The Perfect Drink for Every Occasion: 151 Cocktails That Will Freshen Your Breath, Impress a Hot Date, Cure a Hangover, and More!

Duane Swierczynski

Quirk Books, Jun 14, 2011 - Cooking - 256 pages

First published in 2003, The Perfect Drink for Every Occasion offers mixed drinks for virtually every situation imaginable. Getting married? Got a new job? Been a long day? Need to lose weight? Whatever the occasion, we’ve got the libation—complete with recipes, secrets, and tips. This new edition is updated with a fresh design and a host of all-new occasions (at last, you’ll know what to drink if you’re watching Mad Men with your coworkers). 

Loaded with recipes for Margaritas, White Russians, Gin Rickeys, Harvey Wallbangers, Cosmopolitans, and 145 other favorites, The Perfect Drink for Every Occasion is comprehensive enough to be the only bar book you’ll ever need.

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• The Perfect SetUp: 7
• The Perfect Technique: 27
• 6: 61
• The Drink for Major Life Events: 65
• If Youre in the Mood: 89
• The Perfect Holiday Libation: 103
• Perfect Time and Season: 127
• Perfect Place: 141
• Philadelphia: 147
• Desert Island: 153
• The Perfect Drink Throughout History: 161
• What to Drink If Youre Tired of: 179
• Special Situations: 189
• When You Wake up Vaguely Hungover: 216
• Further Reading: 225

About the author

When he’s not whipping up a pitcher of Margaritas, Duane Swierczynski writes crime novels and comic books. His next novel, Fun and Games, arrives from Little, Brown in 2011. He lives in Philadelphia.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Perfect Drink for Every Occasion: 151 Cocktails That Will Freshen Your Breath, Impress a Hot Date, Cure a Hangover, and More!
• Author: Duane Swierczynski
• Publisher: Quirk Books, 2011
• ISBN: 1594745153, 9781594745157
• Length: 256 pages
• Subjects: Cooking / Beverages / Alcoholic / General; Cooking / Entertaining; Cooking / Reference