Mix Drinks Like A Pro

Now you can with this indispensable handbook, the most thorough'and thoroughly accessible'bartending guide ever created for both professional and home use. Encyclopedic in scope and filled with clear, simple instructions, The Bartender's Bible includes information on:

Stocking and equipping a bar'from liquors and mixers to condiments, garnishes, and equipment

Shot-by-shot recipes for over 1,000 cocktails and mixed drinks from bourbon to rum to whiskey

Wine drinks

Beer drinks

Nonalcoholic drinks

Special category drinks'tropical, classics, aperitifs, cordials, hot drinks, and party punches

Anecdotes and histories of favorite potables

And more! -- Amazon.com

What's a Dirty Martini? How do you pronounce Cuarenta Y Tres? Which glass do you use for a Stinger? How did the Margarita get its name?

Answers to these questions and thousands more can be found in The Ultimate A-to-Z Bar Guide, a one-stop, user-friendly cocktail guide featuring more than 1,000 drink recipes and 600 definitions for cocktail-related terms. -- Amazon.com

Delicious, glamorous, even slightly decadent - cocktails are back in vogue. Whether you want to throw a great party or spice up an ordinary evening with a special drink, Cook Cocktails will provide all the inspiration you need. Ben Reed, London's hippest, hottest mixologist, offers a delicious range of recipes for almost 100 classic and contemporary cocktails (arranged by spirit), as well as practical advice on equipment and glasses. Why not start the evening with a classic aperitif - a dry Martini, a sparkling Bellini, or an ice-cold Margarita? Or if you want to surprise your guests with something a little more adventurous, then mix up one of Ben's great original creations - a Bramble, a Cranilla Martini, or a Purple Haze. With stunning photography by William Lingwood and Ben's wise and witty words, Cool Cocktails will have you reaching for the crushed ice and cocktail shaker on a regular basis. -- Amazon.com

Bruce Weinstein is a guy who knows how to party. And his key to partying is choosing the right drink. Spiked or zero proof, Bruce has shaken, stirred, blended, or ladled concoction for every occasion and everyone on your guest list.

The cocktail traditionalist will savor Bruce's world-class Bloody Mary, while those on the cutting edge will sip one of his twelve exotic and tasty variations of this favorite libation. His classic martini comes with no fewer than fifteen spin-offs. Got a crowd coming over? No problem. Just pull out the punch bowl and fill it with Groovy Banana Wine Punch or teetotaling Pink Plum Lemonade. On a hot summer day, serve a blended tropical Papaya Smoothie or Orange Jewelious. Or blast away winter's chill with a warming coffee, tea, or fruit juice toddy.From an intimate dinner for two to a block-party bash, raise your glass and celebrate with Bruce Weinstein's The Ultimate Party Drink Book. -- Amazon.com

An invaluable reference for any bartender or home entertainer, this book is conveniently organized into informative sections that explain how cocktails are made and include important information about their ingredients. For easy use, more than 500 recipes are arranged alphabetically, each cross-referenced in drink categories. -- Ingram

What was a friendly cocktail party--a few friends, some witty banter, and a martini or two--just got serious. Your best friend, Bob, wants an Imperial Martini, and his new girlfriend from Key West thinks a Shrimptini would really hit the spot. Across the room, someone with purple hair and "Cocktail Nation" tattooed on her bicep wants an Alternatini. Suddenly your rep is on the line, and it's going to take more than that set of cool glasses you got for Christmas and a bottle of olives to bail you out. A splash of gin and a few drops of vermouth aren't enough to keep you among the suave and the sophisticated; what you need now is Sally Ann Berk's The Martini Book. -- Amazon.com

Anyone can master the art of mixing the perfect drink--with all the confidence, style, and panache seen in the world's finest bars and restaurants. How? Ask the professionals. Now, for the first time, today's leading bartenders from the 50 best bars in the world reveal: the secrets of the classic cocktail (with special variations)recipes for rare and exotic drinksspecial secrets and tips of the professionalsand other tricks-of-the-trade that characterize the best mixologists Every home bartender will be mixing, shaking, and pouring drinks to please the most discerning guest: tropical drinks from award-winning Caribbean bartenders, hearty drinks from Irish pubs, and specialty cocktails from Montreal, Seattle, Key West, Beverly Hills, Boston, Hong Kong and dozens of other cities--and from the very best bars and bartenders. -- Amazon.com

As John Glenn was orbiting the earth for the first time, his fellow Americans were deep into the long-lived craze known as tiki. This gaudy life-style package -- a blend of Polynesian kitsch, fake island food and lethal rum drinks -- began in the late 1930's and early 40's with Los Angeles restaurants like Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic's, and gradually spread to the suburban patio before fizzling out in the early 1970's.

It's back, of course. Jeff Berry and Annene Kaye, serious students of tiki, have compiled a serious tiki cocktail book, "Beachbum Berry's Grog Log."

In 96 spiral-bound pages adorned with tiki illustrations, the authors have ranged far and wide to gather classic Polynesian fakes, like the Fog Cutter from Trader Vic's, the Missionary's Downfall from Don the Beachcomber and the Sidewinder's Fang from the Lanai Restaurant in San Mateo, Calif. They have even managed to unearth Manhattan tiki cocktails, like the Hawaiian Room, served at the old Hotel Lexington in the 1940's, and the Headhunter, served at the Hawaii Kai in the 1960's. -- Amazon.com