The Art of Mixology: A Cocktails Course for Everyone
Make your parties even more memorable—stir in some expert mixology. With
just a little effort, you'll be making exciting cocktails that get everyone talking.
Spirits are complex, so if you want to boost your cocktail quotient, you'll need
to study a little mixology. With The Everyday Guide to Spirits: Tastes and Traditions
from The Great Courses, delivered by Certified Specialist of Spirits Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan,
you’ll learn to understand spirits, mix them in different ways, bring out their
flavors, and present them to maximum effect. Once you've enjoyed this video cocktail
course, you'll understand basic mixology, so not only will you be able to make great
classic cocktails, you'll have the confidence to experiment.
Every good host needs the right tools, a few basic ingredients, and some bar skills.
You'll learn how to buy the basics—mixers, spirits, and liqueurs—and how to use
them, by watching videos of expert bartenders making such favorite cocktails
as:
- Eggnog
- Hot Toddy
- Hot Buttered Rum
- Sidecar
And newer drinks like the:
- Blood & Sand
- Switchblade
- Koco Special
- Monkey Gland
You can also:
- Watch experts muddle ingredients and shake drinks to perfection,
- Learn when to use Cointreau vs. Triple Sec, and
- Discover the fun, classic way to drink Absinthe, the "green fairy" that took Europe
by storm in the 19th Century.
Cocktails should be fun and spontaneous—but it takes knowledge to make cocktails
look easy. Of course, your guests don’t have to know that you took a mixology course.
We won’t tell if you don't!
Order your copy of The Everyday Guide to Spirits: Tastes and Traditions today, and bring a new kind of sophisticated fun to your next party ... or someone else's!