| Title | : | The New Cocktail Hour: The Essential Guide to Hand-Crafted Drinks |
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| ISBN | : | 0762457260 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780762457267 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 |
| Publication | : | First published April 26, 2016 |
Authors André and Tenaya Darlington’s shared passion for serving well-made drinks stirs together history, new trends, and stylish entertaining techniques for cocktailing at home. Featuring more than 230 cocktail recipes with an emphasis on quality ingredients, tasting notes, food-pairings, and useful sidebars throughout, The New Cocktail Hour is an approachable, must-have guide to making great drinks.
The New Cocktail Hour: The Essential Guide to Hand-Crafted Drinks Reviews
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Very interesting book! It was rich in history and interesting facts. Most of the recipes were not for me but I did walk away with quite a few new cocktails to try! I particularly liked the sections on Ernest Hemingway.
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Must-have resource for anyone who wants to elevate their home cocktails. From my review on
Mother Nature Network (click on link to see full write up)
"It's not just a book of thoroughly explained cocktail recipes; it's also a cocktail history book, a guide to stocking your home bar with necessary basics, and an indispensable cocktail party-planning resource.
The book is well-organized. Instructions for each drink include suggestions for specific brands of spirits to get just the right flavor profile. Cocktail building methods are expertly explained. Each of the 214 vintage and modern cocktail recipes is accompanied by an appropriate food pairing, making choosing food at a cocktail party a simpler task." -
I have read a dozen cocktail books or so. I have marked more than 20 cocktails from this that I want to make which is quite a lot for me. I haven't yet made them but am optimistic about the book. I will rate the book once I make some of them.
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Great stories behind the recipes, super photography, a stand out that wets ones whistle!
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The only thing that would have improved it would have been some more large scale recipes.
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A lot of great cocktail ideas in this book. Great photographs. Have made a few and liked them. Really nice home cocktail reference book.
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A comprehensive, if somewhat overwhelming, guide to making cocktails. I did really like the historical details and the personable style of writing. I would have appreciated more pictures to better understand what each final product should look like. Overall, though, a really helpful and thorough guidebook.
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Really great cocktail book with very make-able cocktails. If you've got a decently stocked bar already you could probably make a lot of these drinks already without having to run to the liquor store.
The part I liked best was the brief history blurbs behind most of the cocktails. Since booze and history are both infinitesimally fascinating to me I really enjoyed that aspect. It's pretty light on the vodka cocktails (which is perfectly fine for a whiskey/whisky man like me) but overall a very good mix of cocktails from all kinds of spirits and those little bits of history (like the 12 Miles Out) are great! -
A great book of TONS of cocktails with pictures. Haven’t made one I did not like
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How much of a recipe book do you have to read to count it as read? I love this book! I have so many post it notes in it. It’s a great reference.
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What a fun book. History of cocktails, loads of recipes, lists of themed cocktails. Great!
