The Ultimate Bar Book: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,000 Cocktails (Cocktail Book, Bartender Book, Mixology Book, Mixed Drinks Recipe Book)
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- Create Date：2021-10-22 06:54:34
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Mittie Hellmich
- ISBN：0811843513
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Summary
James Beard nominee for Best Wine and Spirit Book
The bartender's bible and a cocktail recipe book for the ages。
The cocktail book for your home:The Ultimate Bar Book is an indispensable guide to classic cocktails and new drink recipes。 Loaded with essential-to-know topics such as barware， tools， and mixing tips。
Classic cocktails and new drinks: As the mistress of mixology， the author Mittie Hellmich has the classics down for the Martini， the Bloody Mary—and the many variations such as the Dirty Martini and the Virgin Mary。 And then there are all the creative new elixirs the author brings to the table， like the Tasmanian Twister Cocktail or the Citron Sparkler。
Illustrated secrets of classic cocktails and more: Illustrations show precisely what type of glass should be used for each drink。 With dozens of recipes for garnishes， rims， infusions， and syrups; punches， gelatin shooters， hot drinks， and non-alcoholic beverages; and let's not forget an essential selection of hangover remedies， The Ultimate Bar Book is nothing short of top-shelf。
If you liked PTD Cocktail Book， 12 Bottle Bar， Cocktail Codex and The Joy of Mixology， you'll love The Ultimate Bar Book
This makes for a great gift for bartenders and is the ideal addition to any bartender's book collection or for anyone who's looking for books from these categories:
• Essential Cocktail Books
• Bar Recipe Books
• Drink Mixing Books
• Alcohol Drink Recipe Books。
The bartender's bible and a cocktail recipe book for the ages。
The cocktail book for your home:The Ultimate Bar Book is an indispensable guide to classic cocktails and new drink recipes。 Loaded with essential-to-know topics such as barware， tools， and mixing tips。
Classic cocktails and new drinks: As the mistress of mixology， the author Mittie Hellmich has the classics down for the Martini， the Bloody Mary—and the many variations such as the Dirty Martini and the Virgin Mary。 And then there are all the creative new elixirs the author brings to the table， like the Tasmanian Twister Cocktail or the Citron Sparkler。
Illustrated secrets of classic cocktails and more: Illustrations show precisely what type of glass should be used for each drink。 With dozens of recipes for garnishes， rims， infusions， and syrups; punches， gelatin shooters， hot drinks， and non-alcoholic beverages; and let's not forget an essential selection of hangover remedies， The Ultimate Bar Book is nothing short of top-shelf。
If you liked PTD Cocktail Book， 12 Bottle Bar， Cocktail Codex and The Joy of Mixology， you'll love The Ultimate Bar Book
This makes for a great gift for bartenders and is the ideal addition to any bartender's book collection or for anyone who's looking for books from these categories:
• Essential Cocktail Books
• Bar Recipe Books
• Drink Mixing Books
• Alcohol Drink Recipe Books。
Reviews
David Arnold
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Good for any level of expertise。 This book has all the classic recipes as well as many of the newer concoctions。
terrence ritchey
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good educational
Wendy
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The only thing that would make this guide better is one of those built-in fabric bookmarks （or three！）I have only had this a few months， but we are finding new drinks all the time。 What do I feel like drinking tonight？ Bourbon？ OK！ Let's go！ The only thing that would make this guide better is one of those built-in fabric bookmarks （or three！）I have only had this a few months， but we are finding new drinks all the time。 What do I feel like drinking tonight？ Bourbon？ OK！ Let's go！ 。。。more
Melissa
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Love this book as a resource for cocktail making。 I wish the background commentary on each type of alcohol had been a little more extensive （I was looking for a cover-to-cover book） but I still enjoyed it。
Lukas Mason
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Don't judge me。 Don't judge me。 。。。more
Daniil
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Extremely useful book for a beginner bartender or someone who is trying to advance their knowledge about the science of spirits。I picked up a load of useful information， cocktail recipes， history， and so much more。 Will highly recommend it and after a month or two will come back to it to reread and refresh my memory on many facts I want to remember and use in my profession。
Taylor-Leigh Derchin
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Great cocktails recipe book with a ton of great new and classics。 I definitely marked a bunch of new cocktails I can not wait to try。
Jonathan
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An outstanding guide to preparing cocktails。 My friend gave it to me as a gift and I just wrapped up reading the history and technique portion of it！
Sebastien Rioux
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Lots of knowledge in a small package。 Hardback， perfect reference book for the home bar。 Finally made my way front-to-back （rather than purely as an occasional reference）， and will be a keeper。
Aaron Ritchie
