Book description
The definitive guide to the contemporary craft cocktail movement, from one of the highest-profile, most critically lauded, and influential bars in the world.
Death & Co is the most important, influential, and oft-imitated bar to emerge from the contemporary craft cocktail movement. Since its opening in 2006, Death & Co…
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Now that you’re in the mood for a good classic cocktail, this book will teach you how to make one.
Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails is the bible for the modern craft cocktail movement. Written by the creators of the legendary New York City bar Death & Co, which is on my bucket list of bars to visit, the book teaches you everything you need to know to make a good cocktail, from which flavors pair well together, when to shake and when to stir, and how to come up with your own new cocktail.
The book contains 500…
From Michelle's list on putting you in the mood for a good cocktail.
First, I have a confession. I know and love David Kaplan and Alex Day, two of Death & Co’s partners. The moment I stepped into Death & Co’s original location in Manhattan’s East Village, I knew I was in a special place. Small, dark, and moody, the bar embodies the best parts of the 21st century drinks culture with its spectacular cocktails made by a top-of-their-game bartending team. The Death & Co book captures the alchemy that can happen behind the bar; it is an unabashed love letter to the industry. Packed full of classic and innovative recipes, as…
From Lesley's list on chronicle the history of cocktails.
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