A tongue-in-cheek textbook that invites you to master mixology drink by drink

As a senior at Yale, Brian Hoefling realized that his classmates were about to enter the real world with an imperfect knowledge of how to order, prepare, and enjoy cocktails. To remedy this dangerous deficiency, he devised and taughtThe Cocktail Seminars.

In his subsequent career as a cocktail teacher and writer, Hoefling has developed and refinedThe Cocktail Seminarsinto the present book. Each of the six seminars herein (from beginner to advanced) covers twenty-five different drinks, which are arranged so as to progressively introduce the ingredients of mixology, as well as its history and its core principlessouring, bittering, sweetening, aromatizing, drying, lengthening, and mouthfeel. Problem sets and exams challenge readers to apply what theyve learned to the creation of new and variant drinks. Those who are less serious about their cocktail education may also consultThe Cocktail Seminarsfor drink recipes as needed, or display it as a handsome accessory on their bar cartbut they are only robbing themselves of a brighter future through the gift of education.The Cocktail Seminarsis handsomely bound in vegan leather and furnished with all the charts and photographs one would expect from a proper textbook. It will make an excellent gift for all but teetotalers.