The Craft of the Cocktail by Dale DeGroff
Everything you need to know to make 500 of the world's best drinks and host legendary cocktail parties.
This is the most informative and entertaining drinks book ever written, destined to be a classic of our time. Imagine the book that Delia Smith, Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay might have written had they collaborated on drinks.
The fundamentals, the history, the anecdotes, the methods, the passion - everything you will ever want or need to know about cocktails is inside.
About the Author
Dale DeGroff has been called the Billy Graham of the holy spirits by the London Tribune and a master by Martha Stewart, and is widely acknowledged to be the preeminent mixologist in the world. He's been featured in dozens of magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, GQ, Entertainment Weekly, Penthouse, Food & Wine, and Forbes; his television appearances include Martha Stewart Living and Today. For twelve years, Dale ran the bar at New York City's Rainbow Room and now serves as a consultant for such top restaurants as Balthazar.
Format: Hardback | 230 pages
Dimensions (cm): 26.8 x 19.8 x 2.8 | 1.232kg
Publication Date: 01 Nov 2003
Publisher: Proof Publishing Ltd
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Illustrations note: colour/b&w photos
ISBN10: 0954586905
ISBN13: 9780954586904
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. No obvious damage to the cover. The dust jacket is included and in good condition (scuff marks along the edges). The majority of pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. There is minor wrinkling on the bottom-right corner, starting from the first page to about page number 80. Most of it is very minor and barely visible. There is no discolouring or staining with the wrinkling. No missing pages.