The Curious Bartender

Preparingafirst-classcocktailreliesuponadeepunderstandingofitsingredients,thedelicatealchemyofhowtheyworktogether.InTheCuriousBartender,TristanStephensonexploresandexperimentswiththeartofmixingtheperfectcocktail,explainingthefascinatingmodernturnsmixologyhastaken.Showcasingaselectionofclassiccocktails,heexplainstheirintriguingorigins,introducingthecolourfulhistoricalcharacterswhoinspiredorcreatedthem.Movingon,hereinventseachdrinkfromhislaboratory,addingcontemporarytwiststobreathefreshlifeintothesevintageclassics.StaytruetotheoriginalswithaSazeracoraRobRoy,orexperimentwithsomeofhismodernvariationstocreateaGreenFairySazeractoppedwithanabsinthe'air'oranInsta-ageRobRoywiththe'age'ontheside.Alsoincludedisareferencesectiondetailingallthetechniquesyouwillneed,makingthisanessentialanthologyforthecocktailenthusiast.