Reddit reviews The Ultimate Bar Book: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,000 Cocktails (Cocktail Book, Bartender Book, Mixology Book, Mixed Drinks Recipe Book)

Can't resist, The Ultimate Bar Book: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,000 Cocktails

http://www.amazon.com/The-Ultimate-Bar-Book-Comprehensive/dp/0811843513/ref=sr_1_14?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1334379627&sr=1-14

Jus' sayin.

How about a Himalayan salt plate and a book with drink recipes?

Webtender is a cool no frills site.

https://www.webtender.com/

If you want a book this one is great.

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I've found that just making a lot of people drinks constantly is really good practice.

Of course, a classroom setting is nice, but if you want a way to learn with less overhead, just keep asking your housemates if they want a drink.

Whenever you encounter something weird (eg why does a Washington Apple taste like ass with Maker's Mark but delicious with Crown Royal?) you can read up on it online.

Also, highly recommend this book: http://www.amazon.com/The-Ultimate-Bar-Book-Comprehensive/dp/0811843513/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1346205273&sr=8-2&keywords=bartending

Again, this isn't meant as a suggestion to replace classes, but rather, if you aren't able to find the time or money or tenacity to go to bartending classes.

Honestly there are different kinds of lime juice, and they are used for different drinks, some times from a bottle works, and some times you absolutely need fresh squeezed from a lime you cut no more than 6 hours ago. so to answer your question, both. limes are also the most commonly used fruit in drinks, we go through 3 to 4 times the number of limes than oranges and lemons put together.

PS i forgot to include it in the tools but this book is super useful for just about everyone. I would consider it a must have.

Make sure to also pick up a copy of "The Ultimate Bar Book." It's an essential.

So I have a bottle of Glenfiddich featured here that has been half empty for about 3 yrs. it was the first bottle of whiskey I bought and it's been sitting around just looking sad.

I found a recipe for the Robby Burns in my Ultimate Bar Book and I thought I'd give it a try:

• 1.5oz scotch
  
• 1.5 oz sweet vermouth
  
• .25oz Benedictine
  
• lemon twist
  
  Shake w ice and serve up.
  
  I haven't tried allot of vermouth so the taste is a little different to me.
  
  
  Anyone ever tried this drink? Any other variations? What do you do with old whiskey you aren't drinking?
  
  

The Ultimate Bar Book: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,000 Cocktails.

If he doesn't have one already, a pocket-size beer tasting journal might be good. Hell, even if he has one, if he likes taking notes about his beers he might appreciate this.

If he's into homebrewing, maybe a homebrewing recipe journal? While we're on the subject of books, would a cocktail recipe book be useful to him, if he's also into liquor and mixology?

Glassware is probably a safe bet, too. If you know there's a type of glass he's missing or a type that he favors, get him one of those.

If you have a local bartending school, look into that and see if you could afford to pay for lessons, if that's something he'd be interested in.

I got this book as a gift a while back and it's wonderful. It's really given me some good "go-to" mixed drinks. It separates the drinks by style, and somewhat by the "base" drink, so if someone gives you an idea of what they like, or if you know you want a certain type of drink (cocktail, old fashioned, shooter, margarita, etc), you can get some ideas.

I even use it to find nonalcoholic drinks for my kids.

Ultimate Bar Book by Mittie Hellmich. It's been my go-to for years now.