{"product_id":"the-five-bottle-bar-a-simple-guide-to-stylish-cocktails-9781771513760","title":"The Five-Bottle Bar: A Simple Guide to Stylish Cocktails","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Proof that simplicity is best . . . it's useful, straightforward and will take your \u003ci\u003ecinq à sept\u003c\/i\u003e to new heights.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Kit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the co-founder of Ampersand Distilling Company, a collection of cocktail recipes that relies on just five bottles to build your bartending style with ease and confidence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThink of it as the capsule closet for cocktails. Five bottles around which your inner bartender can emerge with skill, savvy and a little flare for the dramatic when it's called for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaywright, columnist, and co-founder of Ampersand Distilling Company, Jessica Schacht knows we all contain multitudes and believes with a little curation and mastery of the basics, we can succeed at elevating the everyday and cultivating a good cocktail hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bottles: gin, whiskey, sweet and dry vermouth, and Campari (plus bonus recipes for bubbly). The setting: living room, backyard, window seat, and the wild beyond. The mixologist? Oh, that's you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this beautifully photographed collection, Jessica Schacht, co-founder of Ampersand Distilling Company, presents her take on classics (like the G \u0026amp; T, the Old Fashioned, the Martini, and the Negroni), collections (sours, punches, and such), and contemporaries (a few inventive new drinks to pique your creativity). There's a chapter of zero-proofs in part inspired by the abundance of new alcohol-free spirits on the market now, and another dedicated to keeping your vacation drinks game classy, from the airplane to the B\u0026amp;B to the beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the recipes \u003ci\u003eThe Five-Bottle Bar\u003c\/i\u003e supplies a solid foundation in bartending basics (tools, techniques, thoughts on glassware and garnishes), the condensed history of spirits, and tips for setting up your minimalist bar cart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Touchwood Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50682744733970,"sku":"9781771513760","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1b3b2fa2-45fc-4a84-b760-de25624d2990.jpg?v=1733971789","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-five-bottle-bar-a-simple-guide-to-stylish-cocktails-9781771513760","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}