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After working as a bartender over 20 years, he started to write about bartending and bars for FoodArts magazine. [2] His first book, The Bartender's Bible, was published in 1991, with his then-wife, Mardee Haidin Regan. [3] Later, he became a cocktail columnist for Wine Enthusiast, Food & Wine and San Francisco Chronicle.
[2] [1] In the modern day, bartenders can find a plethora of recipes, the drink's history, who is known for drinking it, and other details, helping spur the cocktail renaissance. [2] The book serves as a historical document – it featured popular new recipes in each edition, making each book represent what the public was drinking at the time. [1]
The history of smashes goes back at least as far as the 1862 book How to Mix Drinks. [33] The old-style whiskey smash was an example of an early smash. [34] The herb used in a smash is often mint, although basil is sometimes used in cocktails that go well with it, e.g. many strawberry cocktails.
Mixed drinks include alcoholic mixed drinks (cocktails, beer cocktails, flaming beverages, fortified wines, mixed drink shooters and drink shots, wine cocktails) and non-alcoholic mixed drinks (including punches and non-alcoholic cocktails). Also here are drink mixers, cocktail garnishes, drinkware, and bartending equipment and supplies. Mostly ...
The first bi-coastal celebrity bartender, he brought civility to the bar scene as well as creativity to mixology. The wood cut etchings found in his book, The Bon Vivant's Companion or How To Mix Drinks adorn our walls, and his spirit is embodied in the drinks we pour today. The Occidental Cigar Club pays homage to that San Francisco institution."
A Bartender’s Handshake is not so much of an official order as it is an ever-changing list of spirits and drinks that, when ordered, show you might know your stuff and are a delight to have in ...
A mojito Bellini Made with Prosecco and peach purée or nectar. Black Russian Made with vodka and coffee liqueur. Bloody Mary Made with vodka, tomato juice, and other spices and flavorings including Worcestershire sauce, hot sauces, garlic, herbs, horseradish, celery, olives, salt, black pepper, lemon juice, lime juice, and celery salt.
Eric, a balding, stout man in his 60s, wears sweater vests year-round, only ever orders water or soda and leaves $20 tips on the sticky bar top. Generosity or attempts at buying my attention, I ...