Bartender's Handshake: The Cult of Fernet-Branca, with

Bartender's Handshake: The Cult of Fernet-Branca, with Cocktail Recipes and Lore

It was Italian immigrants who first carried bottles of Fernet-Branca to the United States in their suitcases, introducing the distinctly bitter digestivo to unexpecting palates. Although most Americans werenâ€™t sure what to make of it, Fernet became a rite of passage among bartenders. If a bartender poured a shot for a customer (usually another bartender) and another for themselves, it was called a â€œbartenderâ€™s handshake.â€ They began to recognize the spirit as eminently mixable, its bitter notes conspiring to balance sweetness, providing the energy or â€œbiteâ€ which causes a cocktail to sing, and informing many new mixed drinks. Offered here is an eclectic collection of 88 drink recipes crafted with Fernet-Branca, inspired by pre- and post-Prohibition classics to inventive notions developed in progressive cocktail programs. With this volume as trusted accomplice, the reader is invited to share in the sensory pleasures of Italyâ€™s legendary elixir.

Country	USA
Author	Michael Turback
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781542723749
IsAdultProduct	0
ISBN	1542723744
Label	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
NumberOfPages	110
PublicationDate	2017-01-23
Publisher	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Studio	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Bartender's Handshake: The Cult of Fernet-Branca, with Cocktail Recipes and Lore