781843303749

Publisher: New Holland Pub Ltd, 2003

Mix more than 140 drinks to order for everyone's taste, using precise recipes drawn from famous and historic bars and bartenders. With this guide, you can regale your guests with the five most popular theories on how a cocktail got its name, the origin of the Stinger (its speed in causing a buzz), and the Sidecar (named for a military officer's custom of arriving at Harry's Bar in the sidecar of a chauffeur-driven motorcycle). Classic recipes such as the Martini and the Bloody Mary are included, as well as trendy new shooters. Here's information about a range of spirits, champagnes, and wines, plus non-alcoholic teasers. There's even a quick-study course on how to stock a bar, what equipment and glasses to use, and how to master Tom Cruise's bottle-slinging moves in the movie Cocktail.

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About the Author:

David Biggs, born and raised in South Africa, joined the reporting staff of a country newspaper in 1965 and discovered his affinity for wine after moving to Cape Town. He writes a weekly column and published his first wine book Enjoy Wine in 1990. Since then, David has published several other books on the subject, among them the annual Plonk Buyer's Guide and Make your own Cocktails, also published by new Holland Publishers.

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