BARTENDING FOR DUMMIES

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Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here Part 1 Getting Started with Bartending Chapter 1 For Openers: Gathering the Tools and Glasses You Need Covering the Basics: Bar Tools to Have at the Ready Wine opener Cocktail shaker Strainer Adding Other Helpful Tools Pour It Out: Giving Some Thought to Glassware Chapter 2 Methods to the Drink Making Madness Shaking a Drink Stirring a Drink Every Day I’m Muddling Chillin’ on Ice Making the Cut: Common Garnish Shapes Slices Wedges of all sizes Wheels Twists Adding a Little Something Sweet: Simple Syrup Opening Wine and Champagne Bottles Wine bottles Champagne and sparkling wine bottles chapter 3 Setting Up Your Home Bar Preparing for a Party Situating the bar Serving smartly Stocking Your Bar The basic bar A more complete bar The ultimate bar Picking up mixers and other important supplies The Party Charts: Calculating Liquor and Supply Needs How much liquor should you buy? How many supplies should you buy? Chapter 4 Keeping Tabs: Helpful Charts and Measures Bottle-Related Measurements Bar Measurements and Their Equivalents Beer Measurements Drinks per Bottle Calories and Carbohydrates Part 2 Distilling the High Points of Various Spirits Chapter 5 Vodka How Vodka Is Made Popular Vodka Brands Flavored Vodkas Storing and Serving Vodka Chapter 6 Gin Quality Gin and How It’s Made Popular Gin Brands Storing and Serving Suggestions Chapter 7 Tequila and Mezcal One Tequila, Two Tequila . . . Types of tequila Popular tequila brands Messin’ with Mezcal The famous worm A few brands Storing and Serving Suggestions Chapter 8 American and Canadian Whisk(e)y How Whiskey Is Made Bourbon Popular bourbon brands Specialty bourbons Flavored American bourbons Rye Whiskey Tennessee Whiskey Canadian Whisky Blended Whiskey Wheat and Corn Whiskies Storing and Pouring the Most Popular Serves Chapter 9 Irish Whiskey What Makes Irish Whiskey Taste So Good? Popular Irish Whiskey Brands Storing and Serving Suggestions Chapter 10 Scotch Whisky Types of Scotch Whiskies How Scotch Is Made Dispelling Myths about Scotch Whisky Popular Blended Scotch Whiskies Taking a Closer Look at Single-Malt Scotch Storing and Serving Suggestions Chapter 11 Japanese Whisky How Japanese Whisky Is Made and Aged Popular Brands Storing and Serving Suggestions Chapter 12 Rum How Rum Is Made Popular Rum Brands Getting Familiar with Flavored and Spiced Rums Cachaça: The “Brazilian Rum” That Isn’t Storing and Serving Rum Chapter 13 Brandy Making Brandy Brushing Up on Brandy Varieties American brandy Pisco Fruit brandy Fruit-flavored brandies and pomace brandy Sampling Brandy Brands from Around the World Enjoying Brandy: Storing and Serving Suggestions Chapter 14 Cognac and Armagnac Cognac How cognac is made What are all those letters on the label? Popular cognac brands Armagnac How armagnac is made How to read the label Popular armagnac brands Storing and Serving Suggestions Chapter 15 Aperitifs, Cordials, Digestifs, and Liqueurs Whetting Your Appetite with Aperitifs Digesting Digestifs Cordials and Liqueurs Storing and Serving Suggestions Chapter 16 Beer How Beer Is Made Types of Beer Storing and Serving Beer Chapter 17 Hard Teas, Seltzers, and Ready-to-Drink Products Hard Teas Hard Seltzers Ready-to-Drink Beverages Storing and Serving Suggestions Chapter 18 Wine Wines from Around the World Popular wines named after grapes French wines by region German white wines Italian wines by region Australian wine gaining popularity Notable South American wines North American wines for sharing Poppin’ Bubbly, and other Types of Wine Port Sherry Vermouth Sparkling wines Storing and Serving Suggestions Chapter 19 Low- and No-Alcohol Options No-Alcohol Beer No-Alcohol Wine No-Alcohol Spirits Serving Suggestions Part 3 Drink Recipes: Creating Classic Cocktails and More Chapter 20 Recipes from A to Z Chapter 21 Shots and Shooters Chapter 22 Martini Making Chapter 23 Drinks for Special Occasions Crowd-Pleasing Punches with a Punch Holiday Cocktails Chapter 24 Mocktails and Low-Alcohol Cocktails Low-Alcohol Cocktails Alcohol-Free Alternatives Part 4 The Part of Tens Chapter 25 Ten+ Toasts to Mark Any Occasion Saluting Special Occasions A Nod to Friendship Chapter 26 At Least Ten Cures and Lores Hiccups Hangovers Chapter 27 Ten+ Terms That’ll Make You Sound Like a Pro Ordering and Pouring Slang Working the Bar Recipe Index Topics Index EULA