Beverages
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Beer Cocktails
50 Superbly Crafted Cocktails that Liven Up Your Lagers, Ales, and Stouts
Hardcover , $12.95
The latest addition to the 50 Recipes series
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Bourbon
Hardcover , $12.95
Straight up, mixed in a cocktail, poured in a punch, or whipped into a recipe—however you enjoy it, bourbon is an old favorite that’s new again. Fred Thompson is a food writer who adores this venerable drink, and his Bourbon: 50 Rousing Recipes for a Classic American Spirit lays it all out—the history, the legends, the recipes, plus helpful tips and tricks, all accompanied by stunning four-color photos.
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Champagne Cocktails
50 Cork-Popping Concoctions and Scintillating Sparklers
By A.J. Rathbun
Hardcover , $12.95
Timeless. Effervescent. Joyous. The champagne cocktail is one of the original cocktails. Without a doubt, there is a champagne cocktail that is perfect for any occasion, and with this colorful, bubbly book, you’re sure to find one that’s ideal for your occasion.
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Cool Waters
50 Refreshing, Healthy, Homemade Thirst Quenchers
By Brian Preston-Campbell, Jerry Errico
Hardcover , $12.95
Water is essential to life and an important part of a healthy lifestyle, but who says it has to be boring? Instead of looking to supermarket shelves for a flavored-water fix, turn to Cool Waters: 50 Refreshing, Healthy, Homemade Thirst Quenchers. Brian Preston-Campbell offers 50 ways to infuse excitement into your drinking water, and the recipes are accompanied by thirst-inducing color photographs by Jerry Errico. Cool Waters is full to the brim with healthy, natural, and delicious ways to make ordinary water extraordinary.
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Dark Spirits
200 Classy Concoctions Starring Bourbon, Brandy, Scotch, Whiskey, Rum, and More
By A.J. Rathbun
Hardcover , $22.95
A cocktail renaissance has brought dark spirits back to their rightful station as lively, engaging drink components that can mix it up in a full array of new-fashioned libations. In this clever compendium of all drinks dark, A.J. Rathbun takes readers on a trip to the lighter side of dark spirits, with recipes for a variety of marvelous mixtures featuring bourbon, brandy, Scotch, and other brown spirits. Expand your cocktail repertoire with this must-have collection, full of gorgeous color photos, that helps shed light into a dark corner of the bar.
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Ginger Bliss and the Violet Fizz
A Cocktail Lover’s Guide to Mixing Drinks Using New and Classic Liqueurs
By A.J. Rathbun
Hardcover , $19.95
Liqueur-based cocktails—colorful, intensely flavored, made to balance and complement but not overwhelm fine spirits—are a hot trend, in stylish bars and among home mixologists alike. The drinks range from classic (such as the Violet Fizz) to ultracontemporary (such as Ginger Bliss, a decidedly twenty-first century concoction), with an emphasis throughout on neglected treasures and cutting-edge creations that do not appear in the standard bartending guides. Chapters are organized by flavor profile, along with a special chapter on vermouth-based drinks that go way beyond the Martini.
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Good Spirits
Recipes, Revelations, Refreshments, and Romance, Shaken and Served with a Twist
By A.J. Rathbun
Hardcover , $29.95
A.J. Rathbun has collected 450 of the best cocktail recipes, featuring an incredible variety of spirits, mixers, and garnishes. With its stunning, full-color photographs and fresh, lively tone, this is the definitive guide to both classic and contemporary drinks for anyone who appreciates the art of the cocktail. Ideal for novices and connoisseurs alike, Good Spirits will have the home bartender mixing up the perfect drink for every mood or occasion.
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Green Tea
50 Hot Drinks, Cool Quenchers, and Sweet and Savory Treats
Hardcover , $12.95
Enjoyed by millions the world over for two millennia as a soothing, fragrant hot drink, green tea has steadily gained popularity in recent years. Those looking for ways to experiment with this hip, healthy, and delicious beverage will find 50 sweet and savory recipes for hot and cool drinks and beautiful color photos in Green Tea.
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Hot Chocolate
50 Heavenly Cups of Comfort
Hardcover , $12.95
Going beyond the powdered hot cocoa of his youth, Fred Thompson has developed 50 recipes for hot chocolate including: holiday refreshments, crowd-pleasing classics, internationally inspired drinks, a few classic chocolate garnishes such as Vanilla Marshmallows, and several special hot chocolate mixes perfect for giving as gifts or keeping on hand for a quick chocolate “fix.” With its sophisticated design and full-color photos, this IACP award-nominated cookbook is an excellent impulse purchase—for oneself or for a friend!
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Iced Tea
50 Recipes for Refreshing Tisanes, Infusions, Coolers, and Spiked Teas
Hardcover , $12.95
Iced Tea offers 50 recipes for a wide variety of flavorful and wholesome homemade teas—from classics to infusions, from spritzers to offbeat and cocktail teas—all accompanied by gorgeous full-color photographs. As Fred Thompson says (and we think you’ll agree once you sample the delicious results): “There really is no substitute for the real thing.” Now with a new cover!
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In Their Cups
An Anthology of Poems About Drinking Places, Drinks, and Drinkers
By A.J. Rathbun
Paperback , $9.95
The twenty-first-century drinking revolution is in full swing, with people devoting quality time to sipping chilled cocktails, sharing wine and beer, and sipping digestifs and other after-dinner delights. Mixologist and poet A.J. Rathbun has compiled a wide range of drinking poems that range from time-honored classics to freshly minted marvels.
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Lemonade
50 Cool Recipes for Classic, Flavored, and Hard Lemonades and Sparklers
Hardcover , $12.95
In Lemonade, Fred Thompson creates 50 diverse recipes that will take you far beyond the basic lemonade-stand fare of childhood. Ranging from simple to sophisticated, and accompanied by stunning photographs, Thompson’s recipes will show that there really is no substitute for a large glass of freshly homemade lemonade. Now with a new cover!
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