Highballs High Heels: A Girl's Guide to the Art of Cocktails

by Karen Brooks, Gideon Bosker, Reed Darmon

Book Overview

The authors of Atomic Cocktails strike again, this time with a feminine twist. Highballs High Heels combines '50s cocktail party nostalgia with career girl independence. Order up a Bikinitini when you're feeling sassy, get naughty with a cool Gin and Sin, or a Shirley Temple's Evil Twin, for those times when you just want to be left alone. And for girls with "inner" spirit, there's an entire chapter devoted to nonalcoholic drinks. In addition to the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811830179
• ISBN13: 9780811830171
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.3" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Girls Just Want to Have Fun (and Cocktails Too)!

What a cool, fun book! I picked this book up as a bachelorette gift for a friend and was not disappointed. What a hoot! I loved the titles of the cocktails, and it was fun to read the descriptions of the recipes and the background of each. The colorful pictures really added to the book, and the information regarding garnishes, infusions, and syrups was excellent. Some of our favorites included: Silky Stockings, Hot Lips, Choco Locos, Creamsicle Margarita, Bad Hair Day Blaster, and Power Shower Punch. Enjoy!

Drink retro style....cheers!!

My favorite parts of the book are the very retro names for the majority of the drinks. I am a fresh and new martini drinker and my boyfriend bought this book for me. Some of the drinks are familiar but tagged with different names many others are different and unheard of. This book outlines the necessities you'll need to get started. But Even for the novice martini drinker (like myself), you'll me mixing and shaking like a pro in no time.

hip and sophisticated

"Highballs High Heels" is what it says: a smart, witty cocktail guide for girls (and the authors mean anyone female, not just the young 'uns). I own this book and "Atomic Cocktails" by the same writers, and both are terrific, but "Highballs" is funkier and less basic, though still very easy to use. "Highballs" is not exclusively for women, but then, neither is "When Harry Met Sally"- it's just unlikely that men will have the same appreciation for these that we do. With recipes like Minivan Mom Meltdown Mixer and Shirley Temple's Evil Twin, these recipes are as much fun to read as they are to make. The graphics are so cool that it practically qualifies as a coffee-table book. "Highballs in High Heels" is now the first book I grab when I have the yen for a cocktail- you really can't go wrong.

...as well as a boys guide.

OK so maybe I like to wear high heels every once in a while, but that's not the only reason why I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The simple and articulate writing, the flow of the layout from page to page and the tasteful vintage-like illustrations makes this book a really great gift or just to own for yourself.Here are a few reasons why I love this book.#1 It looks a lot cooler than having the Sports Illustrated (Swim Suit edition) laying around.#2 It shows that I am sensitive to certain women's issues.#3 I finally learned how to make a decent drink.#4 It impressed all my gay friends as well as my female friends and left all my buddies wondering (gotta love that!)#5 It shows how I can be in touch my feminine side.Highballs High Heels is for everyone to anyone.A beautiful book with a very practical nature.Do not let the title fool you.

Very good cocktail book plus spunk!

I bought this as a gift for a female friend, and it was the instant hit of the party. A perfect gift for your female friends who are learning about the art of cocktails. For Chicagoans, it means you're a "trixie in training" after you finish this.