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This is my go-to source of information whenever I want to make a drink for myself or when entertaining。 Hellmich has arranged the recipes in chapter like sections by the base ingredient。 These chapters provide a summary of the history and flavour profile of the base-drink。 There are two comprehensive indexes at the end; one by ingredient， the other by drink name。 The 'big classics' for each base-drink are given their own detailed sections with plenty of recipes for flavour variations。 This is my go-to source of information whenever I want to make a drink for myself or when entertaining。 Hellmich has arranged the recipes in chapter like sections by the base ingredient。 These chapters provide a summary of the history and flavour profile of the base-drink。 There are two comprehensive indexes at the end; one by ingredient， the other by drink name。 The 'big classics' for each base-drink are given their own detailed sections with plenty of recipes for flavour variations。 。。。more
Andrew Murphy
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Yet to meet a cocktail book that matches this。 A joy to read， and essential for anyone who wants to mix drinks。
Nikhil
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The most comprehensive cocktail manual I've encountered that doesn't overextend itself。 Artfully compiled。 The most comprehensive cocktail manual I've encountered that doesn't overextend itself。 Artfully compiled。 。。。more
Colby Denton
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A very interesting book detailing not only the history of the world's spirits， but also proper ways to enjoy their libations as well as recipes for the most and least known cocktails from all over the world。 Very handy addition to my kitchen library。 A very interesting book detailing not only the history of the world's spirits， but also proper ways to enjoy their libations as well as recipes for the most and least known cocktails from all over the world。 Very handy addition to my kitchen library。 。。。more
Andreas Borg
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After a few pages it gets a bit blurry
♥Xeni♥
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This book is incredible！ I was given this as a gift in a cookbook exchange。 The first part is all about what you need to stock a basic bar （let me tell you， it's quite daunting for a beginner like me）。 There's examples of glasses， liquors， equipment and even a section for various measurements （what does a dash really mean？）。 Then it goes into some other stuff before coming to the gist of the book: the spirits and drinks。 The cocktails are all arranged by type of liquor。 Certain famous cocktails This book is incredible！ I was given this as a gift in a cookbook exchange。 The first part is all about what you need to stock a basic bar （let me tell you， it's quite daunting for a beginner like me）。 There's examples of glasses， liquors， equipment and even a section for various measurements （what does a dash really mean？）。 Then it goes into some other stuff before coming to the gist of the book: the spirits and drinks。 The cocktails are all arranged by type of liquor。 Certain famous cocktails have several pages devoted to them， with a brief history， classical way of preparing it and more common variations。 Some interesting cocktails / things that jumped out at me while browsing:- Slippery Nipple: Bailey's Irish Cream + sambuca- Barcardi Cocktails are only allowed to be made with Barcardi rum （as ruled by a New York court in 1936）。- Angel's Tit: white creme de cacao+ heavy cream topped with a maraschino cherry。There's so much more。 I could just keep going and going。 I have a feeling this book will get a fair amount of use this summer！ （And for the next many years）。 。。。more
Anna Allen
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Every drink you'll ever want to make/order and so much more is in this book。 It saved me from having to ask what a cognac is， and now I know that there is actually a drink called a 'scooby snack'。 I don't drink much， but it's fun to flip through。 If I had a personal bar， I would look to it for ideas constantly。 Every drink you'll ever want to make/order and so much more is in this book。 It saved me from having to ask what a cognac is， and now I know that there is actually a drink called a 'scooby snack'。 I don't drink much， but it's fun to flip through。 If I had a personal bar， I would look to it for ideas constantly。 。。。more
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Wiley R
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This book is 100% correct to have comprehensive in its title。 It's organized by type of alcohol and is just PACKED with information， and the recipes are well-organized， plainly laid out and easy to read。 Terrific book。 This book is 100% correct to have comprehensive in its title。 It's organized by type of alcohol and is just PACKED with information， and the recipes are well-organized， plainly laid out and easy to read。 Terrific book。 。。。more
Varun
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Learned a lot about liquor and cocktails from this book。 Now I can make simple cocktails home anytime。
Jadell
