A gift-worthy collection of 70 cold-weather cocktails featuring fresh, modern versions of traditional winter and holiday drinks, including classic cocktails, toddies, punches, nogs, mulled wine, spiked coffee, and more.How do you improve on the Hot Toddy? Can you re-create the Tom & Jerry in four ingredients instead of ten? What does a 21st-century glogg look like? How do you make a holiday punch that packs in the flavor without the proof? From hot drinks to large-format punches to the holiday all-stars, Winter Drinks offers the ultimate collection of cold-weather cocktails, both classic and modern. Curated by the PUNCH editorial team with the help of their network of top bartenders, each recipe has been tested and adapted to contemporary tastes, alongside creative riffs that offer new ways to incorporate the season''s flavors into foolproof drinks. A hard-working and instructive opening chapter and sidebars throughout offer a guide to winter ingredients and how to use them, "the rules of the punch bowl," tips on winterizing your favorite summer drinks, a seasonal drinkware guide, and much more.

A handsome and comprehensive bartending guide for professional and home bartenders that includes history, lore, and 115 recipes. The Essential Bar Book is full of indispensable information about everything boozy that’s good to drink. This easy-to-navigate A-to-Z guide covers it all, from the tools of the trade to the history and mythology behind classic and modern drinks, and features 115 recipes for the world’s most important cocktails.

A gift-worthy collection of 70 cold-weather cocktails featuring fresh, modern versions of traditional winter and holiday drinks, including classic cocktails, toddies, punches, nogs, mulled wine, spiked coffee, and more.How do you improve on the Hot Toddy? Can you re-create the Tom & Jerry in four ingredients instead of ten? What does a 21st-century glogg look like? How do you make a holiday punch that packs in the flavor without the proof? From hot drinks to large-format punches to the holiday all-stars, Winter Drinks offers the ultimate collection of cold-weather cocktails, both classic and modern. Curated by the PUNCH editorial team with the help of their network of top bartenders, each recipe has been tested and adapted to contemporary tastes, alongside creative riffs that offer new ways to incorporate the season''s flavors into foolproof drinks. A hard-working and instructive opening chapter and sidebars throughout offer a guide to winter ingredients and how to use them, "the rules of the punch bowl," tips on winterizing your favorite summer drinks, a seasonal drinkware guide, and much more.

A handsome and comprehensive bartending guide for professional and home bartenders that includes history, lore, and 115 recipes. The Essential Bar Book is full of indispensable information about everything boozy that’s good to drink. This easy-to-navigate A-to-Z guide covers it all, from the tools of the trade to the history and mythology behind classic and modern drinks, and features 115 recipes for the world’s most important cocktails.