These experts (and my NYC neighbors) were able to boil down the distillation, fermentation process, history, and consumption of spirits in all of its complexities in one compelling and definitive read.
Dave Wondrich, Noah Rothbaum, and these amazing contributors have brilliantly succeeded in capturing all that in this informative and engaging guide that people will refer to time and time again. There is history and tradition in each of those parts, magic in their alchemy, and creativity coming from behind the bar, all into one glass. When building cocktails, you have different ingredients and spirits that you layer to evoke an emotion, a feeling, or a story. Throughout my career as a chef, I’ve noticed many similarities between mixology and cooking. The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails A–ZĪPPENDIX 2 A Simple Timeline of Distillation | LCGFT: Cookbooks.Ĭlassification: LCC TX951. Oxford University Press, | Includes index. Title: The Oxford companion to spirits and cocktails /Įditor in chief, David Wondrich, associate editor, Noah Rothbaum.ĭescription: New York, NY, United States of America : Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data You must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer. Inquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by license, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reproduction rights organization. Published in the United States of America by Oxford University Pressġ98 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, United States of America.Īll rights reserved. Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and certain other countries. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. THE OXFORD COMPANION TO SPIRITS AND COCKTAILS The Companion is lavishly illustrated throughout, and appendices include a timeline of spirits and distillation and a guide to mixing drinks. It is the ultimate guide to understanding what is in your glass. Production processes, and the history and culture of their consumption.
With entries ranging from Manhattan and mixology to sloe gin and stills, the Companion combines coverage of the range of spirit-based drinks around the world with clear explanations of It provides clear explanations of the different ways that spirits are produced, including fermentation, distillation, and ageing, alongside a wealth of new detail on the emergence ofĬocktails and cocktail bars, including entries on key cocktails and influential mixologists and cocktail bars. The Companion covers drinks, processes, and techniques from around the world as well as those in the US and Europe.
Spirits and cocktails in a groundbreaking synthesis. It will stand alongside the bestselling Companions to Wine and Beer, presenting an in-depth exploration of the world of Reference work to cover the subject from a global perspective, and provides an authoritative, enlightening, and entertaining overview of this third branch of the alcohol family. The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails is the first major Anthropologists and historians have confirmed the central role alcohol has played in nearly every society since the dawn of human civilization, but it is only recently that it has been the subject of serious scholarly inquiry.
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