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It was pretty good at explaining the origin of a lot of spirits and the history of famous cocktails。 Although it gave nice descriptions of bar ware， it gave vague descriptions on actual techniques。 It's a great base book to learn your way around a liquor store and understanding terms。 Very great reference book for classic cocktails when in a rut and the internet tells you 20 different ways to make that very cocktail。 It was pretty good at explaining the origin of a lot of spirits and the history of famous cocktails。 Although it gave nice descriptions of bar ware， it gave vague descriptions on actual techniques。 It's a great base book to learn your way around a liquor store and understanding terms。 Very great reference book for classic cocktails when in a rut and the internet tells you 20 different ways to make that very cocktail。 。。。more
Brianna
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This book is very well laid out， and I really like the discussion of the history of the different spirits， how each is defined， and the ways they overlap （e。g。， now that I know what aquavit is， I'm no longer confused about why my bottle of Brennivin is labeled "Icelandic schnapps" and tastes like flavored vodka）。 This book is very well laid out， and I really like the discussion of the history of the different spirits， how each is defined， and the ways they overlap （e。g。， now that I know what aquavit is， I'm no longer confused about why my bottle of Brennivin is labeled "Icelandic schnapps" and tastes like flavored vodka）。 。。。more
Wolf
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As a cocktail guide this book has many virtues。 It perhaps falls a little short of being the ultimate bar book， however。Physically， the book is a small （5 1/2" x 7"）， robustly packaged hardback with covers that spilt drinks should wipe off。 Its size makes it easy to carry and find space for。 However， it also means that the writing is necessarily small and the book tends to close easily rather than staying open - inconvient if you want to remind yourself of an ingredient whilst mixing。The guide i As a cocktail guide this book has many virtues。 It perhaps falls a little short of being the ultimate bar book， however。Physically， the book is a small （5 1/2" x 7"）， robustly packaged hardback with covers that spilt drinks should wipe off。 Its size makes it easy to carry and find space for。 However， it also means that the writing is necessarily small and the book tends to close easily rather than staying open - inconvient if you want to remind yourself of an ingredient whilst mixing。The guide is very thorough。 It is divided into sections by different types of drinks: beers & sakes， brandies， sparkling wines， ordinary wines， gins， liquers， rums， tequilas， vodkas and whiskies， along with a couple more， all get their own sections。 Each section starts with a discussion of that particular drink， so the brandy section tells one about the different types of Cognac， the differences to Armagnac and other brandy-like styles from Calvados to Grappa to Pisco brandy。 Whilst short， these sections are informative and useful。 For those of us who aren't drinks experts there are likely to be a few interesting nuggets of information。 Particularly apparent in these sections is the fact that the book is written from a U。S。 perspective and availabilities of different drinks are bound to vary as a result。Each section then moves onto the cocktails that can be made from the drink type under discussion。 The guide has plenty of recipes: I can't see myself running out of new drinks to mix simply with this one guide any time soon。 None of the recipes are complicated， some are rather more unusual than in other cocktail books。Many of the cocktails come with a short description of origins of the drink mix; classic coctktails （such as the Martini， Sidecar， French 75， Daiquiri， Old Fashioned or Manhattan） get their own little sections spelling out something of the history of the drink as well as recipes and variations。 These are much appreciated and lift the book from something more than a selection of recipes， giving the potent cococtions their sheen of glamour。 Each cocktail also comes with a symbol showing the type of glass to use to serve it - a nice touch。A disadvantage of this layout is that cocktails that contain more than one type of liquor consequently show up multiple times under each ingredient。 Interestingly， the recipes given are often ever so slightly different。 Also， whilst comprehensive in terms of recipes and ingredients， it does not look at cocktails in terms of the styles of mixing。 The Bompas and Parr cocktail book， for instance， whilst nothing like as comprehensive， scores to some extent because it looks at styles of mixes as well the specific ingredients for each cocktail。Other sections include a very thorough look at cocktail equipment and advice on 'Smooth Entertaining'。 Personally， I'm not sure these add very much。Recommended， then， for its comprehensive nature and easy to follow cocktail recipes。 。。。more
Melissa Bond
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One of the most comprehensive and detailed reference of every ounce of alcohol created， with more recipes than one truly needs， and informative histories behind the famous， and infamous， beer， wine and spirits around。 The size is an added bonus， easy for a non-drinker such as myself to know what to try， and which to avoid both at home or out with friends。
Megan
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A pretty awesome birthday gift。 Thousands of drink recipes （some with fun facts）， tips on mixing， basic bar equipment。 Like the title says， it's comprehensive。 A pretty awesome birthday gift。 Thousands of drink recipes （some with fun facts）， tips on mixing， basic bar equipment。 Like the title says， it's comprehensive。 。。。more
James
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