Meehan's Bartender Manual

Astunninglypackaged,definitiveguidetobar-buildingfromoneoftheworld’smostacclaimedbartenders.Meehan’sBartenderManualisacclaimedmixologistJimMeehan’smagnumopus—andthefirstbooktoexplaintheinsandoutsofthemodernbarindustry.ThisgroundbreakingworkchroniclesMeehan’sstoriedcareerinthebarbusinessthroughpractical,enlighteningchaptersthatmixhistorywithprofessionalinsight.Meehan’sdeepdivecoverstheessentialtopics,includingthehistoryofcocktailsandbartending,service,hospitality,menudevelopment,bardesign,spiritsproduction,drinkmixingtechnique,andthetoolsyou’llneedtocreateawell-stockedbar—allbroughttolifeinover150black-and-whiteillustrationsbyartistGianmarcoMagnani.Thebookalsoincludesrecipesfor100cocktailclassics--includingMeehanoriginals--plusinsightsastowhyhemakesthemthewayhedoes,offeringunprecedentedaccesstoatopbartender’screativeprocess.Organizedbyspiritbase,therecipescontaindetailedannotationsandareaccompaniedbyfineartphotographerDoronGild’sbreathtaking,full-colorphotos.Thoughtfulcontributionsfrommorethan50colleaguesaroundtheworldwho’vegreatlycontributedtoglobalcocktailculturefurthercontextualizeMeehan’sphilosophy.Timelessblack-and-whiteportraitsoftheseindustryexpertsroundoutthiscomprehensivetome.Thisdenselyinformative,yetapproachablemanualispresentedinaniconicpackage--featuringatexturedcoverwithdebossedtype,roundedcorners,andnearly500pages--makingitaninstantclassictobeenjoyednow,andforyearstocome.Whetheryou’reaprofessionallookingtotakeyourcareertothenextleveloranenthusiasticamateurinterestedinbetterunderstandingconceptslikemiseenplaceandthemechanicsofdrinkmaking,Meehan’sBartenderManualisthedefinitivemodernguide.