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Author: Dale Degroff
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

23 reviews
Sales Rank: 30373

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 10 x 7.7 x 1

ISBN: 0609608754
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.874
EAN: 9780609608753
ASIN: 0609608754

Publication Date: October 15, 2002
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You won't find a better indroduction to spirits September 2, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

Pros

- Great looking book and great photography
- Detailed intro into all the main spirits
- Detailed info on bartending techniques and measurements
- Good intro into cocktail glasses
- Large number of recipes
- The author definately has command of the subject
- Lots of references of wher to buy items for your bar

Cons

- Inconsistant terminology. He uses different names for the same spirit in different pages of the book which leads to a bit of confusion
- No cross reference of recipes by main spirit. I wish the book would have broken down the recipes by main spirit. Recipes with vodka, recipes with tequila, and so on.
- Some spirits are undefined in the book. There are several recipes that have spirits that aren't defined anywhere on the book.

5 out of 5 stars

mr. Dale a master August 22, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

a bible for every mixologist,from the master of bartender
cosigliato ai barman italiani,di facile comprensione anche per chi non ha dimestichezza con l inglese

Dario Comini-nottingham forest

5 out of 5 stars

The Mixologist's Bible August 5, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

A comprehensive book containing the history, tools and techniques for making every kind of classic and new cocktail imaginable. Dale's book is written in an engaging style and represents a purists approach to his passion for his 'craft' with no comnpromise made to achieve the perfect cocktail Unlike a lot of 'cooking books' anyone who reads the book, especially the section on "Tools, Techniques and Garnishes" can recreate the cocktails for a lifetime of enjoyment.

5 out of 5 stars

A fine cocktail book from one of the great bartenders. August 24, 2005
18 out of 18 found this review helpful

Dale DeGroff is to blame for setting me off on a quest for the perfect Sazerac.

While it lasted (and I can testify that its demise had nothing to do with the quality of the drink and food) DeGroff's Blackbird bar/restaurant in Manhattan was a place I enjoyed going when I could spare the time and cash. When you got DeGroff into the realm of the bitters-tinged cocktail, his subtly aromatic, complex, and a little bit dark and twisted drinks were a treat for the nose and tongue, even as his urbane presence and stylish economy of motion made it clear you were in the presence of a Real Bartender. I still remember the first Sazerac I had there, and the way it unfolded to my senses.

Although in the ensuing years, when it comes to that particular drink, I've developed a slight preference for the simpler perfection of the classic (just rye, Peychaud's Bitters, simple syrup, Herbsaint) Sazerac, I still enjoy the plot twists in the story told by DeGroff's fancified (half-and-half rye and cognac for the liquor, and half-and-half Peychaud's and regular old Angostura handling the bitters requirement) version, and I follow his glass-preparation instructions whichever version I make.

This is all an illustration of the true lesson to be learned about bartenders' references: there is no single book which will tell you everything there is to be learned about mixing drinks. You need to go out and taste what people are mixing, and you need to have several books on hand whose recipes you can read, compare, imagine, try, synthesize, extrapolate. DeGroff's The Craft of the Cocktail, despite having come out as recently as 2002, is clearly one of those essential references you need on your shelf. It's just a bonus (or perhaps, to some, an annoyance) that the book is so lavishly-produced that you could choose to leave it on the coffee table for guests to enjoy when you're not using it yourself.

5 out of 5 stars

You just can't miss this book!!! July 21, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Actually,the title only says enough.When you start to read this book you just realise how few things you know about the subject.Written by a true master,maybe THE true master of cocktails.Thank's for sharing all your knowledge Mr.Degroff.Your book is worth every penny!!!

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