Bar Chef: Handcrafted Cocktails

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An inviting handbook for cocktails rooted in classics and updated with a farm-to-glass ethos, from "one of LA’s most innovative mixologists" (Forbes). Celebrated Los Angeles bartender Christiaan Röllich approaches a drink the way a master chef approaches a dish: he draws on high-quality seasonal ingredients to create cocktails for every occasion. In Bar Chef, Röllich shares 100 original recipes for drinks that are as beautiful as they are delicious, including the Quixote (gin and grapefruit); a Kentucky Sour (bourbon and homemade cola syrup); Eggnog for the holidays; and Röllich’s signature drink, the Green Goddess (green tea vodka and cucumber with arugula, jalapeno, and absinthe), which has become a part of the language of LA. Featuring easy-to-follow recipes for syrups, tinctures, liqueurs, and bitters with herbs, spices, and seasonal fruit, Röllich guides you through his creative process, demystifying the craft of cocktail making. With stunning color photography and the suave storytelling of your favorite bartender, Bar Chef will become a go-to bar book for home cooks and cocktail enthusiasts, inspiring and pleasing readers with every drink. 100 color photographs Title Contents Foreword by Suzanne Goin Foreword by Caroline Styne Introduction Mixing from This Book Recipes Ice Garnishes Technique Kitchen Tools for the Home Bar Bar Tools Glasses Vodka Stocking Your Bar Green Goddess Green Tea Vodka Arugula Simple Syrup Tavern Collins Raspberry Fennel Syrup Californication Country Club Orange-Infused Vodka Cranberry Syrup Lebowski Ras el Hanout Whipped Cream Lucques Gimlet Simple Syrup Three Two Three Buddha’s Hand Vodka Ginger Syrup A.O.C. Bloody Bloody Mix Sancho Panza Sherry Ginger Syrup Green Hound Grapefruit Simple Syrup Gin and Genever Stocking Your Bar Caterpillar Rule Breaker Companion Cat’s Paw Negroni Syrup Compound Holland Gin Rebel Spring Negroni Spring Negroni Mix Honeybee White Bull Sage Beer Syrup Quixote Honey Ginger Syrup Brixton Sour McIntosh Poached Apple Juice Hilo Pineapple Syrup G & G Christiaan’s G&T Rum Stocking Your Bar Evening Storm Vaquero Black on Black Spiced Blackberry Syrup Charles E. Hires Root Beer Syrup Mocambo Horchata de Arroz Negro Syrup Eggnog Leaf and Spear Kale-Infused Rum Green Harissa Syrup Pistachio Colada Pistachio Syrup Rioja Libre Shaolin Punch Lapsang Souchong Syrup Il Lavoro Thames Street Three Sisters Spiced Pumpkin Mix Pepita Syrup White Elephant Thai Coconut Syrup Rubin Carter Grenadine Tequila and Mezcal Stocking Your Bar Beaumont Fire and Smoke Chupacabra Pistolero Honey Árbol Ginger Syrup Monk’s Dream Moloka’i Shangri-La The Initial Tres Garantias Xolito Grapefruit Marmalade Moscow Margarita (aka Danielewski) Roasted Beet Peach Fever CA Sour Poached Pear Juice Whiskey Stocking Your Bar Kentucky Sour Cardoon Ginger Syrup American Poet Kingbird Cowboys and Indians Engine Five-Card Cash Honey Saffron Syrup Tenderfoot Lee-Enfield Moonraker Tamarind Syrup Raoul Duke Glasgow Kiss Watchmen Tangier Thunderer Honey Árbol Ginger Syrup Brandy Stocking Your Bar Bienville Communion Concord Grape Syrup Dr. Common Fire Starter Spiced Raisin Syrup River’s Licorice Mercantile Fresh Grape Juice Fifth Kingdom Normandy Brown Sugar Dutch Apple “Stroop” Wire Bird Cranberry Juice Currency Pomegranate Molasses Syrup Bar Chef Essentials Stocking Your Bar Dry Vermouth Sweet Vermouth Velvet Falernum Espresso Rum Chai Cognac Orange Liqueur Walnut Liqueur Pecan Liqueur Guava Liqueur Strawberry Liqueur Cherry Liqueur and Brandied Cherries Compound Gin Aperitivo Classic Bitters Orange Bitters Red Wine Bitters Five-Spice Tincture Chile de Árbol Tincture Licorice Tincture Sarsaparilla Tincture Kingbird Tincture Ras el Hanout Syrup Cola Syrup Tonic Syrup Orgeat Aquavit Syrup Acknowledgments Sources Index Copyright