Tropical Standard : Cocktail Techniques and Reinvented Recipes by Ben Schaffer and Garret Richard (2023, Hardcover)

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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-101682687155
ISBN-139781682687154
eBay Product ID (ePID)6058389691

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Book TitleTropical Standard : Cocktail Techniques and Reinvented Recipes
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Beverages / Alcoholic / Bartending
Publication Year2023
IllustratorYes
GenreCooking, House & Home
AuthorBen Schaffer, Garret Richard
FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight35.3 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width8.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2024-443153
Dewey Edition23
Reviews The perfect match of word-smith with cocktail-smith. Garret Richard's recipes are brilliant in ingredient and technique, and Ben Schaffer provides provenance with wit and authority. The book could be intimidating except for the hop-on, hop-off format that allows the reader to take elements as needed, digest them, and return for more., Tropical Standard tracks the evolution of cocktails that evoke the warm parts of the world. Each meticulously detailed recipe represents the creative DNA of thousands of bartenders over more than a century. It's a dazzling work that will give you new powers, whether warm sunny days are outside your door or only in your mind., This book is an absolute gem! It's a treasure trove of history along with classic and completely new techniques that can't help but make you smile as you work your way through. A mistakenly overlooked cocktail category finally gets its due., Tropical Standard surveys the tropical drinks canon with the rigor and joy of jazz, offering ingenious original recipes and riffs on historic standards that stay true to the wisdom of their mixographers while adding Garret Richard's melodious innovations and Ben Schaffer's smooth phrasing. This book will be a revelation for rum lovers and readers seeking to modernize their mixing practices., Honoring the past while forging the future of tropical drinks, Tropical Standard offers new techniques, new flavors, and new recipes that will stimulate the creativity of every professional or home bartender, whether they skew tropical or traditional. Tropical Standard is anything but standard.
Dewey Decimal641.874
SynopsisTransforming tropical drinks with powerful techniques from the modernist bar Weaving together lessons from the craft cocktail revival, history of the tropical canon, and today's cutting-edge bar techniques, master mixologist Garret Richard and award-winning cocktail writer Ben Schaffer provide a unique handbook for the tropical cocktail's next wave. Crucial techniques are clearly detailed, including how to balance syrups, flash blend, handle carbonation, tackle tinctures, cordialize citrus, and power up juice with acid adjusting. Over the course of 84 recipes, vintage cocktails like the Rum Barrel, Mai Tai, and Ray's Mistake are reimagined just as future classics are revealed, including the Beachcomber Negroni, Winter in L.A., and Field of Mars. These drinks honor founding legends such as Donn Beach, Trader Vic, and Harry Yee as well as modern icons, including Dale DeGroff, Audrey Saunders, Julie Reiner, and Dave Arnold. By equipping both home bartenders and professionals with the skills to forge their own paths to cocktail creativity, this groundbreaking compendium sets a new tropical standard., Weaving together lessons from the craft cocktail revival, history of the tropical canon, and today's cutting-edge bar techniques, master mixologist Garret Richard and award-winning cocktail writer Ben Schaffer provide a unique handbook for the tropical cocktail's next wave. Crucial techniques are clearly detailed, including how to balance syrups, flash blend, handle carbonation, tackle tinctures, cordialize citrus, and power up juice with acid adjusting. Over the course of 84 recipes, vintage cocktails like the Rum Barrel, Mai Tai, and Ray's Mistake are reimagined just as future classics are revealed, including the Beachcomber Negroni, Winter in L.A., and Field of Mars. These drinks honor founding legends such as Donn Beach, Trader Vic, and Harry Yee as well as modern icons, including Dale DeGroff, Audrey Saunders, Julie Reiner, and Dave Arnold. By equipping both home bartenders and professionals with the skills to forge their own paths to cocktail creativity, this groundbreaking compendium sets a new tropical standard.
LC Classification NumberTX951

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