Mix, make, shake, and stir like a pro! Whether tending bar or entertaining at home, experienced bartenders or novices will find The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Bartending, Second Edition, serves up everything drink makers need to know to create great tasting beverages and cocktails. This updated edition includes: • One hundred brand-new recipes and the latest techniques • A brand-new section on creating specialty and theme cocktails for weddings and parties • New recipes for making mixers, bitters, and more

"Thomas Morrell has spent over thirteen years in the restaurant and bar industry. He has worked as a busboy, dishwasher, server, host, cook, manager and most importantly as a bartender. Over the years many people have asked him how they can become a bartender too. This book is his answer. Inside you will find information covering: bartending tools and terminology, Thomas' customer service philosophy, beer, wine, distilled spirits, mixed drinks, how to maximize your tips, bartending working environments, bartending professionalism, responsible bartending, finding work as a bartender"--P. [4] of cover.

This new edition features 450 drink recipes, plus information on everything from making basic cocktails to the life of a bartender.

-- This second edition contains more than two dozen of new and exotic drink recipes using rum, tequila, vodka, gin, bourbon, scotch and a number of other alcoholic beverages.-- The Pocket Idiot's Guide "RM" to Bartending, Second Edition is much more comprehensive than its competitor -- more drink recipes and many more invaluable tips on being the best bartender you can be.-- Are you embarrassed to admit you don't know a martini from a Manhattan, a Margarita from a Mimosa? Do you wish you knew how to impress people with incredible bartending skills? Well, The Pocket Idiot's Guide "RM" to Bartending, Second Edition teaches you how to make the perfect drink, every time. This book offers expert advice on how to stock your bar with the essentials, whip up easy-to-follow recipes for making the most requested cocktails (and even the least requested cocktails), and offers helpful tips on basic bartending skills.

The Bar Book — Bartending and mixology for the home cocktail enthusiast Learn the key techniques of bartending and mixology from a master: Written by renowned bartender and cocktail blogger Jeffrey Morgenthaler, The Bar Book is the only technique-driven cocktail handbook out there. This indispensable guide breaks down bartending into essential techniques, and then applies them to building the best drinks. Over 60 of the best drink recipes: The Bar Book contains more than 60 recipes that employ the techniques you will learn in this bartending book. Each technique is illustrated with how-to photography to provide inspiration and guidance. Bartending and mixology techniques include the best practices for: Juicing Garnishing Carbonating Stirring and shaking Choosing the correct ice for proper chilling and dilution of a drink And, much more If you found PTD Cocktail Book, 12 Bottle Bar, The Joy of Mixology, Death and Co., and Liquid Intelligence to be helpful among bartending books, you will find Jeffrey Morgenthaler’s The Bar Book to be an essential bartender book.

Make every hour you run a bar a happy one. You’re no idiot, of course. You know it takes more to run a bar than pouring beer and keeping peanuts on the tables. Whether you’re interested in serving drinks only or adding food or even entertainment, running a bar requires a lot of business savvy. The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Starting and Running a Bar will show you exactly how to build and manage the business of your dreams. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: • The essentials of creating a business plan for the type of bar you want to own and operate. • The lowdown on legalities involved in serving alcohol and food—as well as offering live entertainment. • Business-saving advice on dealing with vendors, suppliers, and employees. • Marketing and advertising suggestions based on your budget.

Discover how to make more than 175 quick and easy cocktails with only four ingredients or less! You don't need a thousand-dollar liquor cabinet to impress company at your next party! Shane Carley has curated a collection of 175 creative and delicious drink recipes that require only four ingredients or less. Learn how to become a master mixologist, all with just a handful of ingredients required. In The Home Bartender, Second Edition, you will find: beautiful, full-color photography throughout the book, virgin variations on most drinks, simplified classics to innovative new libations, And more! There's something for everyone in this cocktail book. The Home Bartender, Second Edition condenses the intricate and time-consuming art of cocktail-making into a process manageable for even the most time-crunched mixologist. Enjoy amazing results in a fraction of the time!