Synopses & Reviews
All the
kitchen secrets, techniques, recipes, and inspiration you need to craft
transcendent cocktails, from essential, canonical classics to
imaginative all-new creations from America's Test Kitchen.
Cocktail making is part art and part science — just like cooking.
The first-ever cocktail book from America's Test Kitchen brings our
objective, kitchen-tested and perfected approach to the craft of making
cocktails.
You always want your cocktail to be something
special — whether you're in the mood for a simple Negroni, a properly
muddled Caipirinha, or a big batch of Margaritas or Bloody Marys with
friends. After rigorous recipe testing, we're able to reveal not only
the ideal ingredient proportions and best mixing technique for each
drink, but also how to make homemade tonic for your Gin and Tonic, and
homemade sweet vermouth and cocktail cherries for your Manhattan. And
you can't simply quadruple any Margarita recipe and have it turn out
right for your group of guests — to serve a crowd, the proportions must
change. You can always elevate that big-batch Margarita, though, with
our Citrus Rim Salt or Sriracha Rim Salt.
How to Cocktail offers 150 recipes that range from classic
cocktails to new America's Test Kitchen originals. Our two DIY chapters
offer streamlined recipes for making superior versions of cocktail
cherries, cocktail onions, flavored syrups, rim salts and sugars,
bitters, vermouths, liqueurs, and more. And the final chapter includes a
dozen of our test cooks' favorite cocktail-hour snacks. All along the
way, we solve practical challenges for the home cook, including how to
make an array of cocktails without having to buy lots of expensive
bottles, how to use a Boston shaker, what kinds of ice are best and how
to make them, and much more.
Review
"Fledgling bartenders should
run, not walk, to borrow the first cocktail-focused guide from
America's Test Kitchen. Without a doubt, it's one of the most
comprehensive introductions to a centuries-old art and science." Booklist (Starred Review)
Review
"Foolproof and high proof,
this thoroughly researched and easy to follow volume will steady the
hand of any home mixologist." Publisher's Weekly
Review
"A thorough and helpful introduction to cocktail making from the perspective of the home cook." Library Journal
About the Author
America's Test Kitchen is
well-known for its top-rated television shows with more than 4 million
weekly public television viewers, bestselling cookbooks, magazines,
websites, and cooking school. The highly reputable and recognizable
brands of America's Test Kitchen, Cook's Illustrated, and Cook's Country
are the work of over 60 passionate chefs based in Boston,
Massachusetts, who put ingredients, cookware, equipment, and recipes
through objective, rigorous testing to identify the very best. Discover,
learn, and expand your cooking repertoire with Julia Collin Davison,
Bridget Lancaster, Jack Bishop, Dan Souza, Lisa McManus, Tucker Shaw,
Bryan Roof, and our fabulous team of test cooks!
The first ever Cocktail book from America's Test Kitchen brings
our objective, kitchen-tested and perfected approach to the cocktail
arena from a home cook's perspective.