10/19/20

Book of the Week (10/19/2020)

Shake Strain Done: Craft Cocktails At Home by J.M. Hirsch (Lebanon, IN.: Voracious, 2020).

New Hampshire's own J.M. Hirsch, James Beard Award-winning writer and author of numerous cooking publications sets out to revolutionize the way you drink at home with his latest publication, Shake Strain Done: Craft Cocktails at Home

Are you done with generic gin and tonics, mediocre Manhattans and basic martinis? You can use pantry staples and basic liquors to produce more than 200 game-changing craft cocktails worthy of a seat at the bar.

Many cocktail books call for hard-to-find ingredients and complicated techniques that can frustrate home cocktail makers. Shake Strain Done shows a better way:

  • If you can shake, strain, stir and turn on a blender, you can make great cocktails.
  • No tedious secondary recipes hidden between the lines.
  • No mysteries. You'll know what each drink will taste like before you pick up a bottle.
  • No fancy equipment needed. A shaker, strainer and spoon are as exotic as it gets.
  • The ingredients are mostly pantry and bar staples–things you already have on hand.

Every drink is rated by its characteristics — Warm, Refreshing, Sweet, Sour, Bitter, Fruity, Herbal, Creamy, Spicy, Strong and Smoky — to help expand your horizons and find more drinks to love. -- Publisher's blurb

Join J.M. Hirsch at an online event hosted by Gibson's Bookstore on Thursday, November 5th, 2020, at 7pm via Zoom. Registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/122728711881/

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