Cocktail Codex: Fundamentals, Formulas, Evolutions [A Cocktail Recipe Book]

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In fact, I think it might be my favorite drink I’ve made from Cocktail Codex yet – which is saying something. This book is perfect for someone who wants to learn how to mix drinks to their own accord and break some rules rather than just have a recipe to go by and nothing else. Each "main six" cocktail, for instance the Old Fashioned, will be broken down into its core (whiskey), balance (sugar/syrup), and seasoning (bitters).

Cocktail Codex gives the drink enthusiast a comprehensive, fun, and complete look into the fundamentals of cocktails and the illustrations, stories, and background information give the reader a look into the world of professional drink making at its best. Some say that the first book is more about the bar itself than the theory, but then others say the recipes in the first are better. Once you understand the hows and whys of each “family,” you’ll understand why some cocktails work and others don’t, when to shake and when to stir, what you can omit and what you can substitute when you’re missing ingredients, why you like the drinks you do, and what sorts of drinks you should turn to—or invent—if you want to try something new. the number of ingredients you can use in cocktails is just enormous, and having some baseline knowledge really helps navigate there; the recommended bottles together with tasting notes also go a long way in this vein. My spouse informed me France was our destination, and we would be bringing home aperitifs and such that are not available outside of there.The Smokescreen was smokey without being overpowering, and the mint and simple syrup played beautifully with just enough Chartreuse to balance out the scotches. I came into this book a novice and finished it with a fairly robust understanding of cocktail composition, differences between liquors, liquers, and bitters, and balance. More importantly, through practice, you'll absorb a broader gestalt of concepts like "balance", "depth", and "quality", or the art of distinguishing a well-made Daiquiri from a flat one.

In Cocktail Codex, these experts reveal for the first time their surprisingly simple approach to mastering cocktails: the “root recipes,” six easily identifiable (and memorizable! Cocktail Codex simplifies the complex cocktail universe, declaring that there are truly only six fundamental recipes at the root of them all: the Old-Fashioned, Martini, Daiquiri, Sidecar, Whisky Highball, and the Flip. From techniques to mixing different ingredients to playing around with syrups and bitters this book is the best! Some techniques go a bit too far for what I (or anyone really) would need at home (ready to get that 4000€ centrifuge? Consider Cocktail Codex like this: if you do some of the exercises, practice technique, and memorize the 15 or so most "important" classic cocktails (happy to list them on request), you'll have the basic framework from which to start bartending.The concept of the six root cocktails is so interesting and they explain each of these root cocktails so well and extensive. It dives into the science or what makes the cocktails great and comes with both the ideal ingredients and substitutions that can be easily found.

Sean has spent the last decade teaching people how to build small businesses, playing golf, and sneaking into high class establishments where he probably doesn't belong. I bartended on and off throughout university to make ends meet and mostly fumbled my way through various cocktails. I would love to find a book that builds on ratios of spirits and modifiers that can be used as a foundation for building more variations on the original cocktail. Experiment with confidence and invent the next classic cocktail—the only challenge will be coming up with a name for your latest creation!We were trying to get into PDT, and with insane wait times, we were lucky to get seated a few doors down with little wait at Death and Co. although perhaps a few steps beyond my level of cocktail making I loved this book for the basics - the review of the core basics of drinks, both the traditions, the exansions and variations as well as the chemistry of them. e. types of brandy, summarizing the process, typology, and recommended bottles), related cocktail construction techniques, variations, and exercises.