Mr.Boston: Holiday Cocktails - Tapa dura

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Mr. Boston is part of the Sazerac Company, and has been a widely recognized name in the bartending world for more than seventy years. Anthony Giglio is the author of three editions of Mr. Boston, Cocktails in New York , and Food & Wine Magazine's Wine Guide 2009 . He is the wine correspondent for CBS News Radio and guest host of Boston radio's daily Connoisseurs Corner Wine Report . He also teaches at the De Gustibus Cooking School at Macy's Herald Square, organizes corporate tastings, and leads wine tours of Italy. Jim Meehan 's career behind the bar spans fourteen years, from Madison, Wisconsin, to New York City. He compiled the latest recipes for Mr. Boston and Food & Wine 's annual cocktail book, and he writes a monthly column for Sommelier Journal. He is a managing partner of PDT, a cocktail lounge in Manhattan's East Village.

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Mix the perfect drink for every season

Seasonal Sippers
to capture the flavor of the moment

Perfect Punches
for when you'd rather enjoy your guests than tend the bar

Hot & Steamy Drinks
to warm up long winter nights

Rich & Creamy Nogs & Flips
for merry celebrations

Highly Spirited Drinks
with cool heft for hot parties

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The go-to source for bartenders since the repeal of Prohibition, Mr. Boston is widely recognized for putting the expertise of world-class mixologists at the fingertips of every home bartender. Now, in Mr. Boston Holiday Cocktails, America's favorite drink-mixing guide helps every host add sparkle to holiday entertaining year-round from hot winter toddies to chilled sips for the dog days of summer.

Mr. Boston Holiday Cocktails helps you get the festivities rolling with celebratory recipes from the best cocktail creators in the country. Recipes range from the classic Hot Buttered Rum to the au courant Dreamy Dorini Smoking Martini to the modern and unique Lancaster-on-Hudson, with bourbon whiskey and apple butter.

With visually appealing, eminently sippable, crowd-pleasing cocktail recipes for every possible occasion, Mr. Boston Holiday Cocktails offers simple instructions for

• Cocktails with seasonal ingredients

• Hot and steamy drinks

• Rich and creamy nogs and flips

• Highly spirited drinks

• Perfect punches

Every recipe has been carefully composed with Mr. Boston's attention to the purity and flavor of fresh ingredients in your cocktails.

"Trade Secrets" throughout the book reveal professional techniques for preparing and serving the perfect drink, from keeping punch cold for hours without diluting it to making real grenadine at home. With top-shelf advice from Mr. Boston, you can add that "how did they do that?" touch to your entertaining.

So, send out the invitations and start chipping the ice! With Mr. Boston Holiday Cocktails by your side, you are ready to party, with recipes and serving ideas that will enliven your holiday entertaining and make you the toast or rather, the host of the town.