Expert Drinking Made EasyThis engaging guide demystifies the art of ordering, preparing, and serving wine, beer and cocktails so you can drink like a boss every time.You’ll learn how to:Equip and stock a home barMake a flawless martiniOrder wine without dying a little insideChoose a delicious sparkling wine instead of springing for ChampagneBuy Scotch for the boss, and for yourselfWhether you’re hosting a cocktail...

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Members of Congress job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important points. With this book, you'll be able to revise your application into a much...

The updated edition of the classic introduction to wine for everyone, by Master Sommelier Andea Immer Robinson.Great Wine Made Simple established Andrea Immer Robinson as America’s favorite wine writer. Avoiding the traditional and confusingly vague wine language of “bouquet” and “nose,” it instead discussed wine in commonsense terms.Now, thoroughly revised, this edition lives up to its title by making selecting and enjoying wine truly straightforw...

This book is a handy guide on how to make 50 Quick Cocktails. Some famous and favourite cocktail recipes are included, along with some new ones for you to try. Why not try a Vodka Martini, a TNT, or maybe even slip 'Between The Sheets' for your favourite drink. Please drink responsibly.

Canada’s favourite drink bible is back to help you make the most of summer with fresh and light summer cocktails—the perfect pairings for backyard barbeques and lazy days at the cottage.This well-priced and handy guide will help you master summer favourites like the Bellini, California Iced Tea, the Margarita, and more, and also includes layering instructions and a guide to bar ware.Mulligan’s Bar Guide: Summer Cocktails is the perfect bar accessory from Canada’s f...

The first real cookbook for cocktails, featuring 500 recipes from the world's premier mixologist, Dale DeGroff.Covering the entire breadth of this rich subject, The Craft of the Cocktail provides much more than merely the same old recipes: it delves into history, personalities, and anecdotes; it shows you how to set up a bar, master important techniques, and use tools correctly; and it delivers unique concoctions, many featuring DeGroff’s signature use of ...

Yes, you can buy world-class wine on a budget. With Parker's Wine Bargains, America's most infl uential wine critic offers a guide to the world's best wines priced at $25 or less.Robert M. Parker, Jr., earned his international reputation and unprecedented influence as a dedicated consumer advocate -- if a wine isn't worth the money, he says so, regardless of the wine's pedigree. In Parker's Wine Bargains, for the first time he and his Wine Adv...

This comprehensive collection of cocktail recipes will be an essential resource for both professional bartenders and the average party host. Want to serve up perfect martinis at your next social gathering? Cosmos for the classy ladies? Sex on the Beach for those who want to sound risquéA Shirley Temple for the thirteen-year-olds counting down the days to twenty-one? Big Bad-Ass Book of Cocktails is the complete guide to these classic drinks as well as trendy concoctions featured ...

A nicely structured, lightly acidic addition to the handy Snob’s Dictionary series, decoding the baffling world of winespeak from A to Z.Wine Snob. The very phrase seems redundant, doesn't it? When faced with this snobbiest of snobberies, the civilian wine enthusiast needs the help of savvy translators like David Kamp and David Lynch. Their Wine Snob’s Dictionary delivers witty explication of both old-school oeno-obsessions (What's claret? Who's Michael Broadbent?...

Liven up your next party with fun, fabulous frozen drinks, including signature cocktails from the hottest nightspots around the world, plus tiki tipples and cool classics! Covers coladas, daiquiris, margaritas, mojitos, vodka drinks, drinks in shades of blue, ''grown-up'' classics, decadent dessert drinks, and much much more! You'll also find tips on throwing a bash they'll never forget (with info on blenders, equipment, syrups, flavors, sugars, specialty ingredients, etc.).

The best introductory book on wine to come along in years” (The Washington Post) from the creators of the award-winning Wine Folly websiteRed or white? Cabernet or merlot? Light or bold? What to pair with food? Drinking great wine isn’t hard, but finding great wine does require a deeper understanding of the fundamentals.Wine Folly: The Essential Guide to Wine will help you make sense of it all in a unique infographic wine book. Designed by...

"Ray Foley is known as the bartender's bartender. Leave it to him to take the mystery out of mixology!"—Legendary spirits master, author, and marketer Michel RouxBartenders don't rely on just anyone to create shots and shooters. They turn to Bartender Magazine, published by thirty-year industry veteran Ray Foley, trusted by more than 150,000 barkeeps.Now, you can get your quick sips straight from the top—from Bartender and the best...