Let's Make Cocktails!

Let's Make Cocktails!

A FUN AND APPROACHABLE INTRODUCTION TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF COCKTAILS, WITH TIPS FOR STOCKING YOUR BAR CART AND RECIPES FOR CLASSIC DRINKS, FROM CO-AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR OF LET'S MAKE RAMEN! AND LET'S MAKE DUMPLINGS! Let's Make Cocktails! features colorful, engaging illustrations and step-by-step instructions for getting started behind the bar. Becan provides insight on proper tools, glassware, and staple ingredients such as secondary spirits, homemade syrups, and garnishes. Readers will learn basic techniques, including shaking and stirring, as well as more nuanced practices like expressing, fine-straining, dry shaking, and more. Organized by spirit for easy access, each recipe explores the cocktail's origins, traditions, accompaniments, and popular connotations. Join in celebrating venerated standards such as the Sazerac, the Sidecar, the Last Word, and a proper Dry or Dirty Martini, as well as modern classics like the Paper Plane and the Oaxaca Old Fashioned. The book also includes delicious spirit-free options such as the perfect Arnold Palmer or Lemon, Lime, and Bitters. Let's Make Cocktails! is the perfect addition to any bar cart.

Authors : Sarah Becan 

Publications : Ten Speed Graphic