Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Getting Started with Bartending -- Chapter 1 For Openers: Gathering the Tools and Glasses You Need -- Covering the Basics: Bar Tools to Have at the Ready -- Wine opener -- Cocktail shaker -- Strainer -- Adding Other Helpful Tools -- Pour It Out: Giving Some Thought to Glassware -- Chapter 2 Methods to the Drink Making Madness -- Shaking a Drink -- Stirring a Drink -- Every Day I'm Muddling -- Chillin' on Ice -- Making the Cut: Common Garnish Shapes -- Slices -- Wedges of all sizes -- Wheels -- Twists -- Adding a Little Something Sweet: Simple Syrup -- Opening Wine and Champagne Bottles -- Wine bottles -- Champagne and sparkling wine bottles -- chapter 3 Setting Up Your Home Bar -- Preparing for a Party -- Situating the bar -- Serving smartly -- Stocking Your Bar -- The basic bar -- A more complete bar -- The ultimate bar -- Picking up mixers and other important supplies -- The Party Charts: Calculating Liquor and Supply Needs -- How much liquor should you buy? -- How many supplies should you buy? -- Chapter 4 Keeping Tabs: Helpful Charts and Measures -- Bottle-Related Measurements -- Bar Measurements and Their Equivalents -- Beer Measurements -- Drinks per Bottle -- Calories and Carbohydrates -- Part 2 Distilling the High Points of Various Spirits -- Chapter 5 Vodka -- How Vodka Is Made -- Popular Vodka Brands -- Flavored Vodkas -- Storing and Serving Vodka -- Chapter 6 Gin -- Quality Gin and How It's Made -- Popular Gin Brands -- Storing and Serving Suggestions -- Chapter 7 Tequila and Mezcal -- One Tequila, Two Tequila . . . -- Types of tequila -- Popular tequila brands -- Messin' with Mezcal -- The famous worm -- A few brands.

Storing and Serving Suggestions -- Chapter 8 American and Canadian Whisk(e)y -- How Whiskey Is Made -- Bourbon -- Popular bourbon brands -- Specialty bourbons -- Flavored American bourbons -- Rye Whiskey -- Tennessee Whiskey -- Canadian Whisky -- Blended Whiskey -- Wheat and Corn Whiskies -- Storing and Pouring the Most Popular Serves -- Chapter 9 Irish Whiskey -- What Makes Irish Whiskey Taste So Good? -- Popular Irish Whiskey Brands -- Storing and Serving Suggestions -- Chapter 10 Scotch Whisky -- Types of Scotch Whiskies -- How Scotch Is Made -- Dispelling Myths about Scotch Whisky -- Popular Blended Scotch Whiskies -- Taking a Closer Look at Single-Malt Scotch -- Storing and Serving Suggestions -- Chapter 11 Japanese Whisky -- How Japanese Whisky Is Made and Aged -- Popular Brands -- Storing and Serving Suggestions -- Chapter 12 Rum -- How Rum Is Made -- Popular Rum Brands -- Getting Familiar with Flavored and Spiced Rums -- Cachaça: The "Brazilian Rum" That Isn't -- Storing and Serving Rum -- Chapter 13 Brandy -- Making Brandy -- Brushing Up on Brandy Varieties -- American brandy -- Pisco -- Fruit brandy -- Fruit-flavored brandies and pomace brandy -- Sampling Brandy Brands from Around the World -- Enjoying Brandy: Storing and Serving Suggestions -- Chapter 14 Cognac and Armagnac -- Cognac -- How cognac is made -- What are all those letters on the label? -- Popular cognac brands -- Armagnac -- How armagnac is made -- How to read the label -- Popular armagnac brands -- Storing and Serving Suggestions -- Chapter 15 Aperitifs, Cordials, Digestifs, and Liqueurs -- Whetting Your Appetite with Aperitifs -- Digesting Digestifs -- Cordials and Liqueurs -- Storing and Serving Suggestions -- Chapter 16 Beer -- How Beer Is Made -- Types of Beer -- Storing and Serving Beer -- Chapter 17 Hard Teas, Seltzers, and Ready-to-Drink Products -- Hard Teas.

Hard Seltzers -- Ready-to-Drink Beverages -- Storing and Serving Suggestions -- Chapter 18 Wine -- Wines from Around the World -- Popular wines named after grapes -- French wines by region -- German white wines -- Italian wines by region -- Australian wine gaining popularity -- Notable South American wines -- North American wines for sharing -- Poppin' Bubbly, and other Types of Wine -- Port -- Sherry -- Vermouth -- Sparkling wines -- Storing and Serving Suggestions -- Chapter 19 Low- and No-Alcohol Options -- No-Alcohol Beer -- No-Alcohol Wine -- No-Alcohol Spirits -- Serving Suggestions -- Part 3 Drink Recipes: Creating Classic Cocktails and More -- Chapter 20 Recipes from A to Z -- Chapter 21 Shots and Shooters -- Chapter 22 Martini Making -- Chapter 23 Drinks for Special Occasions -- Crowd-Pleasing Punches with a Punch -- Holiday Cocktails -- Chapter 24 Mocktails and Low-Alcohol Cocktails -- Low-Alcohol Cocktails -- Alcohol-Free Alternatives -- Part 4 The Part of Tens -- Chapter 25 Ten+ Toasts to Mark Any Occasion -- Saluting Special Occasions -- A Nod to Friendship -- Chapter 26 At Least Ten Cures and Lores -- Hiccups -- Hangovers -- Chapter 27 Ten+ Terms That'll Make You Sound Like a Pro -- Ordering and Pouring Slang -- Working the Bar -- Recipe Index -- Topics Index -- EULA.