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We accept all major credit cards including American Express, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal and Klarna. A cocktail recipe that suggests jelly bean sweets as an accompaniment has got to be a winner, surely. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. We expected this to be the bible its luxurious purple and gold cover implied it to be, offering a comprehensive overview of all the basics, an easy way to make use of the spirits and liqueurs you may have in the cupboard, a guide to adding to the stash, and foolproof tips and techniques to become a decent home mixologist.
The hazelnut liqueur added a depth and richness to the cocktail that fused seamlessly with the lemon and ginger beer used to top up the drink. Includes some interesting facts and figures including a list of the different glasses and tools used in cocktail making. There’s no way we knew that we could use vodka for the Gimlet without reading through the alternatives under the recipes in the Gin chapter. So, you’ve whipped through the Introduction, and are hopefully clued up that you can make a reasonable number of cocktails with a small set of key ingredients and some basic Kit, Glassware, Garnishes and Syrups. The main spirits were Pernod and Crème de Mûre and the cocktail was subtly aniseedy, sharply berry-bright and dark-fruity but our drink in no way resembled the clear vibrancy of the one (created by the stylists?He bartended at Hawskmoor for 3 years and was a member of the opening bar team at The Box, Scotch of St James and Ceremony. With cocktail apps ten-a-penny nowadays, it seems criminally lax not to have even a table in the book that allows the reader to quickly look up options for a few ingredients they might have available to them. Each cocktail is introduced with information on its ingredients, history, and even the ideal time of year to enjoy it.
Despite this being one of our favourite cocktails if we are ‘out out’, we’ve never made one at home. If you're looking for a cocktail book that has all the classics and essential/standard drinks every bartender should know its this. You can find notes on spirits, advice on mixing drinks, and profiles of well-known bartenders among the entries. In amongst the entries you’ll find notes on spirits, cocktail-making tips, and world-famous bartenders. The Cocktail Bible contains 200 recipes, ranging from the deliciously flavorful ABC Cocktail to the challenging but delicious Zombie.No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. The flavours were well balanced, producing a sipping cocktail the equal of or better than most we’d had made for us. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. There’s also a selection of fantastic insider tips, a full glossary of terms and step-by-step guides to mastering different techniques. Olly’s chatty style and evocative introductions do lead you to think of trying the Hurricane (which explains cleverly what two differently aged rums will bring to the drink), or his own invention, the Disco Dancing Mermaid, an azure party-starter based on Blue Curaçao.
This recipe book of liquid delights has been delicious fun to create and is a sumptuous collection of Olly’s top 200 drinks with tips and tricks on how to make them taste like magic. Whether you’re planning a lavish party or just indulging in a nightcap, The Classic Cocktail Bible gives you a range of inspirations to create the exotic and the classic.
Due to the distressing and unfathomable lack of champagne in the house we used the French Harvest variation, topping up with cider instead.
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