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Owning These 5 Bar Tools Will Take Your Cocktail Game To The Next Level
Every budding cocktail enthusiast who wants to begin making cocktails at home will need some basic (and indispensable) tools of the trade. Here’s the problem: you could easily spend a small fortune on all the bar tools available to you. Since you are just starting out, I have narrowed the […]
What Are Bitters? And Why You Should Use Them…
By Armando Rosario In the early days, bitters were potions conceived as medicinal elixirs with (theoretical) disease fighting properties. Today, bitters are no longer used to heal diseases, but instead used as a flavor enhancer in cocktails. Bitters are made of a neutral spirit that is infused with botanicals. These […]
Shandy Cocktail
Shandy Cocktail Armando Rosario “Make it fresh…keep it simple” Undoubtedly one of summers great libations, the Shandy is simple mixture of pilsner or lager type beer with lemonade, lemon-lime soda or carbonated lemonade. The proportions of the two ingredients are usually half-and-half but can easily be adjusted to personal taste. […]
12 Cocktails Book is the preferred textbook for the Top Hospitality College, UNLV
The new book “The Twelve Cocktails Everybody Needs to Know” has already been recognized by members of the beverage industry as one of the best cocktail books on the market today. World-famous restaurateur Emeril Lagasse explains that everybody will love the ease in learning how to make incredible cocktails and […]
Livio Lauro Judges Cocktail Contest in Las Vegas!
It’s October in Las Vegas and it’s still HOT. Temperatures this time of year can still climb above 100 degrees! Thirsty?? Recently, “The Twelve Cocktails” co-author Livio Lauro lent his expertise on the topic to a cocktail competition hosted by the United States Bartenders’ Guild Las Vegas chapter. Having also […]
Twelve Cocktails Book is printed and available
Twelve Cocktails Book is finally in stock! Get your copy now!