Cocktails for a Crowd - More than 40 Recipes for Making Popular Drinks in Party-Pleasing Batches

Kara Newman

Summary

A “serious, sophisticated guide” to crafting cocktails in batches to delight your guests and let you enjoy the party (The Wall Street Journal). In this tasty little volume, wine and spirits expert Kara Newman offers forty-two fail-safe recipes for making great cocktails in batches, proving that no host need ever spend the evening trapped behind the bar. With advice on measuring and conversion techniques, helpful hints on balancing flavors, and plenty of tips for preparing ahead of time, the delights of drinks usually prepared individually are easily duplicated on a larger scale. Enriched with twenty-four color photographs, this useful book makes a winning gift for summer entertaining. Praise for Cocktails for a Crowd“Whether you’re already a cocktail buff or just starting to put together your liquor collection, I guarantee that you'll find drinks here that you’ll want to make immediately.” —The Kitchn“If you consider yourself a party-planning diva . . . Cocktails for a Crowd belongs in your collection.” —San Antonio Express-News“The book that makes me actually want to throw a party is Cocktails for a Crowd. . . . Newman talked to pros from across the country and distilled their collective wisdom into an insightful and well-crafted book.” —Kansas City Star

Available since: 02/01/2013.

Print length: 97 pages.

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