Esquire Drinks: An Opinionated and Irreverent Guide to the Art and Practice and History of Drinking

Do you remember when grown-ups used to drink liquor, whether straight or mixed, with a certain style? Nowadays, as far as Esquire can tell, most people are unsure about how to make the classic drinks that define style. And we wouldn't be Esquire if we didn't offer advice where it's needed.So just in time to save cocktail hour comes Esquire Drinks: An Opinionated & Irreverent Guide to Drinking -- With 250 Drink Recipes by David Wondrich. He will happily tell you how to mix a drink properly and explain the importance of being a savvy bartender. Wondrich first believes that a true cocktail should take the pronounced, even pungent, flavor of a liquor and, through careful blending with aromatics, acids, and essences, transform it, without erasing it, into something smooth and bracing and unlike anything else. In that spirit, he presents terrific ways to mix liquor with maximum joy and minimal fuss. You won't find any bland or flash-in-the-pan concoctions (no rum and Gatorade shots in here), just more than 250 cocktails that will impress anyone who chooses to taste one. Be sure to check out the Variants and Mixology boxes for twists on the traditional recipes. Not only will you learn how to make great drinks, you'll also become a discriminating connoisseur. And because every cocktail tells a story, we also tell some of the myths and lore attached to them. Find out the finer points to serving up Cosmopolitans, Mojitos, Sidecars, Orange Blossoms, Manhattans, Pi