Mixed drinks have always been popular, but are becoming even more popular at parties and special events. With your guide in hand and a blender at your side, you can bring to life a plethora of drinks to amaze your friends while demonstrating how great a bartender you can be.
Whether you just want to know how to mix a few cocktails or would like to dive straight in the deep end and learn how to blend any number of exotic beverages, there are bartending books available that cover all skill levels.
Of course, since there are so many ways to mix drinks, it would be virtually impossible to list them all in one guide. However, many folks have made up their own recipes over the years and decided to market them. While some of these guides may just contain variations on old favourites, others will likely have recipes for drinks that you may have never considered. The fun is trying out new mixes and even experimenting with your own concoctions. The possibilities are endless and it certainly gives you an excuse to show off your bartending skills to family and friends.
While many bartender guide books simply give you information about how to mix drinks, for those who are in the bartender profession, these guides can mean much more. A guide for bartenders can contain various information on how the bartender should set up their bar, stock the bar, and even info about how the bar should be run, from their perspective. If the guide has been set up by a particular bar, then it may also contain business information about the bar. All of this information can be very helpful to the bartender, especially if they are taking a huge interest in helping an establishment to become a success.
Regardless of whether you are looking to make an impression on family and friends or simply looking to try one or two new recipes for cocktails, a guide to bartending is a great place to begin. They are full of mixed drink recipes, in addition to information that can help you make your drinks an unqualified success. You may just find that after you have learned some of the recipes that are in the bartender guide that you absolutely love to make mixed drinks to serve to friends. If that is the case, then you may just want to think about a career in bartending. There are numerous bartending schools around the United States that can teach you all you need to know to get out from behind your kitchen sink and into a real bar, pouring beverages for large crowds. Who knows - it might just be the start of a completely new future for you.