Mittie hellmich biography of donald

As a cocktail guide this book has many virtues.

It perhaps falls a little short of being the ultimate bar book, however.

Physically, the book is a small (5 1/2" x 7"), robustly packaged hardback with covers that spilt drinks should wipe off. Its size makes it easy to carry and find space for.

Mittie Hellmich is the author/mixologist of the "Ultimate Bar Book", a James Beard nominee for best Wine and Spirit book As the former "Liquid Assets".

Mittie Hellmich is the author/mixologist of the "Ultimate Bar Book", a James Beard nominee for best Wine and Spirit book As the former "Liquid Assets".

The Ultimate Bar Book is a guide to classic cocktails and new drink recipes.

Mittie Hellmich is a photographer and former columnist for the Oregonian.

Don't let the small size fool you-each volume in the Mini Bar series is filled with more than 50 traditional and original recipes that pack a punch.

Ultimate Bar Book is the first and only guide to classic and new drink recipes.

However, it also means that the writing is necessarily small and the book tends to close easily rather than staying open - inconvient if you want to remind yourself of an ingredient whilst mixing.

The guide is very thorough.

It is divided into sections by different types of drinks: beers & sakes, brandies, sparkling wines, ordinary wines, gins, liquers, rums, tequilas, vodkas and whiskies, along with a couple more, all get their own sections.

Each section starts with a discussion of that particular drink, so the brandy section tells one about the different types of Cognac, the differences to Armagna