Complete Idiot's Guide to Mixing Drinks, 2e

by Players, Alan Axelrod, The Players

Book Overview

Features 450 recipes with detailed instructions. Includes extensive information on the background, differences, characteristics and appreciation of spirits, liquors, etc. New edition covers everything from making basic cocktails to the life of a bartender!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028644689
• ISBN13: 9780028644684
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Alpha Books
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Ignore the idiot

This is a great book, despite the illiterate review below. I've never looked for a drink at home to make that I couldn't find in this book -- and the other drink/recipe "bibles" leave out the interesting information on the various spirits and histories. It's a staple on my cookbook shelves where more than a few "idiot's" or "dummies" book sit next to the French Laundry Cookbook.

the perfect companion to a recipe book

"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Mixing Drinks" is a wonderful book, filled with anecdotes, tips, and histories of spirits. It takes a basic, straightfoward approach to bartending that is easy to understand and use. The book is very thorough, and is best used in conjunction with a simple recipe book. It is NOT simply a book of recipes, however. I find it to be far superior to similar books (i.e. "Bartending for Dummies.")