The Home Bartender: The Third Edition: 200+ Cocktails Made with Four Ingredients or Less Hardcover – September 12, 2023

Bam! Bought this for 80 year old Mom for Mother’s Day! She’s had a rough year and has been experimenting with making “drinks”…some better, some worse! I thought this might “up” her game with the pictures and simple recipes. She loved it, and has been using post-it notes to mark her favorites! Your mom probably needs this book, too!

Great book with tons of ideas. Cheers!

Overall - my go-to for cocktailsThings I liked - love the sections for liquor types, love the pictures, I have a few favorite recipes that are my go-to's for casual nights in and for parties, love the "1 part, 2 parts, 1 part" measuring for multiple drinksThings I didn't like - some of the cocktails were not to my liking, but I figured out pretty quick if the drink was too syrupy or not my taste. I didn't like that there wasn't a tip on how to make large batch cocktails or make ahead for large gatheringsGreat way to get started on your bar and making specialty cocktails. Hope they come out with a shooter version!

This book is fantastic ! I am not a big drinker but my friends and I like to try news drinks when we have events. That book has a hard cover and heavy , sturdy pages so I believe it will last. The pictures are beautiful . Each page has a picture of a drink with what you need to do it and instructions ( 450 pages !) I don t know how to make a cocktail but the instructions are so simple that you can t go wrong. We are having a lot of fun experiencing. I do not regret buying this book at all.

Technically it's correct, in that each cocktail only uses a handful of ingredients, but to make many of these cocktails you'll still need several bottles of various liquors- not just the basics (vodka, gin, rum, tequila) but variations (gold tequila, coconut rum) and liqueurs (blue curacao, campari, vermouth).I appreciate that nearly every recipe has a photo and that they are for the most part grouped by base alcohol.I wish the "virgin" section were a little more extensive, but there are other books for mocktails. At least this book has a listing of all the virgin cocktails that are included so they are somewhat easy to find.

I bought this for my friend she loves it.

So thoroughly written but also simple.

Lots of drink choices. Even gives some virgin drink options!