The Joy of Mixology：The Consummate Guide to the Bartender's Craft

Anoriginalbookonthecraftofmixologyisararegem.GaryRegan’sTheJoyofMixologyissuchagem,onewhosegeniusliesinRegan’sbreakthroughsystemforcategorizingdrinksthathelpsbartenders—bothprofessionalsandamateursalike—notonlytorememberdrinkrecipesbutalsotoinventtheirown.Forexample,onceyouunderstandthattheMargaritaisamemberoftheNewOrleansSourFamily,you’llinstantlyseethataKamikazeisjustavodka-basedMargarita;aCosmopolitanfollowsthesameformula,withsomecranberryjuicethrowninforcolor.Similarly,theManhattanandtheRobRoy,bothmembersoftheFrench-Italianfamily,arevariationsonthewhiskey-vermouth-bittersformula.InthiswayReganbringsawholenewunderstandingtotheworldofcocktailsandhowtomakethem.Notonlywillyoulearnhowtomakestandardcocktails,you’llactuallylearntofeelyourwaythroughmakingadrink,therebyattainingtheskillsneededtocreateconcoctionsofyourown.AndasReganexplainsmethodsformixingdrinks,howtochoosebartenders’waresandselectspiritsandliqueurs,andtheoriginsofmanycocktails,you’llfeelasthoughyou’rebehindthebarwithhim,learningfromamaster.Plus,hischarminganddetailedhistoryofmixeddrinksraisesthisfarabovethestandardcocktailguidefare.Withmorethan350drinkrecipes,TheJoyofMixologyistheultimatebarguide.Ground-breakingandauthoritative,it’samust-haveforanyoneinterestedinthecraftofthecocktail.