Il manuale di Jim Meehan

A very beautiful and very pretentious book that is very confused about who it's written for. Half of the manual covers the basics of running a bar - how to lay out a space, develop a menu, and manage staff. The other half is a 101 introduction to various spirits with a handful of cocktail recipes ta Leggi tutto

phenomenal! Many books in this genre stick to providing recipes and (maybe) basic information about spirits; Meehan's Bartender Manual is so much more. This guide explores in granular detail everything from the science behind bar design to the art of service and hospitality. As I made my way through Leggi tutto

A must have book! Easy to follow. Easy to find ingredients. A very impressive volume of work!

Maybe I'm being too harsh, but this one just left me asking, yet again, "How many more books do we on the basic 'classic' cocktails?" Admittedly, if this is one of the better volumes out there on the subject...perhaps the best...but it rarely feels necessary. The handful of original recipes Meehan i Leggi tutto

By golly, but does Mr. Meehan know his stuff! The descriptions of the drinks alone are wonderfully educational. Whether or not you may actually open a bar of your own, if you have any interest in this stuff this book is a must. (I did not in actuality read it all in one day. But I spent an enjoyable Leggi tutto

This is not a recipe book, this is a craft book. And I love it. Yes, there are drink recipes as well, a whole section dedicated to cocktails, but this may be the best, certainly one of the best, books I have seen that is great both for those in the industry and enthusiasts. This manual, written by Jim Leggi tutto

There's an amazing bit of unintentional humor here where Meehan talks about bartenders doing Boardwalk Empire cosplay and growing handlebar mustaches and on the next page there's a blurb from a bar-adjacent person with a handlebar mustache! Given how self-serious this book is, you'd think the editor Leggi tutto

For my birthday last year, my wife asked our favorite bartender (Mike Dunn, of Misery Loves Co. in Winooski VT, and 2017 Vermont Bartender of the Year) to come to our house and give me a three-hour cocktail lesson. It was brilliant, and it made me smarter not just about drinks but about paying atten Leggi tutto