• ISBN13: 9780762438396
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Running Press Adult
• Publisher Imprint: Running Press Adult
• Publication Date: April 27, 2010
• Pages: 672
• Original Price: USD 17.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 477 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Beverages / Alcoholic / Bartending & Cocktails, Beverages / Alcoholic / General, and Reference

This comprehensive collection of cocktail recipes will be an essential resource for both professional bartenders and the average party host. Want to serve up perfect martinis at your next social gathering? Cosmos for the classy ladies? Sex on the Beach for those who want to sound risquÃ(c)A Shirley Temple for the thirteen-year-olds counting down the days to twenty-one? Big Bad-Ass Book of Cocktails is the complete guide to these classic drinks as well as trendy concoctions featured at bars and nightclubs.

What exactly is in a Long Island Iced Tea? By reputation alone, this drink can be intimidating to produce on your own. Big Bad-Ass Book of Cocktails breaks down the mystery behind this intoxicating "tea" and all of your favorite drinks. In an easy-to-follow format and featuring a fun four-color design, this is perfect for beginners and will become that trusted and tattered handbook behind the bar for professionals.

Paul Knorr started collecting drink recipes in 1989. He is the author of BarBack, a drink recipe software program that gathers and organizes his enormous drink recipe collection. He lives in New York.