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Home » The Best Books for The Bartender

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  • June 6, 2024

The Best Books for The Bartender

From the early ages, books have been a great resource for information and that still applies for bartending. While the skills are all learnt through hard work training and developing behind the bar, have you ever thought about what goes into the drinks you serve, the history of them, or even just funny stories you can use to build your career on? With all the books in the world, you are bound to find one that calls to you.

From tales from successful bartenders to the history of the ingredients of your favourite drinks, we have put together a list of books that could help enhance your knowledge of one of the world’s oldest pass-times.

Most Common Recommendations

Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki How's Your Drink?: Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well Distilled: From absinthe & brandy to vodka & whisky, the world's finest artisan spirits unearthed, explained & enjoyed Smoked Mixology: The Essential Cocktail Recipes Book for Classical and Smoked Cocktails, Innovative Home Bartending Techniques, Tools, Ingredients & Practical Tips to Master Captivating Drinks The Joy of Mixology: The Consummate Guide to the Bartender's Craft Strong, Sweet and Bitter: Your Guide to All Things Cocktails, Bartending and Booze from Behind the Bar


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Hospitality Careers

Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business Bartending Inside-Out: The Guide to Profession, Profit & Fun Raising the Bar: Better Drinks, Better Entertaining Hospitality DNA: Career Journeys with Unprecedented Insights from Industry Award Winners Star Quality Talent - Inspiring Hospitality Careers


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Memoirs From The Trade

Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last Drinking Diaries: Women Serve Their Stories Straight Up It's The Beer Talking: Adventures In Public Houses Two and Two: McSorley's, My Dad, and Me Last Call: Bartenders on Their Final Drink and the Wisdom and Rituals of Closing Time Sunny's Nights: Lost and Found at a Bar on the Edge of the World Love at the Pub: An Insider's Guide to Craftsmanship, Conversation, and Community at the Brick Store Pub


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History

Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas The Secrets of Master Brewers: Techniques, Traditions, and Homebrew Recipes for 26 of the World’s Classic Beer Styles, from Czech Pilsner to English Old Ale Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails: From the Alamagoozlum Cocktail to the Zombie {80 Rediscovered Recipes and the Stories behind Them} Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America's Kings of Beer Shakespeare's Pub: A Barstool History of London as Seen Through the Windows of Its Oldest Pub - The George Inn Man Walks into a Pub: A Sociable History of Beer

 

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If you have any other recommendations for your fellow hospitality workers, please get in touch at contactus@biiworkforce.org.

By Gueniver Warren

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