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The Cocktail Club - A Year of Recipes and Tips for Spirited Tasting Parties - cover

The Cocktail Club - A Year of Recipes and Tips for Spirited Tasting Parties

Maureen Christian-Petrosky

Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang

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The author of The Wine Club serves up “a fun read broken up by month, complete with recipes for drinks and food pairings” (Town & Country).   With a little bit of history and a lot of flavor, The Cocktail Club is a guide for connecting with your friends over the best-tasting therapy around—cocktails! Using a format reminiscent of your favorite book club, Maureen Christian-Petrosky highlights one specific spirit or drink type each month. Classic favorites like the martini and the old-fashioned, as well as new sips like the Mason Jar Basil Pisco Sour and Blueberry Lavender Vodka Spritzer, will inspire novices and enthusiasts alike to build up their bar vocabulary and taste outside their comfort zone. The book also offers a delicious selection of hors d’oeuvres pairings like Grilled Figs with Prosciutto and Rosemary Lemon Bars. So whether you’ve been curious about absinthe rinses or want to bone up on your bitters, The Cocktail Club gives you the perfect excuse to pull out your shaker and dip into the art of at-home mixology.
Available since: 05/13/2014.
Print length: 180 pages.

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