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Mixing Drinks

by The Players and Alan Axelrod

1633 Broadway New York, NY 10019

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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Mixing Drinks

1997 by Alan Axelrod

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ing from the use of information contained herein. Readers are advised that some of the

drinks described in this publication are not safe to drink without expert preparation and

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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Mixing Drinks

Contents at a Glance

Part 1: Belly Up to the Bar!

1What to Drink and Why

Why, what, and how should you drink?

2 Acting Like an Adult: Responsible Drinking and Responsible Bartending

What happens when you drink, how to prevent a hangover,

and how to serve and consume liquor responsibly.

3 Chemistry 101, History 101: A Short Course in Alcohol

The biochemistry of alcohol (abridged version) and the history

of spirits (even more abridged).

4Of Ponies, Garbage, and Garnishes: The Basic Equipment of Bartending

What the home bar and bartender need, including glassware,

garnishes, mixers, and spirits.

5Mixology Demystified: Secrets of Measuring, Mixing, and Pouring

How to stir, shake, measure, and move like a pro.

Part 2: Clear Choices

6 Brother Juniper: The Joys of Gin

A guide to choosing the right gin and making great gin-based

drinks with it.

7 Na Zdorovye!: The Vorld of Vodka

The history and connoisseurship of the “great white spirit,”

together with a catalog of vodka-based drinks.

8 The Silver Bullet

The complete martini.

Part 3: Whiskey World

9 Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey: Produce of the Bluegrass and

Volunteer States

What you need to know about bourbon and Tennessee

Whiskey, including the great drinks they are part of.

10 ’Round the Blend: Canadian and American Blended Whiskeys

Secrets of blended whiskey, beginning with why Canadians

left out the “e” and ending with whiskey drinks both new and

old.

11 Comin’ Through the Rye: Enjoying The Drinker’s Drink

Learning to live with the “black sheep” of the whiskey family.

12 Scotch Snobs and Irish Spirits: Blends and Single Malts

Scotch: history, varieties, connoisseurship, and mixed-drink

repertoire.

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