Description: The bestselling bartending guide on the market is now in its tenth edition, and, still with twice the drink recipes of any other, remains the most comprehensive and userfriendly drink recipe book for the home and professional bartender. Whats new? Sake. And lots of it. Sixteen pages of the ricebased beverage. Types, serving etiquette, flavor profiles, food matching, history and lore, and much more. Therere also 150 new drinks, an expanded glossary, and Robert M. Parkers updated Vintage Guide. The Bartenders Black Book is now even the most environmentally conscientious bar guide with tips on how to green your home and/or commercial bar. Classic features: an index by ingredients, indepth mixing instructions, metric conversion tables, a list of every possible garnish, sections on hot drinks, frozen drinks, beers, ales, lagers, and malternatives, and Cunninghams Glossary of Club, Restaurant and Bar Terms, and Slang. Sample: Weisenheimer(n): slang, an obnoxious person; someone who thinks their banter is clever or humorous, even though others may not. Wounded Soldier (n): a beer that has been opened, partially consumed and left to die. See Soldier, and Dead Soldier.
Brief description: is a 30-plus-year veteran of the wine industry, having managed wineries and vineyards in New York and Northern California. Originally from Philadelphia, Jim has worked with Rémy Martin, Hess Collection, Martinelli, Alejandro Bulgheroni, and Bonny Doon Vineyard and was once the sommelier for the Four Seasons Hotel Group. He has designed and built retail wine shops, restaurants, and wine bars; created brands of wine, cider, and brandy; imported French, Australian, and Argentine wines; been a trade liaison to China; and exported American wines to two dozen countries. Jim is currently Chief Sales Officer for WineDirect Fulfillment, Inc. and lives in Napa Valley with his wife Claire and their three children.