Cocktail Culture

Recipes & Techniques from Behind the Bar

Ebook

The new art of the cocktail has arrived in bars and lounges. In this exquisitely produced book, world-class bartenders Shawn Soole and Nate Caudle compile cutting-edge recipes for the experienced bartender and beginner mixologist alike. The ultimate cocktail book, Cocktail Culture boasts over 110 original recipes, from Classic-inspired Drinks and Tikis to Weird, Experimental & Mainstays and Flips. Add a variety of fun and delicious cocktails to your drink menu, such as the Kilt in the Monastery, Cannibal’s Campfire, Blume Sauer, Jamaican Sazerac, High Tea in Milan, Krak Nog, My Homie’s Negroni, Morel Disposition, Iced Mayan Mocha, and Sarsaparilla Julep.

The book also covers the burgeoning cocktail scene in Victoria, BC, which is on par with the world’s trendiest hot spots, and gives a human face to it all, with favourite and unique drink recipes from the city’s best bartenders, restaurants, and watering holes.

With gorgeous colour photos and a glossary of glassware, garnishes, and techniques as well as definitions of the various spirits, Cocktail Culture showcases a young, interesting, new cocktail culture waiting to be enjoyed.

Table of contents

Table of contents
Cocktail Culture 1
Contents 8
Forewords 10
Cocktail Culture 16
The Bartending Basics 20
Components 22
Methods 27
Garnishes 32
Glassware 36
Tools 41
The Recipes 48
Classic-Inspired Drinks 49
Tiki Drinks 77
Weird, Experimental & Mainstays 83
Flips 133
Beer/Cider Cocktails 139
The Bartenders 146
J. Adam Bonneau 147
Josh Boudreau 148
Brendan Brewster 149
Samantha Casuga 150
Ken Gifford 151
Emily Henderson 152
Brooke Levie 153
Ryan Malcolm 154
Katie McDonald 155
Simon Ogden 156
Stephen Quigley 157
Cyle Serra 158
Solomon Siegel 159
JJ Skidmore 160
Vincent Vanderheide 161
Dirk VanderWal 163
Mackenzie Wheeler 164
Bruce Gillespie 166
Dave Kelsey 167
Janice Mansfield 167
Sarah Shea 168
The Bars 170
The Black Hat by Bistro28 171
Café Brio 172
Clive’s Classic Lounge 173
Little Jumbo 174
LURE 175
Marina Restaurant 176
Stage Wine Bar 177
The Tapa Bar 178
ulla Restaurant 179
Veneto Tapa Lounge 180
Appendices 182
Appendix I: Housemade Ingredients 182
Appendix II: Sourcing Ingredients on Vancouver Island 193
Appendix III: Online Sources and Blogs 194
Drinks by Difficulty 197
Glossary 199
Index 208
Acknowledgments 214
Shawn Soole & Nate Caudle 216