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The Ultimate Bar Book: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,000 Cocktails (Cocktail Book, Bartender Book, Mixology Book, Mixed Drinks Recipe Book)

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The Ultimate Bar Book — The bartender's bible James Beard nominee for Best Wine and Spirit Book The cocktail book for your home: The Ultimate Bar Book is an indispensable guide to classic cocktails and new drink recipes. Loaded with essential-to-know topics such as barware, tools, and mixing tips. Classic cocktails and new drinks: As the mistress of mixology, the author Mittie Hellmich has the classics down for the Martini, the Bloody Mary—and the many variations such as the Dirty Martini and the Virgin Mary. And then there are all the creative new elixirs the author brings to the table, like the Tasmanian Twister Cocktail or the Citron Sparkler. Illustrated secrets of classic cocktails and more: Illustrations show precisely what type of glass should be used for each drink. With dozens of recipes for garnishes, rims, infusions, and syrups; punches, gelatin shooters, hot drinks, and non- alcoholic beverages; and let's not forget an essential selection of hangover remedies, The Ultimate Bar Book is nothing short of top-shelf. If you liked PTD Cocktail Book, 12 Bottle Bar and The Joy of Mixology, you'll love The Ultimate Bar Book This makes for a great gift for bartenders and is the ideal addition to any bartender's book collection or for anyone who's looking for books from these categories: Essential Cocktail BooksBartender Recipe BooksDrink Mixing BooksAlcohol Drink Recipe Books Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books


Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 23, 2006


Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 476 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0811843513


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 15


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.67 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 1.5 x 7.88 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #14,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3 in Whiskey #7 in Alcoholic Spirits #13 in Cocktails & Mixed Drinks


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Very complete and authoritative
Format: Hardcover
After setting up a home bar, I needed a reliable resource for drink recipes. Everything else was rather light on the overall coverage or just very restricted to one type of liquor or another and what I needed was more a standard reference for (almost) everything. True to its title, there are 1,000+ recipes in this, and it's organized in an easy to find manner. Moreover, there are two indexes: One accounts for the drink recipes by drink, the other is organized by major liquor ingredient (say, Bourbon), so finding what I might like to make is simple and quick. There is occasional background on liquor or drink types at the beginning of sections, but unlike other books it doesn't dwell on the history lessons and focuses more on "what will you need", "how to choose", "what should be in my standard bar stock", and other topics like that. The focus is more on providing the ready-reference and necessary background and taking you right into getting the ingredients, measurements, and activities aligned. I wanted just one book that would serve the purpose of "how do I make..." and this for me was it. I'd highly recommend this if that's also your goal in finding that single reference guide. My only complaint is that the actual book is on the small side with a lot of information in smaller type. Keep that in mind and for those needing reading glasses, break those out to review this one. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2022 by Andrew Buck
    • Great book, small print!
Format: Hardcover
I was going to send back simply because the print is small, but it is such a good book for information and so many cocktail recipes that I have decided need to keep it.
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2025 by Lora K
    • Great for Beginners!
Format: Hardcover
I love this book. I wanted to get into mixology, but I knew very little about not only cocktails, but also the difference in some drinks/alcohols and a bunch of other stuff that I didn't even realize I didn't know until reading this book. It has sections that talk about what kind of tools/utensils are needed or recommended, recommendations for small home bars or even full bars, and a whole chapter on what kind of glassware is used for different drinks (which I didn't even know was necessarily a thing). Then it discusses how each type of alcohol is made, a little history to it, details on variations of it, and how its predominantly used. Then of course it has a TON of mixes, cocktails, and so on. Once I finally got a grasp on the topics discussed in the book, I eventually switched over to a Bar app for my mixes/cocktails. Personally I use "My Bar", because I can select all the ingredients I have in my home bar, and then it populates a list of cocktails I can make with the ingredients I have. Also, if there's a drink I don't have the ingredients to, it will tell me what I'm missing and then let me add it to a shopping list to pick up at a later time. It even allows for custom drinks or variations to popular drinks. Of course I wouldn't have any idea on all the ingredients, glassware, mixes, and alcohols if it weren't for this book though. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2020 by Jeff
    • Great home bar reference, in lawyerese-size font
Format: Hardcover
Yep, microprint. The book puts a hotel bible to shame size-wise. It is positively TINY. I don't wear glasses and still need a magnifying glass to read some parts due to dark font on a dark page. That's my only gripe: they need to print this book about 15% bigger. When the author says "comprehensive" they are not kidding. From what you need in a dead-basic bar to mixology, glasses, tools, naming a drink, making syrups... everything is here in tiny tiny print. Likely the best one-stop bar book you'll ever need. The index pulls double-duty: you can look up drinks by name, or go a bit further back and look them up by spirit/liqueur. Remember though, you can sub certain liqueurs for others like Cointreau/Triple Sec so look em up both ways (and adjust the Simple; Triple Sec is sweeter than Cointreau.) Happy to recommend to anyone who wants to learn about bars or needing a good generic bar reference! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2025 by Mike.B
    • Highly recommend this!
Format: Hardcover
Great book. Have yet to come across a drink that this book doesn't have a recipe for. I reference the recipes in here all the time. Would highly recommend for anyone who enjoys making cocktails
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2026 by Dillon
    • Pleased with this handy book 🍸
Format: Hardcover
I’m starting to get more into bartending and saw the establishment I work at have this book behind the bar. I took a peek and I loved the idea of this little piece of inspirational work. It makes bartending more than just drinking. It goes into depth about how to drink and taste certain spirits, and ways to make all kinds of drinks from the array of spirits. It shows much of an art bartending is. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2026 by priscilla
    • All in One Book
Format: Hardcover
I bought this book with three other "Mixology" and "Home Bartender" style books. This one is easily the best of the bunch. It explains the tools, what they do, and which one you need to get started. It goes into detail on the bare bones essentials to start mixing, and what you need if you want to expand into a moderate and even a fully stocked bar. The book breaks down each alcohol and explains the history, labeling (so you know what to look for), and what glass to serve each drinks in. It even gives tips on garnishing, and explains the terminology. Aside from the astonishing detail and information, the book is weighty, but reasonably so given its size and appears to be of great quality. I've seen other comments mention receiving damaged and/or sticky books, mine arrived clean and unscathed. All in all, this is a great starting book that will guide you through being a beginner, and continue to aid you as your mixing skills progress to Advanced. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024 by D.Jeffreys
    • Recommend
Format: Hardcover
Tons of cocktail recipes, easy to read. Would make a nice gift.
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2026 by Fashionista 628

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