Holiday Cocktails

by Jessica Strand

Hardly bigger than most fruitcakes and much more fun, Holiday Cocktails is a complete guide to getting the mix right. This bartending bible features classics such as the cozy Hot Buttered Rum and the classy Kir Royale, as well as smart and sexy libations like the elegant Christmas Morning Mimosa and the virgin Gingersnap Punch. Holiday Cocktails is the place to turn for advice no matter what's on the holiday social calendar, whether it's a New Year's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081184157X
• ISBN13: 9780811841573
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

A gem of a book

I've read this book from cover to cover and find the majority of drinks to my liking. So far I've tried eight recipes -- all winners. My friends liked them too. I particularly like the Christmas Cosmo, Candy Cane Martini, White Christmas, and Grinch (an odd sort of drink in color and flavor but very amusing if you like Midori and want an excuse to eat maraschino cherries). The non-alcoholic hot drinks are very comforting, especially on cold winter evenings. I'm a sucker for beautiful photos in recipe books and this book doesn't disappoint, but I wondered if my efforts would look as beautiful as the photos. Answer: they did. I'm looking forward to working my way through the rest of the recipes that caught my eye and taste buds.

Loved this book

I loved this book. Great photos, great recipes, and best of all... great drinks. It includes plenty of classics... and some variations that taste and look beautiful. In fact, I was just buying a few more copies for friends... and read the other reviews from our friends in Canada and couldn't believe what I was reading. Maybe they don't know how to follow a drink recipe... or should just drink whiskey straight. Anyway, I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a fun drink book to have as part of their cookbook collection. Cheers!